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    Home » Filipino Desserts » Sweet Ginataang Munggo

    Sweet Ginataang Munggo

    by Lainey · Posted: Feb 24, 2022 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Try this super easy Sweet Ginataang Munggo recipe using 5 ingredients only! The delicious combination of toasted mung beans, glutinous rice, brown sugar, and coconut milk makes a creamy, hearty, and sweet treat for everyone!

    Looking for more mung bean dishes? Try my Linubihang Munggo or my delicious Vegetarian Ginisang Monggo.

    sweet ginataang munggo in a bowl with a wooden spoon

    What is Sweet Ginataang Munggo?

    Sweet Ginataang Munggo (Sticky Rice with Mung beans and Coconut Milk), also known as lelut balatung in Pampanga or tinutungang munggo, is a sweet, delicious, and creamy Filipino dessert made of toasted mung beans and glutinous rice simmered in coconut milk. It is typically flavored with vanilla or pandan leaves and is usually eaten for breakfasts, afternoon snacks, or an after-meal sweet treat. This easy and delicious mung bean coconut milk recipe is very simple to cook and needs a few ingredients only. It can be served either hot or cold. Try and enjoy!

    Health Benefits of Glutinous Rice:

    • Helps prevent chronic disease
    • Improves bone density
    • May reduce diabetes
    • Helps cure inflammation
    • Improves heart health
    • May augment metabolism
    a bowl of delicious and sweet ginataang munggo with a wooden spoon

    Tips and Procedures:

    • Add more water gradually if the mixture becomes too thick.
    • Feel free to add corn and fruits such as jackfruit or banana.
    • You may use mortar and pestle (almires), a food processor, or any hard heavy object to crack the roasted mung beans. Just split the beans but not crush or pulverize them.
    • Cook the mixture in low heat while stirring occasionally, or until the coconut milk is almost absorbed.
    • Use a wooden spatula to scrape the bottom to keep it from burning and sticking to the pot.
    • Make sure that the glutinous rice and mung beans have expanded and softened before adding to the sugar.
    • Storage: Let the leftovers completely cool down before placing them in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the refrigerator. To warm it up, just add some water or coconut milk and mix to loosen it up.

    How to Make Sweet Ginataang Munggo:

    Listed below are all the ingredients you will need:

    • green mung beans
    • water
    • glutinous rice
    • coconut milk
    • brown sugar

    In a skillet over medium heat, toast the mung beans until they turn brown and produce a nutty fragrance, about 2-3 minutes:

    toasted the mung beans in a skillet

    Transfer the toasted mung beans to a baking sheet and crack them open using a rolling pin or a cast-iron pan:

    cracked the toasted mung beans on a baking sheet

    In a large pot, add water, glutinous rice, mung beans, and half of the coconut milk, and bring the mixture to a boil. Once the mixture is boiling, continually stir so the rice doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.  Rice will be cooked in about 25-30 minutes. Add the remaining coconut milk, brown sugar and stir well and check the sweetness. If you want more add more brown sugar:

    boiled the water, glutinous rice, mung beans, coconut milk, and brown sugar in a large pot

    Remove from the heat and serve immediately. Enjoy!

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    How to make ginataang munggo with coconut cream?

    Simply boil the coconut milk and coconut cream together in a pot. Then add the glutinous rice and roasted mung beans into the pot. Then, simmer and stir the mixture occasionally until cooked.

    How to cook munggo beans?

    Munggo beans are usually soaked for hours before boiling to reduce the cooking time. In this recipe, they are being toasted first, then cracked, and boiled to deliciousness.

    When is the perfect time to enjoy ginataang monggo?

    Enjoy this delicious sweet ginataang monggo after a meal or during snack time!

    a bowl of sweet ginataang munggo with a wooden serving spoon
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    5 from 1 vote

    Sweet Ginataang Munggo

    A simple yet delicious Filipino dessert made with toasted mung beans and glutinous rice simmered with coconut milk and sugar. It's a great recipe for breakfast, dessert or snacks!
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time25 mins
    Total Time35 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Filipino
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 866kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup green mung beans
    • 7 cups water
    • 1 ½ cups glutinous rice rinsed
    • 4 cups coconut milk
    • 2 cups packed brown sugar

    Instructions

    • In a skillet over medium heat, toast the mung beans until they turn brown and produce a nutty fragrance, about 2-3 minutes.
    • Transfer the toasted mung beans to a baking sheet and crack them open using a rolling pin or a cast-iron pan.
    • In a large pot, add water, glutinous rice, mung beans, and half of the coconut milk and bring the mixture to a boil.
    • Once the mixture is boiling, continually stir so the rice doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.  Rice will be cooked in about 25-30 minutes.
    • Add the remaining coconut milk, brown sugar and stir well and check the sweetness. If you want more add more brown sugar.
    • Remove from the heat and serve immediately.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 866kcal | Carbohydrates: 136g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 62mg | Potassium: 894mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 73g | Vitamin A: 39IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 9mg
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    1. austy says

      March 02, 2022 at 10:54 pm

      5 stars
      awesome, good to know you’re still uploading recipes. thank you !

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