Sugar Dumplings - My #1 Childhood Favorite

[@aaronpischke5019]

My mother and I were obsessed with trying all of your dessert recipes together when she was alive. I'll be proudly trying this new one in her memory and honor! Thanks so much for sharing, Pailin!

[@excusemebut]

That's my father's favorite, have one for him too and I'll think of your mother when I'll cook mine 🙏 sorry for you loss brother and those sweets are addictive if you like the texture. It can be sweet or savory 🤤

[@cmmiestcat]

@@excusemebut That's a bit weird thinking of someone else's late mother while making a desert but ✊🏼😔 I guess

[@seemonenajm7604]

❤

[@Popolar_]

In Malaysia our sugar filling is probably 80% liquid and 20% crunchy, and when you bite into it, the dumpling squirts sugar and mixes with the coconut. Yum.

[@gp2779]

@@Popolar_ the trick to eating this is to eat the whole thing. If you bite into it‥ just pray that you weren’t wearing a white shirt that day

[@JamesZ32100]

If you use brown sugar, it'll always come out liquid. If you use palm sugar chunks, then it'll probably have some crunch

[@pmg0]

You have to eat it whole at once so it doesn't squirt brown sugar onto your white office shirt before that 4 pm meeting

[@schadenfreude6274]

My Father ate this everyday and he got Diabetes and died. 🙂

[@Danderman888]

In Malaysia and Singapore, we call it ondeh ondeh.

[@nurizham]

Also in Malaysia, some people call them buah Melaka... The only kueh my late father ate during Ramadhan...

[@Danderman888]

@@vilijanac 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Danderman888]

@@nurizham that's interesting. I never knew. And I'm a Peranakan.

[@makelovenotwar9941]

Is this a similar one sold at Indo Sumatera in Chinatown Singapore? Edit: I see it shows Onde Onde on their menu.

[@Danderman888]

@makelovenotwar9941 yes! They just spell it differently. I believe onde onde is more commonly used than indeh ondeh.

[@Kielbasa_Starmer]

I love this channel. I've worked in fine dining at Michelin level for 2 decades and travel around South East Asia every year to expand my knowledge and develop my my palete while meeting wonderful hospitable people and discover unusual ingredients and techniques. Love the simplicity of explanations, intense flavours, cute smile and authentic recipes

[@wong1315]

我是你的中国粉丝，我英文不好，但是为了看懂你视频在不断学习英语，虽然我现在英语不好，但是厨房食品的英语单词都会了。 超喜欢你视频😁😁👍👍

[@hurryhurry7026]

我也是，看她的视频快10年了，她的口语太适合学英语的当材料了🤣，人家都不知道我的英语口语是跟一个泰国人学的

[@bend.6091]

Not a Chinese but here's my comment replied to a Swedish gentleman when he said sorry for bad Eng since it's not his native language in one of Pai video and I still insist on my opinion "...From my observation many of us are from countries which don't have English as mother tongue. Me too. Now, from my personally point of view, English is language, and the most important of any language is to communicate. Have you ever heard "No can do" "Long time no see" etc? All are grammatically wrong, yet they can communicate. That's the most important of all. Of cause if you can convey the meaning you want to do with right grammar/words/accent, that would be the best, but that the second point if you ask me. It's never fail to make me smile anytime I see somebody laugh at others who speak English in wrong ways, because most of the time these people who laugh are not English speakers at all. They just use English as a ladder for them to feel superior. Fact is that they are not. It's just inferiority complex turns superiority complex. Really basic psychology. Not to talk about the colonial mentality: English or any specific language was the way to show that they were "close" to their former colonial masters/close to the source of Western knowledge (which they praise above their own knowledge) and was a sign to show that they "higher" than their local friends since they were trusted by those masters/could access to Western knowledge while their friends were not. They forget/ignore that no matter how close to those masters, still they were always be servants, not bosses. This kind of thought stuck deep in their mind even after the colonial era gone -- those who are good in English are above others..."

[@wong1315]

@ 哈哈哈是的、我英文可能不能对话～但是实物啥的都好懂了哈哈哈😂我估计关注她应该也差不多10来年了

[@teresahoyt5750]

加油!

[@hetiskitchen9538]

We call it KLEPON in Indonesia. The difference is just that we like the melting coconut sugar when we bite it. I love your video, as always.

[@andquester]

If the sugar didn't burst at the first bite, we considered it a failed dumpling.

