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Coconut Pandan Dessert with Boiled Eggs and Sago

A quick Filipino-inspired dessert with creamy coconut, chewy sago pearls, and soft boiled eggs, all lightly sweetened and fragrant with pandan.

Total time
20 min
Servings
4
Calories
320
Protein
8g
Coconut Pandan Dessert with Boiled Eggs and Sago
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Boil the 4 eggs in water for 8 minutes, then cool and peel. Set aside.

  2. Step 2

    Rinse the 1/2 cup sago pearls and boil in 4 cups water for 10 minutes until translucent, stirring occasionally.

  3. Step 3

    Drain sago and return to pot with 2 cups coconut milk, 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 pandan leaves. Simmer 5 minutes until slightly thick and fragrant.

  4. Step 4

    Remove pandan leaves. Serve the warm sago mixture in bowls, top with halved boiled eggs, and squeeze lime juice over each serving.

Tools you’ll need

  • pot
  • bowl
  • spoon

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