recipes
Tender Beef with Coriander (No Stir-fry)
Tender Beef with Coriander … perfectly cooked beef, chocked full of veggie goodness. Tender, juicy, packed with fresh veggie crunch and tossed with a mouth-watering special sauce. This Tender Beef with Coriander is an easy recipe as there is no stir...
Cloud Jelly Cheesecake
Love this beautiful whimsical Cloud Jelly Cheesecake! This is an easy No Bake cheesecake topped with jiggly coconut jello and tender coconut kernel cloud pieces. Top-view .. love the depth of blues skies I made this Cloud Jelly Cheesecake to...
Korean Jammy Eggs!
Love these Korean Jammy Eggs! Also called Mayak eggs or Korean marinated eggs. They are jammy, yummy and absolutely divine! Be warned, you’d not stop at one! When I first saw Korean marinated eggs viral on TikTok some moons ago, I was so excited to try...
Light it Up Dulce de Leche Cake
Light it Up Dulce de Leche Cake! A light toffee marbled sponge cake with rich dulce de leche fresh cream frosting. This Light it Up Dulce de Leche Cake is a delectable bite with every slice and perfectly lit to grace any celebration. In this case, a...
Orange Chocolate Peanut Butter Burnt Cheesecake
Orange Chocolate Peanut Butter Burnt Cheesecake! My version of Basque cheesecake, beautifully burnt on a biscuit crust (because we like crust!) topped off with a oh-so-yummy orange chocolate peanut butter ganache & toffee leaf. I have never made a...
Orange Cointreau Chocolate Snowskin Mooncake
Orange Cointreau Chocolate Snowskin Mooncake, a classy alcoholic orange choc mooncake that is dark, bittersweet with a white chocolate nutty core. Gorgeous, decadent, delicious and perfect for a blessed Mid-autumn ♥️ This Orange Cointreau Chocolate...
Easy Brazilian Cheese Bread (No Oil)
Easy Brazilian Cheese Bread! And with absolutely no oil. A couple of months back, I saw this very interesting and easy Brazilian Cheese Bread on TikTok. I tried it and whilst it was an easy recipe, the texture was gooey and what truly failed was it was...
My Healthy Braised Pork Intestines (滷大腸）
2024 new year ‘new dish’? My Healthy Braised Pork Intestines for the Hubs who loves kway chap (粿汁). Why Healthy? I sniped off 50% of the fats what’s why. Daughters say this is not a dish for the faint hearted and I tend to agree! See note on cleaning...
No Bake Brownies (No Butter, No Sugar & Gluten Free!)
No Bake Brownies! These are just the best! No Butter. No Sugar. Gluten free & Super Easy. Super fudgy! Packed with antioxidants from 3 types of nuts, dried fruit and chia seeds. Vegan, gluten free, naturally sweetened, super fudgy and super good! The...
How to make Spiky Candied Nuts
Love these Spiky Candied Nuts. So fancy and delicious. Nutty sweet brittle that looks amazing on any bake. I first saw these spiky candied nutties on a German baking program where they embed and bake hazelnuts into the fruit cake. Once the cake is baked,...
No Bake Nutella Cheesecake
Nutella Cheesecake, a luxurious No-Bake cheesecake chocked full of Nutella hazelnut spread and crowned with beautiful amber spiky candied nuts. Rich, creamy, nutty and a real stunner! November is always a busy busy baking month as there are many November...
Pistachio Matcha Pineapple Tart
What’s perfect to celebrate Chinese New Year? Make this beautiful Pistachio Matcha Pineapple Tart. This Pistachio Matcha Pineapple Tart is just the perfect snack you want to have to welcome Chinese New Year. Delicious & festive I usually celebrate...
Sticky Date Pudding
Sticky Date Pudding! A super moist date sponge layered with butterscotch sauce, best served warm with vanilla ice cream. Delicious, indulgent, filled with plumped dates and toffee sauce goodness. Absolutely comforting and feels always like Christmas 😊 I...