[@Hardlopen57]

Yes we could it kelepon it’s our favorite also in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@leroyluarmetalsmith]

oh yes. when it pops and syrup squirts out 😋

[@nannemosyne5634]

ขนมโค😍 คนใต้เหมือนกัน รายงานตัวค่า~ แต่อันนี้กว่าจะได้กินทีต้องพิธีไหว้หลาพ่อตา (ศาลพระภูมิ) รู้สึกว่าถ้าซื้อกินแล้วไม่อร่อยเท่า

[@manxaura]

Totally get what you're saying about them bringing back childhood memories. I grew up with the Malaysian / Singaporean version (which I assume is from where it made it's way into Southern Thailand). I use the dark gula melaka for the centre filling and unlike the Thai version, get really disappointed when the sugar doesn't dissolve completely. Love the taste of the sugary sweetness in my mouth when the liquid sugar bursts through the dough.

[@johnford7847]

I need to remember never to watch your videos on an empty stomach! It looks so easy and SO TASTY! Thank you for sharing.

[@PailinsKitchen]

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[@anithavijayvans4214]

Hi Pai, I am from India, Bangalore.I just love this. First time I had it in Kho Samui. One of my favorite. Thanks for sharing such a lovely recipe

[@kimookN]

My mom also originated from the Southern of Thailand. She made Khanom Ko for me and my cousins. It is my favorite Thai sweet. I don't see this in Bangkok or anywhere other than in the south. I love the moment when I chew it fresh after it was done. It's like a burst of sweetness and lava flow of sugar in my mouth.

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

I saw these in the central mainland and the North ish. It was frequently made amongst the friends and families of my friends who are from there so I'm surprised to hear she hasn't seen them anywhere else.

[@gp2779]

It’s called Onde Onde in Malaysia by the general public. In some areas, it’s known as Buah Melaka (as it resembles the Indian Gooseberry) While in Indonesia, it’s known as Klepon

[@icecreamrollscraze]

This recipe brings back so many nostalgic vibes! Watching you make these sugar dumplings is like a comforting trip down memory lane. The simplicity of the ingredients and the love put into the process make it feel so special. Thank you for sharing such a heartwarming dish that reminds us of the joys of childhood favorites! 🍬🥟💖

[@johnwickey5802]

There is zero chance that I will try this recipe but I love how much you love it. I’ve learned a lot about Thai cooking from you. Thanks.

[@maliavang946]

Can I just say you are absolutely one of the best thai chefs on youtube! Every dish that I have tried from you is perfection and so authentic.

[@matu7188]

In my hometown (Manado, Indonesia) we call it Onde Onde. We put pandan leaves in the water and boil it together with onde2 instead of just plain water. Taste and smell amazing. Try it!

[@ClangHonkTweet]

I will try this for Christmas. Your Thai roast chicken delighted my relatives at Thanksgiving, so I think they are ready for this.

[@mei-hsiapearce-smith2443]

My childhood too! It is Ondeh Ondeh in my hometown Malacca. I now live in England and miss this so much , and really long for them.

[@jeremychoo934]

You’ll find these all over Malaysia and Singapore where they’re called ondeh-ondeh. The best ones have a liquid squirty filling. The difference is that for ondeh-ondeh, the dough is a combination of glutinous trice flour and cooked mashed sweet potato.

[@ZipTumbleFast]

This looks awesome auntie Pailin. Being a longtime watcher and cooker of your dishes, I am going to try them this week. 😊

[@bllawlk]

I have a story to share. Many many years ago when my late grandpa was young, he and his friends (all male) decided to make this dessert. They gathered the ingredients and all (enough for their group and to bring some home) and made it. It all started with dainty dumplings, with the palm sugar carefully cut. But after a while, patience wore thin, and they just cut the whole palm sugar into two and made big dumplings out of it, lol.

[@jordenwilkers4334]

We have similar food in Myanmar as well! It’s almost the same recipe. Myanmar and Thailand being neighboring counties we share similar foods! These we eat during our new year, the Water Festival as a snack which we consider it brings good luck (because it floats on water when it’s cooked, symbolizing us getting to the top(peak/success).

[@omgwth7567]

"Sorn" ศรณ์ Thai restaurant in Thailand just got 3 Michelin Stars 2025. FYI They serve Southern Thai style cuisine. 😉👍🇹🇭

[@lisatracy9394]

Thank you So much for this and all other recipes! Your enthusiasm made me eager to try more Thai dishes and now I am addicted!❤

[@annieclaire2348]

FABULOUS! What a lovely video that recreates your childhood favourite!!

