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Yema

Yema

Yema is a Filipino dish prepared with local ingredients and authentic flavors. A delicious taste of Philippine cuisine.

Prep: 10 min Cook: 20 min

Ingredients

  • 793.8 g (28 oz) condensed milk (equivalent to 2 cans)
  • 3 tbsp peanuts (roasted)

Instructions

  1. Chop the peanuts. Set aside.

  2. Add condensed milk on a cooking pot. Let boil. Stir constantly while boiling for 10 minutes.

  3. Lower the heat. Add chopped peanuts. Continue cooking while stirring for another 10 minutes or until consistency becomes paste-like.

  4. Move to yema mixture to a bowl.

  5. Start wrapping the yema candies individually on a pre-cut cellophane. (Note: The dimensions of my cellophane were 4x4 inches. You can decrease the dimension for smaller candies.)

  6. Let it cool down before eating.