Easy Durian Ice Cream (No Churn)
Easy Durian Ice Cream. No churn. No egg. Comes together in just a few minutes in a blender. 3 ingredients. 3 simple steps. And Voila … creamy full flavored Easy Durian Ice Cream!! Really, it only takes 3 ingredients .. I love durian and I have always...
Lana Chocolate Cake (My Inspired Dairy Free Version)
This is my dairy free version of the Lana Chocolate Cake that I love love love ❤️❤️ For those who are unfamiliar, Lana cake is a timeless classic in Singapore. Baked by Mrs Violet Kwan since 1964, it is a delicious chocolate fudge cake, well loved for its...
Grandpa’s Hainanese Mutton Soup 阿公的羊肉汤
Grandpa’s Hainanese Mutton Soup … rich aromatic broth, packed full of flavours and tasty tender mutton cooked to perfection. A dish I love and remember ever so fondly. My fave CNY dish Grandpa has always been an amazing cook and this Hainanese Mutton Soup...
Christmas Coffee Cake
🎄Christmas Coffee Cake, full bodied coffee cake with a hint of mint. Soft, fluffy sponge cake, minty and chocked full of coffee flavour. Christmas Coffee Cake ... up close We always like this coffee & mint flavour combination, especially when...
Easy Bika Ambon
Easy Bika Ambon - using whole eggs and cooked on a traditional hot griddle. I love this golden bouncy kueh. Beautiful delicious honeycomb cake, with lovely kueh strands and a wonderful springy texture. Sweet, savoury, with a hint of lime and squishy just...
Coconut Blue Pea Lime Rice
Coconut Blue Pea Lime Rice. Fragrant coco-nutty lime rice, beautifully tinged with blue butterfly pea and with just a hint of zesty lime. This Coconut Blue Pea Lime Rice is an easy, quick-to-do recipe that pairs beautifully with stews,...
Brazilian Fish Stew (Moqueca)
Brazilian Fish Stew or Moqueca, my family’s favorite fish stew. Thick delicious spicy fish stew - hot, zesty, coco-nutty, full of sweet pepper goodness and perfectly grilled fish! This Brazilian Fish Stew is made the way we like it, pumped up in spice,...
Super Easy Steamed Egg
This Steamed Egg (Korean style) is a super easy recipe that comes together in a jiffy when you need a quick healthy meal. Smooth silky steamy eggs that just hits the spot! Whenever I need a quick side or want to whip up a fast delicious...
Mixed Nuts Mooncake (五仁月饼）
It’s Mid Autumn Festival again and I’m reminded how much I love this Mixed Nuts Mooncake (五仁月饼). I first made this Mixed Nut Mooncake celebrating a late mid autumn after PSLE exams with little sugar crumble. Fragrant, sweet, savory, delicious...
Easy Black Char Siew
Love this Black Char Siew. For those who may be unfamiliar, Char Siew is simply Chinese BBQ pork. Sticky and super-addictive char-ness Juicy succulent pieces of black char siew, nicely caramelized with just the right amount of char at the edges. So good...
MaoShanWang Snowskin Mooncake
MaoShanWang Snowskin Mooncake! 😍 A 100% pure MaoShanWang durian mooncake. Every bite, a durian lover's dream. Anthony Bourdain once said of durian “Like pungent runny French cheese … your breath will smell as if you’d been French kissing your dead...
Kee Chang (碱水粽)
Kee Chang (碱水粽), my mom’s favorite Chang. Plain, with no filling - just the simple taste of Kee with a drizzle of gula melaka or coconut palm syrup. Kee Chang are rice dumplings made with alkaline glutinous rice. The rice is alkalinized with lye water or...
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream (No Churn!)
Pumpkin pie ice cream! No churn and easy! Think fall, think spiced pumpkin latte, except deeper, creamier, spicier. Full bodied pumpkin flavour and an explosion of frosty sweet and spice on the palate - Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream. Golden gleaming pumpkin pie...