[@beatpirate8]

Omg these dumplings are so so amazing! I love this baby girl pic! I love that you are teaching me how to make this!

[@LiTTLEPiPU]

Wow, just looking at it makes me want to eat it! I've never tried this Southern version before but I’d love one with a rich, gooey palm sugar filling. In central Thailand, "Kanom Ko" usually has coconut and mung beans in the filling. And most of the time, we pour coconut milk on top of the dumplings. As Pai said in the video, this looks much more similar to Ondeh-Ondeh from Malaysia or Klepon from Indonesia than another "Kanom Ko" from central Thailand!

[@emisoraradiorebelde]

Malaysian here of Malaccan Straits Chinese Descent and I call them "onde-onde": I made loads of them and took them to a vegan potluck when I lived in Texas and everybody was obsessed with my "Coconut pandan mochi filled with palm sugar".😅😅

[@jacoblukewood]

I’m in Chiang Khong and I could not believe it when I went to the market today and found these! Delicious!

[@conquer791]

THANKS PAILIN, YOU REMIND ME OF MY CHILDHOOD WHEN WE VISITED OUR FAMILY FRIENDS IN PHUKET....MANY DECADES AGO !!!! ha ha ha

[@troublesome07]

Those look so good. Might be a nice one to make with the lady and the kiddo. Such a great attention to detail here in your explanations as well. Awesome thanks.

[@carolineindacityphx]

Ondeh ondeh! Omg. One of my favorite desserts growing up in Malaysia. My mom used to make it at home and they would disappear quickly. I will definitely make this and give it a try, since the only way to indulge is to make it! 😋 Thank you Pailin for the step by step instructions.

[@beatrix3415]

I had them too when I was on vacation in South-Thailand! I love them!!!! 🤤😍

[@LePetitNuageGris]

I love watching you when you really enjoy something and it reminds you so much of fond food memories from your childhood. There are only a few recipes I’ve seen that reaction from you (like Gaeng Jued), and I just love it. It makes me so happy for you, because I understand that nostalgia so well. I’ve never forgotten a flavour from my childhood. They are powerful and treasured sensory memories. I can’t find fresh pandan ANYWHERE near me. But I can get dried from Amazon. I know it’s not the same… maybe I should try growing it (and galangal and garlic chives and makrut limes for the zest… lol). But if I could reconstitute it and it could somewhat work, I would absolutely love to try them. Thanks for sharing some of your fondest memories with us and introducing us to more delicious Thai treats!😊

[@mayvue4404]

You can find the panda leaves in the frozen section refrigerator.

[@LePetitNuageGris]

@ Not in any of the grocery stores where I live, unfortunately. Closest ones are a 45-minute drive away on a good day, and I don’t drive and currently have too much anxiety to make that trip, so… yeah.😕

[@AdamHotThaiKitchen]

Anything near you on the map here that might help find it? hot-thai-kitchen.com/locate-a-thai-grocer/ Cheers! Adam

[@LePetitNuageGris]

@ Thanks, Adam; good to see you’re still around! And yeah, I actually already know about the one that’s listed close to my area; I used to go there frequently (although I don’t think I remember seeing pandan; I did look a few times for other reasons). The problem is I can’t drive these days, and it’s 45 minutes away. And they don’t currently do delivery to my area. So I’m sort of stuck with dried through Amazon, or nothing.😕 Thanks for trying to help, though! I really appreciate it.🙂

[@AdamHotThaiKitchen]

@@LePetitNuageGris I am! :) ... and yep you can only do what you can do. Pailin doesn't tend to like powdered, as the arome is pretty much gone, but dried if properly sealed should be far better? Let us know, as we've never used it ourselves :) Cheers for now! Adam

[@SmileeBandit]

It's awesome that you are sharing a bit of your childhood with your son. ❤

[@Onew92]

Thanks a lot. This is such a nice idea for preparing gifts for the upcoming Christmas.

[@Noue]

I've been waiting for this recipe for forever!!!🥰🫰❤ Thank you Pailin! 💕

[@ardemisaguirre8088]

Your so cut , I call it food memory, I always try some old recipes just to remind me my childhood and my mother

[@KrulciferEdenfelt]

Pandan, coconut & palm sugar? Count me in ! Also it has no been 5 years since you had your son? Really?? Man Time flies. 😩

[@ssp4336]

โอ้โห เคยกินที่ใต้ตอนเด็กๆ พอโตมาอยู่ภาคกลางยังหากินยากเลย เจอแต่ขนมต้ม นี่คือสอนฝรั่งทำขนมโคแท้ๆ เท่มากเลยค่ะ 😊

[@bichettmeeh2578]

This is the second time I’ve heard and seen this dessert. The first time I saw it heard about it was in Thai BL.

