Cendol Recipe (Malaysian Shaved Ice Dessert with Coconut Milk and Gula Melaka)

Malaysian cendol dessert with green pandan jelly over shaved ice.

Cold shaved ice, slippery green cendol strands, salted coconut milk and dark gula melaka syrup are what make cendol so tied to hot afternoons in Malaysia. The bowl looks simple at first, although the balance is easy to throw off. Too much coconut milk and it tastes flat. Too little syrup and the ice washes […]