Dinosaur Volcano Cake
Mad about dinosaurs? Make this Dinosaur Volcano Cake and HEAR THEM RAWR! Little sugar crumble and I had great fun making this Forevermore Dinosaur Cake for handsome 3 year old cuzzie who loves dinos. Ugly cute? Ugly delicious? 😋 Our volcanic terrain We...
Blueberry Cheese Ice Cream (No Churn! So Good!)
Blueberry Cheese Ice Cream. No Machine. So Easy. So Good. Simple ice cream bliss … chocked full of berries and tangy cream cheese. Rich, velvety, creamy, yummy. My feel-good Blues ... It’s been a bluesy week of rising COVID,...
Whisky Tang Yuan Jello Shots
Whisky Tang Yuan Jello Shots! So pretty, they demand appreciation! Beautiful fruit tang yuan in au naturale colors, poised in sweet whisky jello. Too much whisky is barely enough? Make this and have more 😍 😍 ! I had the pleasure of collaborating once more...
CNY Tiger Tree Trunk Cake
Celebrating January babies and ushering in the Year of the Tiger with this CNY Tiger Tree Trunk Cake. Why tiger and tree trunk? Hmm, I’m not sure … perhaps the heart is still holding on to Christmas vibes of log cakes and pinecones hence birthed this TSC...
Durian Creme Brulee
Durian Creme Brûlée, my favorite dessert to make this durian season with the King. Bittersweet durian and silky creme brûlée served with that perfect crackle sugar top. Simple, classy and oh-so-scrumptious 😊 What is Creme Brûlée?Creme Brûlée meaning...
Christmas Mochi Elves
These Christmas Mochi Elves are just too cute. Filled with biscoff spread on a sweet juicy strawberry, put them on any Christmas bake and they will weave their irresistible elf magic! What can I say? Christmas is in the air, ENJOY 😊 ! These Elves first...
Matcha Mochi
Matcha mochi, soft and chewy mochi with a tinge of matcha bitter and a creamy sweet bean centre. Simple homemade goodness and a lil’ delicious delight. What is Mochi? ... Mochi is a rice cake confection with oriental roots but probably most...
Chai Tart
I fell in love with Chai when Gorgeous (Daughter No. 1) and I had the privilege of going to India two years ago with the church. It was an eye opening experience. I saw the beauty, the resilience and the strength of the people there. Life was challenging...
Rainbow Mooncakes
Rainbow Mooncakes!! Love these Teochew Mooncakes re-imagined in rainbow magic. Buttery flaky mooncake pastry that melts in your mouth with a soft smooth yam and salted yolk filling. Simply delicious and perfectly celebratory for Mid Autumn. Why I love Mid...
Putu Piring Cake
Putu Piring or Kuih Tutu, a popular Malay sweet snack made of steamed rice flour and filled with delicious coconut palm sugar. Now imagine it in cake and you’ll have this beautiful Putu Piring Cake 😊 ! Delicious! Soft moist rice flour vanilla sponge...
Coconut Palm Syrup
Home-made Coconut Palm Syrup. Thick, drippy, coco-nutty and caramel-ly. This Coconut Palm Syrup is a simple recipe. Just 3 main ingredients - palm sugar, water & coconut cream and it comes together on the stove in ~ 30 minutes . Perfect with pancakes...
Boba Fett Cake
“Boba ..who?” My eyes widened as I listened intently again to what the Man was saying he wanted for his birthday. “Well, I’ll be happy whatever cake you make but if I could choose, can I have a Boba Fett cake for my birthday?” By now, I was kinda guessing...
Life & TV
“Mom, it’s a scam ..” “It’s a phishing email. These people are pros..” My heart wondered as I listened. You see, earlier that evening, I checked my SugarCrumble mail and chanced upon one received from a lady called Jiayi who said she was from...
Pulut Hitam Creme Brûlée
Pulut Hitam Creme Brûlée ... Coco-nutty black sticky rice with a hint of salt and creamy vanilla creme brûlée served up with a perfectly caramelized sugar top. A hit of flavors in every bite - sweet & salty, crunchy & creamy, delicious &...
