Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed by Abi Balingit

  • Frozen ube halaya (page 24)

    from Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed Mayumu by Abi Balingit

    • Categories: Frostings & fillings; Jams, jellies & preserves; Mousses, trifles, custards & creams; Dessert; Cooking ahead; Philippine
    • Ingredients: sweetened condensed milk; coconut milk; ube extract; frozen ube
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Notes about this book

  • gallucci on June 05, 2026

    cookbook club June 2023

  • SULibraries on October 18, 2025

    641.86 B186m 2023 (LOU)

Notes about Recipes in this book

  • Horchata bibingka

    • mayfayflo on December 17, 2025

      Horchata turned into mochi rice porridge when I heated it

  • Confetti pianono

    • olivia_o2bevx on April 09, 2026

      This cake is VERY sweet. I reduced the sugar in the whipped cream to 1/4c and could go lower for sure. I also think I rolled the cake a little too tightly and it compressed the sponge a bit too much. I might opt to use parchment paper instead of a towel next time, as the towel stuck to the sponge quite a bit and made it hard to unroll. I was nervous to put in the fridge overnight before filling because I thought it would dry out, but it's very moist so it would have been fine - will do that next time. Frosting and sprinkles cover all kinds of sins and my son thought it was a fun birthday cake!

  • Adobo chocolate chip cookies

    • eclairea on August 11, 2025

      Made this for my visiting cousins who thought it was weird when I told them what it was, and then they enjoyed it! They were fun to bake and the pink peppercorn is an absolute must for a fruity crunch.

  • Sampalok Tajín snickerdoodles

    • mayfayflo on January 31, 2026

      Delicious! The tamarind powder was impossible to find in my area stores so I had to order it online.

  • Ube skillet crinkle cookies

    • NicoleBrown on September 04, 2024

      Ordered some Ube halaya + extract off of amazon to try these out! I turned mine into regular size cookies as all my skillets are big bois. Taste great! They smell SUPER sweet and I was nervous it was going to be too much for me. But they actually taste less sweet than they smell. Very pretty, too! 5 out of 5 people in my house enjoyed them and came back for more!

    • lena_r0jk5n on April 24, 2026

      I used the recipe on Abi’s blog for the traditional cookie option instead of the large skillet version- they are virtually identical with a few different measurements which I found helpful.

    • rachel_ywqstg on May 31, 2026

      I also used the recipe on her blog to make individual cookies instead of one large skillet cookie - the measurements are nearly identical. The only sub I made was dairy free butter - These cookies came out softer/more chewy than expected, but I’m not sure if that is because of the butter. Nonetheless, the taste was on point and I recieved many compliments!

  • Milky avocado ice pops

    • EmilyR on April 03, 2024

      quite good, though these are rich and rather sweet even after upping the avocado. Smaller pops would be a good idea.

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  • ISBN 10 0063244063
  • ISBN 13 9780063244061
  • Linked ISBNs
  • Published Feb 28 2023
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 288
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Harvest

Publishers Text

A sweet baking book of fantastically imaginative remixed Filipino American dessert recipes, plus essays on the Filipino American experience by baker-fundraiser Abi Balingit.

When the pandemic started her lonely work-from-home life in 2020, Abi Balingit channeled all her energy into the one thing that brought her joy: baking. In her tiny, dimly lit, shared kitchen, she produced hundreds of “pasalubong” (souvenir) boxes filled with especially creative treats that blended the Filipino treats and Western style baked goods she grew up with. Each time, she’d sell out within hours and donated the proceeds to support her community in need.

Now Abi shares some of these cult-favorite desserts with Mayumu (which means “sweet” in one of the 8 major languages in Philippines), an incredibly fresh baking book of 75 recipes that span from the never-before-seen, incredibly inventive flavor combinations that Abi dreamed up, to the more familiar, classic Filipino favorites.

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