Maja Blanca

We got invited to an early Christmas party and I thought, since most of the guests anyway are Filipinos,might as well bring something Filipino for dessert.

Maja blanca brings back memories of my school days, I have always loved buying this yummy food at the school canteen each time the teacher calls for "recess". Although I find that my good old Maja favorite before is not as creamy, this recipe promises to be rich with "gata" or coco milk.

To give it a "pica-pica" party appeal, i used our decorative ice cube trays to mould, making it bite-size,ready to eat.

This no-bake recipe is easy to prepare, even children can do this at home (with supervision).


Ingredients:

1 cup corn flour
500 ml of coco milk (available in tetra pack from supermarkets)
150 ml of sweetened condensed milk (you can add more if you like it sweeter)
1 cup water
1 can (Del Monte) cream-style corn
butter to grease

1. In a large pan, dissolve 1 cup corn flour in 1 cup of water until homogeneous. Add the coconut milk followed by the cream-style corn.
2. Set to medium-high heat and cook the mixture,stirring constantly until thick.
3. Set the heat to low setting and slowly add the condensed milk until it is evenly distributed to the mixture.
4. Pour into a greased mould or a ceramic dish and leave it to cool for 30-40 minutes. You can also chill it for another hour before serving.

A couple of learnings:

1. When putting it in a mould,make sure there are no trapped "air bubbles" to avoid seeing small holes when you un-mould the tray (see picture above).
2. If you are sensitive to coconut milk, reduce the suggested amount and substitute with some amount of water when mixing to avoid a very lumpy mixture.