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natural pandan extract

All Natural PANDAN Extract

Make natural pandan extract to elevate the wholesomeness in your baked goods, pandan desserts, drinks, and much more.
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Course: beverages, Condiment, Dessert, Sauce
Cuisine: Asian, Filipino, Indonesian
Keyword: pandan, pandan extract, pandan leaf
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1 cup
Calories: 5kcal

Equipment

  • 1 high power blender I use a Nutribullet. You can also use a Vitamix or high power blender that can break down the leaves into a juice, entirely.
  • 1 wire mesh strainer
  • 1 Cheesecloth or Coffee Filter
  • 1 Spoon
  • 1 glass bowl
  • 1 Glass Jar
  • 1 pot to blanch the leaves

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Pandan Leaves also called Screwpine Leaves - fresh or frozen
  • 2 cups Drinking Water
  • Ice for ice bath

Instructions

  • Wash the screwpine leaves well and dunk them in boiling water for 45 seconds. Then, dunk them in an ice bath.
    1 lb Pandan Leaves, Ice
  • Next, cut the leaves into one inch lengths and place them in the blender.
    cut up pandan leaves
  • Add the drinking water and blend very well, until completely smooth.
    2 cups Drinking Water
    blending pandan leaves
  • Strain through the wire mesh sieve. Use the back of a spoon to help really drain the liquid from the leaves fibers. Do this at least twice, cleaning the bowl each time so the strained pandan gets cleaner each time.
    fiber of pandan leaves after blending
  • Lastly, strain the pandan extract through a coffee filter or cheesecloth. This ensures a very smooth and pure pandan extract.
    straining pandan extract
  • Store the pandan extract in an airtight glass jar, up to five days.
    pandan extract in glass jar

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
All Natural PANDAN Extract
Amount per Serving
Calories
5
% Daily Value*
Sodium
 
24
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
14
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.