Haupia (Hawaiian Coconut Pudding Squares)

Name: Haupia (Hawaiian Coconut Pudding Squares)
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400ml coconut milk; 250ml water; 60g caster sugar; 45g cornflour; 0.25 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp toasted desiccated coconut, to serve

Soft, set squares of sweet coconut milk, silky and cool, with just three ingredients and no oven.

Time30 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.13 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

9 squares

Ingredients

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400 mlcoconut milk
250 mlwater
60 gcaster sugar
45 gcornflour
¼ tspvanilla extract
2 tbsptoasted desiccated coconutto serve

Method

1
Line a 20 cm square tin with baking paper, or lightly rinse it with water.
2
Whisk the cornflour with the water in a saucepan until there are no lumps.
3
Add the coconut milk and sugar. Heat over a medium heat, whisking all the time, for 6 to 8 minutes until thick and bubbling.
7 min
4
Cook for 1 more minute, still whisking, then stir in the vanilla.
1 min
5
Pour into the tin and smooth the top. Cool for 20 minutes, then chill for at least 2 hours until firm.
120 min
6
Lift out and cut into 9 squares. Sprinkle with toasted coconut and serve cold.

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