Creme Brûlée
This classic Creme Brûlée is delicious and simple to make. Rich creamy silky brûlée with a perfectly caramelized sugar top, a marvelous combination of crunchy brittle candy and soft velvety creme brûlée. What is Creme Brûlée? Creme Brûlée meaning ‘burnt...
Coffee Doorstop Cake
This Coffee Doorstop Cake was inspired by a beautiful Chocolate Doorstop Cake I recently had at PS. Cafe. I was at the popular local hangout with Hubs when I locked eyes on an irresistibly attractive 3-layer chocolate cake. Upon enquiry, we were informed...
Easy Florentines (Gluten Free)
This Easy Florentines recipe was really inspired by so not great ones I had ... when I was recently invited to judge a friendly cooking competition amongst friends. These lovely people (bless them) cooked up a storm but their Florentine dessert (based off...
Strawberry Lemon Cheese Tart (VIDEO)
This Strawberry Lemon Cheese Tart is Tart. Sweet. Creamy. & Bitter. All at once. It is made up of tart yellow lemon curd, silky white cream cheese, served with fresh red strawberries on a bittersweet black cocoa biscuit crust. IMHO, the eclectic...
Whisky Chocolate Cake (VIDEO)
This Whisky Chocolate Cake is liquid sunshine in glorious chocolate goodness. Simply divine - creamy delicious chocolate mousse cake with that alcohol punch in every bite. What can I say, too much whisky is barely enough? Add chocolate and it’s...
Easy Artisan Bread (VIDEO)
This Easy Artisan Bread is a simple 4 ingredient no-knead bread. No sugar too. A lovely crusty bread with a soft flavorful crumb. I chanced upon this recipe by Big Family Homestead during the COVID lockdown when everyone was stuck at home and fell in love...
Homemade Ba Kwa (VIDEO)
Calling all health conscious Ba Kwa lovers, I feel that I have conquered a whole new frontier with this easy Homemade Ba Kwa. The Sugar Crumble household love our Ba Kwa and come every Lunar New Year, we buy them by the kilos. This year, my...
My MIL’s Yummy Pineapple Tarts (VIDEO)
This Pineapple Tart recipe shared by my mother-in-law is a KEEPER. MIL says to me “I have a very good pineapple tart recipe” - naturally the Sugar Crumble has to try it for this Ox-picious Lunar New Year. And now tried and tested, we just love love love...
Christmas Wreath Pavlova (VIDEO)
This is a late late Christmas post but I guess I am still channeling and cherishing the last cheers of Christmas before we switch completely to the rowdy tong tong qiang (cymbals heralding no less!) of the coming Lunar New Year. I love this Christmas...
Mie Goreng Cake (VIDEO)
This Mie Goreng Cake is as easy as pie! Simple to make and assembles in less than an hour. Top it off with all your favourite things and Voila, you’ve got yourself a beautiful and delicious homemade instant noodle cake. Mie Goreng Cake... beautiful top...
Coriander Chiffon Cake (VIDEO)
I have always wanted to bake with coriander but it took me a while to find the right balance between cake and my fave vegetable. This Coriander Chiffon Cake is made with fresh aromatic coriander. It is a light, airy chiffon with gentle hints of fragrant...
Tart.ful
This post should more correctly be categorized as Life&Tart! So COVID 19 has rendered everyone immobile and confined within the home for months and it’s during this time that Gorgeous (Daughter No. 1 and Dessert Queen of this house), who was no longer...
How to make a beautiful Eton Mess! (VIDEO)
Hello, anyone out there interested in making a mess? Make an Eton Mess! A wonderful mess of sweet crunchy chewy meringue smashed and scattered in between layers of freshly whipped cream, luscious lemon curd and fresh berries. A...
