Simple and Creamy Buko Salad Recipe

Make a dessert salad with this buko salad recipe! Buko salad is a Filipino-style fruit salad made with fruits, sugar palm, nata de coco, coconut, condensed milk, and thickened cream. Buko salad is usually made for special occasions like birthdays and Christmas celebrations. It’s a quick no-bake dessert you can easily whip up for an event.

Meal: Dessert
Cuisine: Filipino

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Chill time: 6 hours
Total time: 6 hours 10 minutes
Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

• 2kg of young coconut, shredded
• 1 can of fruit cocktail or tropical fruit mix, drained
• 1 can of pineapple tidbits, drained
• 1 can of sweet corn kernels, drained
• 1 bottle of palm fruit, drained
• 1 bottle of nata de coco, drained
• 208g of Eden or Velveeta cheese, cut into cubes
• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
• 1 can of all-purpose cream

Equipment

• 1 stainless steel coconut scraper
• 1 large bowl
• 1 spoon or spatula

Directions

• Shred the young coconut meat with a stainless steel coconut scraper.
• Combine the shredded coconut, fruit cocktail, pineapple tidbits, sweet corn kernels, palm fruit, nata de coco, cheese cubes, condensed milk, and all-purpose cream in a large bowl. Mix well to ensure everything is evenly coated.
• Refrigerate for at least 6 hours before serving.

Customise Your Buko Salad

This buko salad recipe features classic ingredients you’ll usually find in Buko salad. However, every household makes their own version differently by adding their own selection of ingredients. Here are some other options you can add to your Buko salad: canned lychees, pandan jelly, creamed corn, canned peaches and fresh fruits like grapes, strawberries, and mandarins.

Missing some ingredients?

Nothing says festivity like a bowl of sweet, creamy fruit. Your guests will be sure to thank you for making this dessert. Order your fruit cocktail, nata de coco, and condensed milk from pandamart. We’ll have everything neatly packed and delivered to your doorstep hassle-free.

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