[@julieaskingforafriend]

I spent several weeks in Thailand but I was in the mid to northern area. I miss the incredible food, and the amazing fruit that I could get at the markets. There's nothing like it in the States.

[@aallpp55]

Yum yum. More Thai dessert please.

[@renekaminski2818]

I had coconut pandan dumplins in the Red Garden in Penang / Malaysia. These sweets might go into a comparable direction. They were very tasty, fresh made and warm. love pandan sweets. Thanks much for providing your insights of tastes and memories of your childhood.

[@CHOCOLATIONZ]

From the southern part of thailand as well, i can vouch that these ขนมโค are incredibly tasty!

[@melsiesanchez6877]

Going to make this with my kiddos. Yum!

[@ILuvMaths]

Reminds me of bánh trôi in Vietnam, which is a much simpler version of this without the pandan and coconut, but with sesame seeds sprinkled on top. Delicious!

[@PalmAhBeng]

ดูแล้วอยากกินขนมโคเลยครับ 😆

[@teresahoyt5750]

In the Philippines, we have a similar dessert called palitaw. Except it's just a flattened dough (also made from glutinous rice flour and water), wrapped in coconut, sugar, and toasted sesame seeds and cooked in a similar manner as those sugar balls.

[@its0222inthemorning]

Watching your videos, I’m always pleasantly surprised at how many dishes we Southeast Asians have in common 💯

[@KP_Casablanka]

It's amazing isn't it? Even we name it different at our home but we can still enjoy it when we eating together hahaa 😄😆 My childhood Malaysian friends enjoy Chicken version of my aunt fried pork with seasoned fish sauce so much and he also help to discover Fried Fish version are really great too! 😁

[@YummYakitori]

This is also in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia etc. we call it ondeh-ondeh; usually gula melaka or gula jawa would be used for this, its a lot darker than the palm sugar in the video and it melts almost completely into liquid

[@CitizenCan]

it's a kueh/ dessert very common across island southeast asia... called buah melaka/ ondeh-ondeh in Malaysia and singapore, and klepon in parts of Indonesia

[@andyturnbullguitarteacher]

Woooosh…I hit the like from her description. This is going to be sweeeeet

[@timbyrne914]

These made an appearance in the 2019 Thai series The Red Thread / Until We Meet Again which features a number of old-school Thai desserts. In the series they are contrasted with kanom dtom which uses a mix of toasted coconut and palm sugar for the filling. I've found kanom ko in Bangkok (e.g in the IconSiam foud court).

[@ColinSushiboy-lz4rg]

Ive seen this desert in chinese bakeries as a child in Canada. My favorite in thailand is Moolatte from dairy Queen. Cause it taste alot diff than the sugary ones in north America. Also durian ice cream bars in bangkok

[@emilyreich7548]

just hearing these described, I instantly want them 😍

[@adultivity8072]

Yay! In Burma, we use jaggery and it's called Mont lone yay baw :)

[@atsanonwadsanthat166]

I just ate that yesterday! The local shop also has butterfly pea flower and black sticky rice versions. Just reminiscing.

[@SanJacintoArtGuild]

This looks amazing! Thank you for sharing

[@shawnfoodfever]

yup, we still popular in Malaysia Street food dessert, nyonya kuih stall. or even in moden cafe too. 😍😍😋😋 that so aroma

[@bryanmarks608]

I found your cookbook Sabai at indigo. Such a great cookbook. Congrats.

[@rosalinarami9212]

In Indonesia we call kelepon

[@TerraAreiaEBarro]

I liked all of grandma's dumplings in childhood days. Today, I like all of my girlfriend's cupcakes.😉

[@riceboi2004]

I’m so looking forward to trying these!

[@lesley90]

In Singapore these are called ONDE ONDE KUEH. My fave too. Ive eaten them in Singapore , but, I've been too chicken to make them Thanks for recipe Lesley, Burnaby B.C.

[@isaiahisu]

Oh my gosh…..I remember you when we’re expecting as if it was yesterday….. and your angel is 4 years old… my my

[@kaffir76]

I love these! We call them ondeh ondeh ❤❤

[@paulo929refael2]

Pailin’s Proustian moment! 🍙🎋🥥🤩 Love your videos Pailin!

