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Ginataang Bilo Bilo Recipe

Ginataang Bilo Bilo with sticky glutinous rice balls, sweet potatoes, plantain bananas, sweet jack fruit, and tapioca pearls! All cooked in creamy coconut milk to make an extraordinary dessert!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 5 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Filipino

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups Glutinous rice flour
  • 1-1/4  to 1-1/2 cups Water adjust as needed
  • 1/4  tsp Ube Flavor
  • 2 cups Water
  • 2 cans (13.5 oz/ 400ml) Coconut milk
  • 1-2 large Sweet potato cubed
  • 3 large Saba/plantain/cardaba banana cubed
  • 1 cup Tapioca pearl (sago) cooked
  • 1/2 cup Jackfruit syrup
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Sweetened jackfruit sliced into strips

Method
 

  1. In a medium bowl add rice flour. Gradually add the water and mix until a dough is formed. Take about 1/2 tablespoon of the dough and shape it into a ball. Once half of the dough is formed into white balls, you can add a small amount of ube flavor on the remaining dough and mix again. If the dough becomes sticky, you can add about 1/2 tbsp of flour to make a dough. Again, take about 1/2 tablespoon of the dough and shape it into a ball. Place all formed rice balls on a large tray. Set aside.​
  2. In a large pot, combine water and 1 can of coconut milk.  Stir occasionally until it boils. Drop in the dough (rice balls).  
  3. When the dough starts to float, add the sweet potatoes and cook until half-cooked. Add saba (plantain) bananas and continue cooking for about one minute. 
  4. Add 1 can coconut milk, jackfruit syrup, sugar, cooked tapioca pearls (sago) and sugar. Stir to combine. Add tapioca pearls and sweetened langka. Cook for another 3-5 minutes or until the sauce is slightly thick. 
  5. Serve warm or cold. Enjoy!