Lush Chocolate Caramel Tart (VIDEO)
Chocolate Caramel Tart! An explosion of bitter, sweet, luscious chocolate caramel on a buttery biscuit crust. Melts in your mouth goodness which gives that fuzzy feeling of all things wonderful. This Lush Chocolate Caramel Tart is the brilliant outcome...
Beautiful Stay Soft Caramel (VIDEO)
This Beautiful Stay Soft Caramel is my go-to caramel sauce, easy to make and comes together in just 10 minutes. Delicious and stays wonderfully gooey soft even when it’s chilled. And because this is make-your-own, I love it...
Forgotten Cookies (VIDEO)
Call me a romantic ... I was first drawn to these Forgotten Cookies because of its name. My dear sister-in-law Gerry gifted me with Nigella’s Cookbook “At My Table” for Christmas and when I first saw this recipe in there, I was immediately intrigued. What...
‘Parasite’ Steak Ramdon (VIDEO)
Hello any Böng Joon Ho fans out there? We watched “Parasite”, his latest Cannes award winner and became real fans ... of the man, the movie and most definitely of that delicious, juicy, mouth-watering Steak Ramdon showcased in his latest satirical dark...
Kaffir Lime Spiced Nuts (VIDEO)
Kaffir Lime Spiced Nuts - a melange of delicious spiced nuts with a mild lime fragrance and roasted to a perfect aromatic crunch. Besides my Lunar New Year Lohei, I also made these Kaffir Lime Spiced Nuts as a snack for Lunar New Year 2020 and they just...
How to make your own Lohei (VIDEO)
It has taken a while to write this post. Lohei is a prosperity toss or a celebration salad which is traditionally a much loved festive eat during the Lunar New Year for the Chinese in Singapore. Yet as Lunar New Year 2020 has come and gone and as Asia and...
Sugar Cookies (VIDEO)
Love love love these Sugar Cookies! Easy to make and so fun to decorate! I made these Sugar Cookies for Christmas 2019 and I call these my Merry Christmas Cookies! Delicious, not too sweet, with crisp sides and just the right amount of...
Celebratory Fruit Tarts (VIDEO)
Gorgeous celebratory fruit tarts! So pretty I almost can't bear to eat them! Chocolate of course! Decorated with a galore of berries for that festive vibe. I made these to bless a dear pastor for Christmas and I’m sure I’ll be making these again in the...
Homemade Strawberry Jam (VIDEO)
Is this Homemade Strawberry Jam blogpost about jam? Is it about strawberries? Or about how homemade strawberry jam (without pectin/ preservative) is sooooooo good for the soul? Absolutely ... and more! This Homemade Strawberry...
Sweet Bread Roll (VIDEO)
Hello! Anyone out there loves a delicious Sweet Bread Roll, made All By Hand? Yup, no Kitchen Aid, whisk or bread machine. And absolutely no kneading required. This Sweet Bread Roll is soft and fluffy with a well structured crumb. And it tastes heavenly,...
Miso Cheese Tart (VIDEO)
This Miso Cheese Tart is all about imagination. Imagine a blue cheese tart with all its flavours except that blue veined sharpness and pungent bouquet. That’s what this Miso Cheese Tart tastes like. This Miso Cheese Tart is an elegant fusion of salty,...
Easy Genoise Strawberry Shortcake (VIDEO)
This Easy Genoise Strawberry Shortcake is simply divine. Soft and fluffy Genoise sponge cake topped with Chantilly cream and fresh strawberries. Don’t you just want to bite into a slice of this delicious strawberry heaven? And I must admit,...
Delicious Durian Puff (VIDEO)
Yayy! It’s Durian Season!! So excited making this delicious Durian Puff! Delectable choux puffs packed with all naturale durian goodness. No sugar added, just pure Durian Gold! Creamy, yummy and oh so scrumptious ☺️ A word about Durian... among the fruits...
Salted Orange Chocolate Tart (VIDEO)
This Salted Orange Chocolate Tart is simply divine. Deep dark chocolate paired with buttery orange curd (eggless). It’s Orange Chocolate Heaven, and we just Love it to Bits! Yummy Salted Orange Chocolate Tart! I’ve always loved Orange Chocolate. When...