[@desire2travelkarolinasasch823]

We follow you since 2016 ❤ And still, we learn so much from you! Would Love if you could show some more Thai recipes which are good with Kids ( age 4/5). Before our son was born I used to cook only thai band vietnamese. Now we would love him to enjoy Thai food aswell 😍

[@sandrabailey9411]

Thank you. I hope I can get this made before Christmas or New Year's 🎉

[@Monkey-oy1us]

Lovely recipe!

[@heartfulhex3619]

Oh I know what these are! My partner is Indonesian, she showed me these. Where she's from in Indonesia they're called klepon, but in other parts of Southeast Asia they're called onde-onde.

[@melodyleong]

I love it with the melted gula melaka in the center. Do I burn myself half the times? Yes. It's worth it. 😅

[@patibarrera2874]

Thai food is my favorite!!! I would love to try those.

[@RividStudio]

Thank you so much…do glad to always remember these 😊😋

[@Aimwanna]

ขนมโค❤❤❤

[@gozu9455]

this is soooo good

[@EnvXeqiu]

i prefer it made of อัญชัน (butterfly pea flower) because the pretty blue-ish color❤

[@PositivelyNice]

Thank you so much for this video. I am here because I want to make that flavour again. In the Indonesian, Singaporean part of Asia, these are called Ondeh Ondeh. There are many flavours but the ones with brown-coloured sugar (specifically Gula Melaka/Palm Sugar if you shop in SE Asian grocery stores) are the absolute best. You are right about how rare the palm sugar one is - the first and only time I had it was when my auntie and uncle made them by hand. So, I have not had these in more than a decade and I think it is time that I make it myself - can’t wait for my auntie and uncle. 😂 Note: Palm Sugar is not the same as brown sugar. Buy it in SE Asian supermarket - you will get the soft and super dark brown version in a simple plastic. But the ones with normal fillings can be bought in most Halal kueh (soft cakes) stalls (it is Malay origin if you get it in Singapore) in hawker centers in Singapore.

[@PositivelyNice]

Update: Ms Pailin, I did it! And I made it in so many more modern flavours too. These were amazing. ❤

[@MedalionDS9]

Interesting... like Thai Coconut Timbits :D

[@so-ul8464]

ไม่เคยเห็นขนมนี้มาก่อนเลยค่ะ น่าทานมากๆ ปกติชอบขนมต้มมะพร้าวอยู่แล้ว อยากลองขนมนี้ดูเลยว่ารสชาติเป็นแบบไหนค่ะ😢

[@iMontemo]

Thank you for this great recipe 😍

[@michaellee2731]

Would you ever make a layered cake video? I love layered cakes

[@cynajoy433]

Looks delicious Pailin!

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for sharing this with us

[@TVOme]

The central Thai have another version of this call Khanom Dtom(ขนมต้ม) everthing is exactly the same but the stuff made from coconut flak cooking in palm sugar caramel .

[@lindaang7814]

Ohhh...i love these, i called it ondeh ondeh .. yummm

[@amirulhusnitekpi]

you can find this everywhere in Malaysia. we call it onde onde or buah melaka

[@mdbizzarri]

I love recipes that aren't exported. Son in Law eggs are never at Thai restaurants, yet are spectacular. Would love to see other local only recipes!

[@edentadmor8996]

Just got back from a trip to Singapore, and as you mentioned in the video, I tried something very similar there and thought there was no way I could recreate it at home. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! Do you think it's possible to prepare the dumplings in advance and freeze them before cooking?

[@lontanx]

I soooo love your videos!! ❤❤

[@tassieme]

Songkhla is my dad's hometown. This video makes me drooling 😅

[@natchudaurapeepattanapong1683]

ขนมต้ม แบบบ้านๆ เห็นแล้วอยากกิน

[@eurthavandijk2790]

Hello I am from Belgium but my mom is from Surinam. We call this klepon.

[@gracelai8956]

I didn’t know you were from Hat Yai!! I have family there!!!!!! Woah 😱

[@seminky5341]

This is better then any expensive european dessert.

[@laailahaillallah_h]

It's klepon. My favorite traditional indonesian snack ❤

[@ZaihasSyakhir]

Malaysian here. Its onde-onde and i think its the nusantara kueh kindda thingy (southern thai is considered nusantara anyway)

[@_aitelyu]

In Malaysia we call it onde-onde! easy to make easier to eat. T-T

[@antoniomromo]

So funny story. I met a couple in Mexico that made these. They used a mix of roasted and unroasted coconut for the outside. Apparently the lady was part Thai and part Mexican.