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Bánh Chuối Hấp | Traditional Cake From Vietnam, Southeast Asia | TasteAtlas

Steamed Vietnamese Banana Cake (Bánh chuối hấp)

(Steamed Vietnamese Banana Cake)

Bánh chuối hấp is a traditional dessert. This steamed banana cake is made with ripe bananas, rice flour, coconut milk, tapioca starch, and sugar. The bananas are peeled, mashed, then mixed with sugar, rice flour, water, and sometimes vanilla.


The batter is steamed until done, and the cake is then drizzled with a sauce consisting of coconut milk, sugar, water, tapioca starch, and salt. Before serving, bánh chuối hấp is often cut into diamond shapes and sprinkled with crushed peanuts or sesame seeds.