Pine nut polvorón

Pine nut polvorón

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Philippine melt-in-your-mouth polvorones: a mixture of toasted flour, powdered milk, butter, and ground toasted rice, formed and then packaged. A no-bake,…

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Polvorón is a delicate, crumbly Filipino snack that melts in your mouth. In this recipe, the flour is dry-roasted, then mixed with powdered milk, sugar, melted butter, and pinipig, which are toasted rice flakes, to create a nutty flavor. The mixture is then shaped and packaged individually.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodGrilling
  • Estimated cost$3.93 $0.13 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

30 people
  • $0.66
  • $2.05
  • $0.45
  • $0.77

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Dry-fry the flour until it turns a light golden color.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the toasted flour, milk, sugar, pine nuts, and melted butter.
  3. Mix thoroughly. ≈ 4 min
  4. Use a round or oval mold to shape the mixture. ≈ 3 min
  5. Wrap each polvorón in Japanese paper or cellophane. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Pine nut polvorón

  • 500 g of cake flour$0.66
  • 200 g of powdered milk$2.05
  • 400 g of sugar$0.45
  • 225 g of melted butter or margarine$0.77

Total$3.93

that's $0.13 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of cake flour
  • 200 g of powdered milk
  • 400 g of sugar
  • 50 g of toasted and ground rice
  • 225 g of melted butter or margarine

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