Steamed Vegan Rice Cakes (Banh Bo Hap)

Steam a batch of these vegan rice cakes made with gluten-free rice flour, tapioca starch, coconut milk, and optional food coloring for a kid-friendly dessert.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 334 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 cups lukewarm water
• 2 teaspoons oil, or as needed
• 4 cups rice flour
• 4 teaspoons tapioca starch

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk rice flour, water, coconut milk, sugar, tapioca starch, yeast, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until smooth. Cover with a lid. Let batter rest until air bubbles rise to the surface, about 2 hours. Stir well.

Step 2

Grease cake molds with oil. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Place cake molds on top and pour batter into each, leaving 1 3/4 inches of space at the top for rising. Bring water to a boil. Cover and steam until a toothpick inserted into a cake comes out clean, about 10 minutes.