7 Best Malaysian Desserts and Its Recipes
From sweet fragrant coconut sauce to a mixture of glutinous rice, palm sugar, grated coconut, and other ingredients, the traditional Malaysian desserts have a lot to offer.
Sweet treats won’t go out and they are always in. You can get the best traditional Malaysian dessert in different stores, but you always have the option to recreate the Malaysian food at the comfort of your home.
All you need to have are the ingredients and the instructions on how to make the best Malaysian desserts. Provided below are some of the Malaysian desserts that can be easily prepared at home.
Ingredients and the steps on how to make each of the Malaysian desserts are also provided. Feel free to follow them and treat your family with some Malaysian dessert on the table.
Malaysian Desserts

Sago Gula Melaka (Sago Pudding)
This is a delicious dessert that uses coconut milk and Gula Melaka or coconut sugar. Here’s what you need:
- 10 cups of water
- 7 ounces of rinsed and drained pearl sago
- 7 ounces of palm sugar
- ½ cup of water
- 2 cups of canned coconut milk
How to prepare Sago Gula Melaka:
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Get a large pot and boil 10 cups of water in it.
Put in the rinsed and drained pearl sago while stirring occasionally to avoid clumps. Reduce the heat to low once the water starts to boil after putting all of the sagos. Cook the sago for 30 minutes or until you see their color become translucent, stirring occasionally. Using the jelly molds, pour in the sago and refrigerate it overnight. Read More...