Thai Coconut Crepes Khanom Buang Yai 🥞🥥
By RichardObradovic |
Pies and Doughs |
Thai |
Apr 07, 2026 |
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Description
Khanom Buang Yai are delicate Thai style coconut crepes with thin golden edges and a lightly sweet fragrant center. The texture is tender with gentle crispness at the rim, while the coconut filling gives the whole dessert a warm tropical softness that feels elegant and distinctly Thai. 🌿
Hook ✨
Thin golden crepes, creamy coconut filling, and soft fragrant sweetness make this Thai dough dessert feel refined, nostalgic, and beautifully different from ordinary pancakes. 🥥
Ingredients
- Crepe batter
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- 🥚 2 eggs
- 🥛 250 ml whole milk (1 cup / 8 fl oz)
- 🌾 140 g all purpose flour (1 cup + 2 tbsp / 4.9 oz)
- 🍬 35 g sugar (3 tbsp / 1.2 oz)
- 🧂 1 g salt (¼ tsp / 0.03 oz)
- 🧈 25 g unsalted butter, melted (1¾ tbsp / 0.9 oz)
- 🌿 5 ml vanilla extract or pandan extract (1 tsp / 0.17 fl oz)
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- Coconut filling
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- 🥥 180 g shredded coconut (2 cups / 6.3 oz)
- 🍬 60 g palm sugar or brown sugar (¼ cup / 2.1 oz)
- 🥥 120 ml coconut milk (½ cup / 4 fl oz)
- 🧂 1 g salt (¼ tsp / 0.03 oz)
Preparation
- 1️⃣ Make the filling
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- Add shredded coconut, palm sugar, coconut milk, and salt to a saucepan and cook over medium low heat for 4–5 min until thick, glossy, and lightly sticky. 🥥
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- 2️⃣ Cool the filling
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- Transfer the coconut mixture to a bowl and let it cool so it becomes easier to spread inside the crepes. ❄️
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- 3️⃣ Make the batter
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- Whisk eggs, milk, flour, sugar, salt, melted butter, and vanilla or pandan until smooth and lump free. 🥣
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- 4️⃣ Rest the batter
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- Let the batter rest 20 min so the crepes cook more evenly and stay tender. 🛋
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- 5️⃣ Cook the crepes
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- Pour a thin layer of batter into a lightly buttered nonstick pan and cook 1–2 min until lightly golden underneath. 🍳
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- 6️⃣ Add the filling
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- Spread a thin strip of coconut filling across the center while the crepe is still warm. 🥥
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- 7️⃣ Fold and finish
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- Fold the crepe gently over the filling or serve it open faced depending on the look you want. 🥞
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- 8️⃣ Serve
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- Serve warm so the coconut stays soft and fragrant and the crepes keep their delicate texture. 🍽️
Total Time
🕒 Prep: 15 min
🔥 Cook/Bake: 18 min
🛋 Rest: 20 min
⏰ Total: 53 min
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