Snack · 40 min · hawaiian

Haupia

A Hawaiian snack built around coconut milk and sugar — on the table in 40 minutes.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 cups Coconut milk
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 5 tbsp Cornstarch
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1/4 tsp Salt

Steps

1. Whisk the cornstarch and water smooth — no lumps, or they haunt the final texture.
2. Simmer the coconut milk and sugar, whisk in the slurry, and stir 5 minutes until thick enough to coat a spoon heavily.
3. Pour into a pan and chill at least 3 hours until firmly set.
4. Cut into clean squares with a hot knife; haupia should be cool, creamy, and coconutty through and through.
5. Cut with a hot, wet knife for the cleanest squares — wipe between cuts.

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