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Ginataang Bilo Bilo

Ginataang Bilo Bilo

Filipino dessert made with glutinous rice balls in a sweet coconut milk together with sweet potato, taro, various yams, jackfruit, saba banana and tapioca pearls. ‘Ginataan’ is a Tagalog word which refers to coconut milk- based dishes and ‘bilo-bilo’ means chewy rice balls, which are made of sweet rice flour and water. It is also known as ‘Ginataang Halo-halo’ (mix) referring to its varied ingredients.
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  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Serves: 3-4 people
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Total Time
45 minutes
Serves
3-4 people

Ingredients

For For Gintaang Bilo Bilo Soup

  • 2 cans coconut milk
  • 1 can coconut cream ½ cup condensed milk
  • 2 pcs pandan leaves
  • 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into bite size sweet rice balls
  • 1/2 jar (1 cup) jack fruit in heavy syrup
  • 1 cup macapuno (bottled)
  • 2 cups small sago (tapioca pearls) cooked
  • 4 cups saba, peeled and cut into at least ½ inch thickness
  • a few drops of ube extract

For For Ginataang Bilo Bilo Rice Balls

  • 1 – ½ cups glutinous rice flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ cup water ube extract (optional)

Instructions

For For Bilo Bilo ( glutinous rice balls)

  • Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix until well blended and form a dough.
  • Put small portions on your hands and form it into a ball about 1/2 in. diameter
  • You will make about 20-30 balls depending on the size.

For For the coconut milk base

  • Put coconut milk, cream, condensed milk and pandan leaves in a pot and bring to a boil.
  • In high heat, add sweet potatoes and cook for 7 minutes.
  • Adjust heat to medium and add rice balls, jackfruit (cut into strips) and its syrup.
  • Add tapioca pearl. Stir.
  • Add macapuno, stir.
  • Add a few drops of ube extract if using.
  • Continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Add bananas. Simmer with occasional stirring (low heat) for 2 minutes.
  • Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories: 563
  • Sugar: 43g
  • Sodium: 29mg
  • Fat: 33g
  • Saturated Fat: 29g
  • Carbohydrates: 69g
  • Fiber: 0.8g
  • Protein: 4.3g

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