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Kalamay Hati

Published: Nov 6, 2015 · Modified: Aug 5, 2019 by Lalaine Manalo · This post may contain affiliate links

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Kalamay Hati made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and muscovado sugar. Perfectly sweet and sticky, this rice cake is great as snack or dessert!

Kalamay Hati made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and muscovado sugar. Perfectly sweet and sticky, this rice cake is great as snack or dessert!

My peeps, I am so stoked! One of my recipes is on Appetite Magazine!

Appetite Magazine

Back in August, I received an email from the magazine's editor-in-chief, Nina Daza-Puyat (yes, the daughter of the one and only Nora Daza!) requesting to feature my chicken skin chicharon recipe for the home projects section of their magazine.

You could just imagine my disbelief. Moi? Being contacted by THE daughter of MY idol for my recipe? MY recipe! I thought I was being punked!

Appetite Magazine

As it turned out, the email was indeed real. We exchanged a few more over the next few weeks and then today, she informed me that Appetite's October 2015 featuring my recipe is now available in stores and she'd love to send me a copy here in the U.S. I was so excited to even wait, I bought the app version of the magazine so I can check it out ASAP.

OMG! What a fine job they did, the step-by-step photos were spectacular. Please, please hurry to your nearby newsstand and get your copy today! Along with the chicken skin chicharon, the magazine is packed with recipes and meal ideas to try at home. There are also about five ingenious versions of paella which will be perfect for your upcoming holiday celebrations.

Kalamay Hati with Latik topping on banana-lined serving dish. Perfectly sweet and sticky, it makes a great snack or dessert!

Anyway, let me get off cloud nine and get on with our recipe for the day. Kalamay hati is a simple affair of glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and muscovado brown sugar. Although easy to make, it does require a bit of elbow grease as the mixture needs to be stirred and turned in the pan for a good hour or so until you can hardly lift the spoon.

Tips on How to Make Kalamay Hati:

  • Use a non-stick pan to make stirring easier.
  • Brush the banana lining with coconut oil for added flavor.
  • After transferring the cooked mixture into the serving dish, gently tap on the counter to easily spread out and flatten the rice cake. Use a lightly-oiled knife or spatula to smooth the top.
  • Skip brushing the kalamay with coconut oil when serving cold as the oil will harden into a greasy film.

Make sure to include this in your Noche Buena line up of desserts and enjoy!

Kalamay Hati made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and muscovado sugar. Perfectly sweet and sticky, this rice cake is great as snack or dessert!
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Kalamay Hati

Kalamay Hati made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and muscovado sugar. Perfectly sweet and sticky, this rice cake is great as snack or dessert!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Total Time1 hr 5 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Filipino
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 410kcal
Author: Lalaine Manalo

Ingredients

  • 2 cans (19 ounces each) coconut milk
  • 2 cups glutinous rice flour
  • 2-½ cups muscovado brown sugar

For the Latik

  • 1 cup coconut cream
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Line a serving pan with wilted banana leaves and then brush leaves with coconut oil from the latik. 
  • In a wide non-stick pan, combine coconut milk and glutinous rice flour. Whisk together until smooth and free of lumps.
  • Over medium heat, cook, stirring frequently, for about 10 to 15 minutes or until mixture thickens and forms a smooth dough.
  • Add muscovado brown sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture is evenly brown in color. 
  • Continue to cook for about 50 minutes to 1 hour or until mixture is very thick, sticky and can hardly lift from the pan.
  • Transfer the kalamay mixture onto the prepared pan. Gently tap pan on the counter to spread mixture. Use a lightly-oiled knife to smooth top.
  • Brush surface with coconut oil and top with latik.

For the Latik

  • In a pan over medium heat, add coconut cream and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid starts to thicken.
  • Lower heat and continue to cook.
  • As oil starts to separate and solids begin to form, regularly stir and scrape sides and bottom of pan to prevent from burning. 
  • Continue to cook and stir until curds turn golden brown. 
  • Drain latik from the oil and store in a container until ready to use.
  • Line a wide serving dish with banana leaves and brush the banana leaves with coconut oil.

Nutrition

Calories: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin C: 1.5mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 3.6mg
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Kalamay Hati made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and muscovado sugar. Perfectly sweet and sticky, this rice cake is great as snack or dessert!
Kalamay Hati made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and muscovado sugar. Perfectly sweet and sticky, this rice cake is great as snack or dessert!

 

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  1. Jec says

    June 13, 2018 at 8:47 am

    Is glutinous rice the same as glutinous rice flour for this recipe? Thanks, Lalaine!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      June 14, 2018 at 12:18 am

      Yes, you can use glutinous rice but you night to grind it to powder form 🙂

      Reply
  2. gen says

    February 03, 2016 at 4:57 am

    Hi Ms. Lalaine. How is a coconut milk different from coconut cream? what if I can't find coconut cream where i'm at? Is this lost cause? 🙂

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      February 03, 2016 at 6:45 am

      Hello Gen

      Coconut cream is kakang gata, the first extraction which is thicker 🙂

      Reply
  3. susana fernando says

    December 20, 2015 at 11:52 pm

    Its only now that i've read that you and your recipe was feature in Appetites Magazine Oct 2015 so congrats and more power to Kawaling Pinoy being a Filipino I am very proud of you. CONGRATS!!!!!

    Reply
  4. Nova says

    November 08, 2015 at 3:41 pm

    5 stars
    Wow! Congrats Ms. Lalaine. We're so happy for you! I hope more of your recipes can be featured in more publications. Keep up the good work. Thank you for sharing with us your recipes!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      November 08, 2015 at 11:31 pm

      Thank you, Nova 🙂

      Reply
  5. Paz says

    November 07, 2015 at 12:25 am

    Hi Lalaine,

    Many congratulations on your printed recipe on APPETITE magazine. I am so happy for you and am so proud I am one of your followers!!

    I have just texted my niece in the Phils to get me a copy/copies!!! as I wanted to give my families their own copies!!
    I will be in Phils this December and would love to try your recipe there and then!! We will have a wonderful time trying all your recipes, you've sent through my email, and I can't thank you enough for all your kindness! God bless your heart.

    Regards,
    Paz

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      November 08, 2015 at 11:35 pm

      Thank you, Miss Paz. I hope your vacation. Have lots of fun and food 🙂

      Reply
  6. Theresa says

    November 06, 2015 at 12:07 pm

    5 stars
    This looks so good! I can't wait to make it! However I am a bit confused. The instruction calls for water but I don't see water in your list of ingredients. Thanks for the clarification in advance.
    Theresa

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      November 06, 2015 at 8:12 pm

      Hi Theresa

      It was a typo, I corrected the recipe. Thanks for letting me know 🙂

      Reply

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