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Sweet potato pie with sugar

Sweet potato pie with sugar

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Discover this traditional Vietnamese dessert, rich in sweet potatoes and sugar, perfect for summer days.

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Recipe from Đức Anh, NewUniverse (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Sweet potato is a traditional culinary ingredient that is both delicious and good for your health. This recipe for sweet potato and sugar pudding is a simplified version of the Vietnamese dessert, perfect for summer days.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodcooking
  • Estimated cost$5.32 $1.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.93
  • $0.22
  • $1.52
  • $0.43
  • $2.22

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Gather the ingredients. ≈ 3 min
  2. Clean and peel the ginger roots, remove the ginger seeds, and divide them into 3 pieces. ≈ 8 min
  3. Cut the coconut leaves into pieces and put them in a blender with 100 ml of water. ≈ 8 min
  4. Strain to extract the juice and discard the pulp. ≈ 3 min
  5. It is also possible to puree the turnip to create a mash, and then filter it to remove the skin. ≈ 4 min
  6. Crush the coconuts and soak them in 200 ml of warm water, then press to extract the juice.
  7. Soak two pieces of ginger root in pandan leaf tea and rhubarb root tea for about 15 minutes.
  8. This means you will receive two portions of green and pink seeds. ≈ 3 min
  9. The remaining portion of cassava starch is added to the mixture to ensure good adhesion of the starch. ≈ 3 min
  10. This refers to the part that consists of small, white particles. ≈ 3 min
  11. Remove the two portions of green and pink tapioca seeds, which had previously been soaked, and drain them. ≈ 2 min
  12. Next, mix each portion with tapioca starch. ≈ 4 min
  13. Add 200g of powdered sugar to 400ml of boiling water and stir until completely dissolved.
  14. Let it cool for 5 minutes, then store in the refrigerator.
  15. Prepare the sweet potato soup with sugar. ≈ 3 min
  16. The green vegetables are cooked in boiling water.
  17. Once cooked, they are removed from the heat and rinsed with cold water to prevent them from sticking together. ≈ 3 min
  18. Place each color in a separate bowl filled with sweetened water (in a way that prevents them from sticking together and allows them to absorb the sugar, making them delicious). ≈ 3 min
  19. To prepare the coconut tea, follow these steps: boil 200 ml of coconut milk, then add 100 ml of fresh milk and 70 g of powdered sugar.
  20. Stir well and remove from the heat. ≈ 4 min
  21. Enjoy ≈ 3 min
  22. Next, add the various ingredients (coffee beans, tea leaves, coconut milk, and a few ice cubes) to the glass, and then enjoy. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Sweet potato pie with sugar

  • 100 g of sweet potato$0.93
  • 200 g of granulated sugar$0.22
  • 200 g of shredded coconut$1.52
  • 100 g of cornstarch$0.43
  • 1 turnip$2.22

Total$5.32

that's $1.33 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 100 g of sweet potato
  • 200 g of granulated sugar
  • 200 g of shredded coconut
  • 100 g of cornstarch
  • A few pandan leaves
  • 1 turnip
  • 1 carton of fresh milk

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