Coconut milk and brown sugar rice fritters

Coconut milk and brown sugar rice fritters

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Small rice flour and coconut milk doughnuts, deep-fried and then coated in a brown sugar and coconut syrup: a simple and delicious Filipino treat.

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These Filipino doughnuts are made with a light batter of rice flour, coconut milk, and shredded coconut. Once fried, they are coated in a thick sauce made with coconut milk and brown sugar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$7.47 $1.25 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $3.03
  • $2.82
  • $1.21
  • $0.41

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the rice flour and 480 ml of coconut milk. ≈ 4 min
  2. Once the dough is smooth, add the soft coconut meat. ≈ 3 min
  3. Using two spoons, form balls approximately 4 cm in diameter. ≈ 10 min
  4. Immediately immerse them in hot oil and fry them.
  5. For the sauce, bring 240 ml of coconut milk and the brown sugar to a boil, stirring until the mixture thickens.
  6. Dip the doughnuts in the sauce or drizzle with sauce. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Coconut milk and brown sugar rice fritters

  • 300 g of rice flour$3.03
  • 720 ml of coconut milk$2.82
  • 200 g of dark brown sugar$1.21
  • 240 ml of frying oil paint$0.41

Total$7.47

that's $1.25 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 300 g of rice flour
  • 720 ml of coconut milk
  • 180 g of fresh coconut meat
  • 200 g of dark brown sugar
  • 240 ml of frying oil paint

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