Kolak Pisang

Name: Kolak Pisang
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 4 bananas, just ripe, sliced thickly; 1 sweet potato, peeled and cubed; 400ml coconut milk; 300ml water; 60g dark brown sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Sweet bananas and sweet potato gently simmered in coconut milk with palm sugar and pandan or vanilla.

Time30 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.47 a head

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

4 servings

Ingredients

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4bananasjust ripe, sliced thickly
1sweet potatopeeled and cubed
400 mlcoconut milk
300 mlwater
60 gdark brown sugar
1cinnamon stick
1 tspvanilla extract

Method

1
Put the water, sugar and cinnamon in a pan. Bring to a simmer and stir until the sugar dissolves.
2
Add the sweet potato and cook for 10 minutes until nearly tender.
10 min
3
Pour in the coconut milk and bring back to a gentle simmer. Do not boil hard.
4
Add the bananas and vanilla. Cook for 5 minutes until the bananas are soft but not falling apart.
5 min
5
Add a pinch of salt. Serve warm in bowls.

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