Easy Choux Pastry (VIDEO)
Choux Pastry (pronounced “shue pastry”) is a light French pastry which can produce little cabbage like puffs ("choux" puffs) when baked. A simple, delicious, light crusty pastry. Scrumptious as cream puffs, eclairs, profiteroles or so...
Matcha Pom Tart (VIDEO)
Calling all Matcha Lovers, try this Matcha Pom Tart! Why Matcha Pom? Because this most delicious Matcha Tart is paired with heavenly Pomelo Curd. I made this Matcha Pom Tart for April birthday babies in the family. It was an experimental tart...
Sweet Valentine Sakura Cheesecake (VIDEO)
Sakura blossoms in a cake? Possible?That was my first thought when Christine, my BFF since middle school gave me two packets of pickled Sakura blossoms and said "Make something with this." Sakura is the Japanese term for cherry blossom – that most...
CNY Blessings Carrot Cake (VIDEO)
Time flies! Can’t believe another Lunar Chinese New Year (CNY) has just come and gone. This CNY Blessings Carrot Cake was a Chinese New Year bake, inspired by a wish to bless my dear Sister on her birthday as Lunar New Year 2019 came around. Why a CNY...
Gorgeous Kit Kat Cake (VIDEO)
This Kit Kat Cake is just GORGEOUS, period! And it’s SO SIMPLE to do! A perfectly chocolatey and gorgeous Kit Kat stunner for any occasion 😊 When I first started baking, this Kit Kat cake was one of my favorites as I always succeed with this cake! Watch...
Strawberry Jelly Heart Cheesecake (VIDEO)
This Strawberry Jelly Heart Cheesecake is easily my family’s favorite cheesecake - A NO BAKE full cream cheese on a digestive biscuit base layered with strawberry jello and strawberries. The strawberry jello and cream cheese is a light yet creamy...
Rosette Tiramisu (VIDEO)
This Rosette Tiramisu is a delicious NO BAKE coffee dessert that everyone will love. Christmas is my favourite time of the year. A time of celebrating family and friends, of remembering God’s goodness and giving thanks. And it’s easy to...
Chocolate Durian Mousse Bombe (VIDEO)
This Chocolate Durian Mousse Bombe is a dark delicious durian treat that any durian aficionado would love. Each bite is just the right balance of sweet and bitter with a burst of aromatic durian, wonderfully paired with a hint of dark bitter...
Walnut Laksa Cookie (VIDEO)
Hi there! Laksa Cookie anyone?So October is our “Honor Pastor” month at church and I wanted to make something special for my dear pastors.Something that would give a full palate of flavors and yet bite size and easy to pop in one mouthful. Hence my...
Chocolate Zucchini Cake (VIDEO)
This Chocolate Zucchini Cake is probably the healthiest, most fudgy and super moist chocolate cake that you’ll ever taste! Ssshhhh, for those who don’t know, don’t tell them there is veggie in it! Watch the recipe video here. I must admit.....when I...
Holy Bea Honeycomb Cake
This Honeycomb Cake is aka the Holy Bea Honeycomb Cake. So called because it was baked with love (and fear and trembling) for a well loved church leader - Pastor Beatrice or Pastor Bea as everyone calls her. When I was first asked by Cheryl,...
Easy Lemon Ice Cream Cake (VIDEO)
This is an easy NO-BAKE lemon ice cream cake that is delicious and looks like a million bucks. I made this for my sister's big birthday bash. Watch the video to see how easy 🙂 . There are 4 basic ingredients: A dark Oreo crumb base layered with hokey...
Cosmic Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake (VIDEO)
Calling all chocolate lovers - This rich, soft, velvety and luscious dark chocolate mousse cake paired with D'Oranges Cointreau will take your breath away. And it's eggless too! Watch my video below! I've always wanted to create a decadent, luxurious, creamy and...
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