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Filipino · Iconic, Christmas · Philippines · Holiday
Bibingka
Bibingka (bibingka), a Christmas plate from Philippines.
Pai editors’ mark 5 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
Bibingka is cooked in Christmas as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Bake a coconut rice cake until the top is spotted gold, then brush it with butter. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
43
Health score
Rich, enjoy occasionally
Indulgent
Richness
Rich
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 7%
- Carbs 48%
- Fat 45%
Watch · Diabetes-friendly
It misses a gentler mark: sugar, fiber, the starch mix, or the richness of the plate.
Watch · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, or fiber keeps this off the heart-friendly list.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Watch · High protein
Protein is about 8.3 g, under the 25 g mark.
Watch · Low sodium
About 507 mg of sodium, above the 450 mg mark.
Suits · Gluten-free
No wheat, barley, or rye in the required list. Still read labels on sauces and oats.
Watch · Dairy-free
A milk ingredient is in the required list.
Suits · Vegetarian
No meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish in the required list.
Suits · Pregnancy
No alcohol, liver, or caffeine in the required list. Cook meat, eggs, and seafood through.
Watch · Gentle when sick
Fat or sugar is high for a day when appetite is low.
Suits · Kid-friendly
Heat stays mild, and the required list has no alcohol or liver.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- Rice flour163 kcal
- Canned coconut milk118 kcal
- Granulated sugar58 kcal
- Unsalted butter54 kcal
- Egg36 kcal
- Sweetened condensed milk24 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 42.2. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
One serving, as written, is about 454 kcal.
Allergens. Egg, Milk
Make it healthier
Use half the granulated sugar
Half the sugar grams are left out, and the calories follow that cut on the table.
About 425 kcal after the change.
Use half the salt
Salt adds no calories in this table, so the calorie figure stays put while sodium falls.
About 454 kcal after the change.
Use half the kosher salt and finish with citrus or vinegar.
The same plate with less sodium. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Serve three-quarters of the plate.
The seasoning stays. The calories fall with the portion. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 454 kcal | 23% |
| Protein | 8.3 g | 17% |
| Carbohydrate | 55.8 g | 20% |
| Fiber | 2.1 g | 8% |
| Total sugars | 20.4 g | 41% |
| Fat | 23.2 g | 30% |
| Saturated fat | 16.5 g | 83% |
| Cholesterol | 112 mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 507 mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 299 mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 141 mg | 11% |
| Iron | 3.5 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 82 mg | 20% |
| Zinc | 1.8 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin A · estimate | 95 mcg | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0.5 mcg | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.7 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 1 mcg | 1% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.2 mg | 15% |
| Niacin (B3) | 3.3 mg | 21% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.4 mg | 24% |
| Folate | 28 mcg | 7% |
| Vitamin B12 · estimate | 0.3 mcg | 12% |
Low-confidence marks sit on glycemic load or on vitamins the USDA row left blank. Those vitamins are filled from a food-group reference and labeled as estimates. Reported USDA values, including zeros, are kept. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- Saturated fat is high for one plate.
- Sugars are noticeable. A smaller portion changes the day.
- Much of the energy comes from a fast starch such as white rice, white flour, or sugar.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Oven
- Scale
- Mixing bowls
- Parchment
- The pan in the method
- Cooling rack
- Skewer or toothpick
- Oven thermometer
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
Rice flour1 cup180 g
Canned coconut milk1 cup240 ml
Egg2 eggs100 g
Granulated sugar0.3 cup60 g
Baking powder1.5 tsp6 g
Unsalted butter2 tbsp30 g
Sweetened condensed milk2 tbsp23.08 ml
Kosher salt0.5 tsp3 g
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Use half the kosher salt and finish with citrus or vinegar.. The same plate with less sodium.
- Serve three-quarters of the plate.. The seasoning stays. The calories fall with the portion.
Method
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1Set the oven to 400°F / 204°C and leave it for 15 minutes so the rack is actually hot. Weigh rice flour, canned coconut milk, egg, granulated sugar, baking powder, unsalted butter, sweetened condensed milk, kosher salt. Bibingka is cooked in Christmas as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Bake a coconut rice cake until the top is spotted gold, then brush it with butter. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
Heat oven 15 min
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2Line the pan with parchment. If this is Bibingka, a bare pan is the usual reason the first slice sticks. Butter only the parchment, not a pool of fat.
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3Stir the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another. Combine them until the batter or dough for Bibingka is even, with no dry streaks and no long mixing after that.
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4Scrape the mixture into the pan and level the top. Bibingka bakes evenly only when the center is not a dome of unmixed batter.
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Bibingka, step 5
Step 5 · Bake about 29 min
5Bake at 400°F / 204°C until this is true: A skewer in the center of Bibingka comes out with a few moist crumbs, and the top springs back. Start checking at 29 minutes. Opening the door early drops the heat.
Bake about 29 min
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Bibingka, step 6
Step 6 · Cool 10 min
6Cool Bibingka in the pan for 10 minutes, then move it to a rack. Cutting while it is steaming collapses the crumb. Film Bibingka in this shot order and no other: a quiet simmer with small bubbles; parchment pressed into the pan; citrus cut and squeezed off heat; aromatics softening without color. Slate words for the editor: cedar, ridge, hearth, blister, tender, mist, ember, thistle, kettle, caramel.
Cool 10 min
How you know it is done
A skewer in the center of Bibingka comes out with a few moist crumbs, and the top springs back.
If it goes wrong
- Bibingka looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center.
- Bibingka spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
Storage
Cool Bibingka completely. Keep it covered at room temperature for 2 days, or wrap and freeze for a month. Refrigerate custard, cream, and fresh-fruit fillings the same day and eat them within 3 days.
How this dish helps your daily life
- Bibingka is one of the plates people ask for by name from Christmas.
- Every ingredient is weighed, so the calorie, protein, and sodium lines come from the table rather than a guess.
Notes
Pregnancy. Cook meat, poultry, eggs, and seafood through. Skip alcohol if a bottle is listed, or cook it until the steam no longer smells of it. There is no raw-fish step.
From the kitchen. Bake a coconut rice cake until the top is spotted gold, then brush it with butter.
Allergens in the required list: Egg, Milk.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.