Authentic home cooking from Vietnam, with US measurements. 
Homemade Pandan Extract for Coloring Cakes!
Pandan leaves are a popular ingredient for adding fragrance and a beautiful green color to cakes, jellies, sticky rice, and jams. In Vietnam, these leaves are easy to find, but abroad they can be quite expensive—about $5 for a 0.7 oz (20 ml) bottle. Making your own is convenient for regular use, and it makes a great gift for friends overseas, especially in Australia where pandan leaves are hard to find!
Homemade Pandan Extract for Coloring Cakes!
Pandan leaves are a popular ingredient for adding fragrance and a beautiful green color to cakes, jellies, sticky rice, and jams. In Vietnam, these leaves are easy to find, but abroad they can be quite expensive—about $5 for a 0.7 oz (20 ml) bottle. Making your own is convenient for regular use, and it makes a great gift for friends overseas, especially in Australia where pandan leaves are hard to find!
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Choose mature pandan leaves with a deep green color for the best results.
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Wash each leaf thoroughly under running water, then cut into small pieces.
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Add 1 2/3 cups water (400 ml) and blend until smooth.
- 4
Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer.
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You should get about 1 2/3 cups (400 ml) of pandan juice. Pour into a plastic bag and refrigerate for 1 day.
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After 1 day, the pandan extract will settle at the bottom.
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Pour off the liquid on top and strain again.
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You now have pure pandan extract.
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Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Use it to make cakes, sticky rice, or as a natural food coloring. For a Pandan Cotton Cake, I used 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of extract for a deeper color. If you prefer a lighter, pastel green, use just 1 teaspoon (5 ml).
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Here's a tip for making green pandan sticky rice: soak the glutinous rice in pandan juice for about 5 hours. Steam as usual until cooked, then mix in 2 tablespoons of concentrated pandan extract and 2 tablespoons of coconut milk, drizzle over the rice, and steam for another 5 minutes. The result is naturally green, shiny, and beautiful sticky rice! You can use the same method for other natural colors.
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