Biko Recipe

Biko is a Filipino rice cake made from sticky rice (locally known as malagkit), coconut milk, and brown sugar. Like other rice cakes, this is referred to as kakanin (derived from the word “kanin” which means rice) and is often eaten as dessert or meryenda (mid-afternoon snack).

Ingredients:

2  kilo glutinous rice
1 can     condensed milk
4 cups water
1 tbsp.  vanilla extract
1 cup brown sugar
banana leaves ( optional )
grated coconut meat from 4 coconuts (reserve coco milk)

Cooking Instructions:

Cook glutinous rice in water just like you do with plain steamed rice. In saucepan, pour brown sugar, coconut milk, condensed milk and vanilla extract. Mix, stir and let boil. Add cooked glutinous rice to coconut milk mixture and cook until thick. Spread evenly on platter (or bilao) lined with banana leaves. Slice and serve.