Haupia

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Haupia is a traditional coconut milk-based Hawaiian dessert often found at luaus in Hawai‘i and in local confections that contain coconut. Although technically considered a pudding, the consistency of haupia closely approximates gelatin desserts and is usually served in blocks like gelatin.

The traditional Hawaiian recipe for haupia calls for heated coconut milk to be mixed with ground arrowroot(pia, in Hawaiian) until the mixture thickens. Most modern recipes for haupia substitute corn starch for the arrowroot.

In the typical modern recipe, diluted coconut milk, sugar, and salt is mixed with cornstarch and heated until thickened and smooth, then poured into a rectangular pan and chilled as with gelatin. Other recipes actually call for unflavored gelatin in place of the corn starch.

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• Three recipes for haupia from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin