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Smooth Creamy Pandan Kaya (Coconut Milk Egg Jam)

Pandan kaya is a very popular spread among Malaysian and Singaporean. It is made with coconut milk and eggs, usually served with bread or cream cracker.

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Spread
Cuisine Southeast Asia
Servings 25 servings
Calories 77 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 280 ml thick coconut milk
  • 1½ tbsps pandan juice
  • 250 g fine sugar
  • 5 eggs grade A

For caramel:

  • 30 g fine sugar
  • 1 tsp hot water

Instructions
 

  • Combine coconut milk, pandan juice and sugar, mix until sugar is dissolved.
  • Beat the eggs gently, add in and mix well.
  • Sieve the coconut milk egg mixture.
  • Bring 1/3 large pot of water to the boil, reduce to medium heat, cook the coconut milk egg mixture using double-boiler method, keep stirring. (Reminder: The bottom of the bowl with kaya mixture shouldn’t touch the hot water at the bottom.）
  • After cooking for 5 minutes, the mixture starts to thicken, turn to medium-low heat, continue cooking for another 3 minutes.
  • After another 3 minutes, the mixture has thickened.
  • Turn to low heat, cover with a lid (tied with a piece of cloth), continue cooking for 1 hour (DO NOT remove the lid while cooking).
  • After 1 hour, the kaya is cooked.
  • Making the caramel: Put sugar in a saucepan, heat over low heat until sugar starts to melt. Add in hot water, continue to cook until it becomes caramel (DO NOT over stir).
  • Add caramel to kaya and mix well.
  • Whisk the kaya using a balloon whisk until the kaya is smooth.
  • Fill the pandan kaya into clean jars, keep refrigerated when it is completely cooled. (To consume, take out the desired portion using a clean and dry spoon and return to fridge immediately.)

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Notes

This recipe yields 550 g of kaya divided into 25 servings. 
The nutritional value for reference is for 22 g (about 1 tbsp) of kaya. 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 77kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 14mgPotassium: 36mgSugar: 11gVitamin A: 48IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
Keyword coconut jam, kaya recipe, pandan kaya
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