World Flavors Cookbook

Nam Van (Sweet Coconut Dessert)

Name: Nam Van (Sweet Coconut Dessert)
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Laos
Ingredients: Coconut milk, palm sugar, pandan leaf Fruits: Jackfruit, melon, or water chestnuts

A generic name for many colorful Lao desserts featuring fruits or jellies in sweet coconut milk.

Cuisine: Laos

Ingredients

Coconut milk, palm sugar, pandan leaf Fruits: Jackfruit, melon, or water chestnuts

Instructions

1. Simmer coconut milk with sugar and pandan. 2. Add prepared fruit chunks. 3. Serve chilled or with ice.