Burmese Cookbookမြန်မာ့မီးဖိုချောင် · The Myanmar Kitchen

Sweets & Montမုန့်

Palm sugar, coconut, sticky rice, semolina — sweetness the Burmese way, gentle and warm.

Mont Let Kauk, the Burmese Bracelet Doughnut

Sweets & Mont · 50 min · Beginner

Mont Let Kauk, the Burmese Bracelet Doughnutမုန့်လက်ကောက်

Chewy glutinous rice rings fried until blistered and gold, then drowned in warm toddy-palm jaggery syrup — the teahouse doughnut Burma names after a bracelet.

Thagu Byin, Sago & Coconut Milk Pudding

Sweets & Mont · 40 min · Beginner

Thagu Byin, Sago & Coconut Milk Puddingသကူမုန့်

A cooling hot-season pudding of translucent sago pearls set in coconut milk and palm sugar, sliced into wobbling squares — sold from glass cabinets on the hottest afternoons.

Chhangban, Steamed Sticky-Rice Cakes

Sweets & Mont · 70 min · Intermediate

Chhangban, Steamed Sticky-Rice Cakes

Soaked glutinous rice ground to a paste, wrapped in banana leaf, and steamed into soft cakes — the Chin-Mizo celebration sweet, eaten with sesame and jaggery.

Mawlamyine Durian Jam (Duyin Yo)

Sweets & Mont · 95 min · Intermediate

Mawlamyine Durian Jam (Duyin Yo)ဒူးရင်းယို

Ripe durian and palm jaggery stirred low and slow into a deep amber preserve — Mawlamyine's most famous sweet, spread on bread or eaten by the spoonful.

Htamane, the Sticky Rice Harvest Feast

Sweets & Mont · 80 min · Intermediate

Htamane, the Sticky Rice Harvest Feastထမနဲ

Myanmar's Tabodwe festival sticky rice, kneaded with peanut oil, toasted sesame, peanuts, coconut, and ginger — the dry zone's harvest folded into one dish.

Htanyet, Toddy Palm Jaggery Sweets with Coconut

Sweets & Mont · 35 min · Beginner

Htanyet, Toddy Palm Jaggery Sweets with Coconutထန်းလျက်

Toddy palm jaggery from the Bagan dry zone, melted and rolled into little candies around toasted coconut — the after-meal sweets Burmese pair with green tea.

Kachin Black Sticky Rice with Jaggery

Sweets & Mont · 60 min · Beginner

Kachin Black Sticky Rice with Jaggery

Kachin State's famous black sticky rice steamed to a purple gloss, dressed with dark jaggery syrup, toasted sesame, and coconut — a northern sweet.

Khaw Pote, Shan Pounded Sticky Rice

Sweets & Mont · 80 min · Intermediate

Khaw Pote, Shan Pounded Sticky Rice

Steamed sticky rice pounded with toasted sesame, patted into cakes, and toasted until blistered — the Shan New Year sweet, served with jaggery syrup.

Koat Pitha, Banana & Rice Fritters

Sweets & Mont · 40 min · Beginner

Koat Pitha, Banana & Rice Fritters

The Chin-Mizo festival fritter — ripe banana kneaded into rice flour with jaggery and fried into dark, crisp-edged cakes with molten, custardy hearts.

Kyauk Kyaw, Two-Layer Coconut Jelly

Sweets & Mont · 25 min · Beginner

Kyauk Kyaw, Two-Layer Coconut Jellyကျောက်ကျော

Myanmar's two-layer agar jelly, done the Yangon way — coconut cream rises as it sets over a clear amber base, then the slab is cut into cool diamonds.

Mandalay Peanut and Sesame Jaggery Brittle

Sweets & Mont · 30 min · Intermediate

Mandalay Peanut and Sesame Jaggery Brittle

A Mandalay market brittle of roasted peanuts and toasted sesame set in dark toddy palm jaggery — snapped into amber shards and eaten with green tea.

Mont Phet Htoke, Banana-Leaf Parcels of Coconut and Jaggery

Sweets & Mont · 60 min · Intermediate

Mont Phet Htoke, Banana-Leaf Parcels of Coconut and Jaggeryမုန့်ဖက်ထုပ်

Chewy glutinous-rice dough folded over dark coconut-and-jaggery filling and steamed in banana leaf — a market-day mont from Mon State's palm country.

Mont Pya Tha Let, Dawei's Layered Griddle Sweet

Sweets & Mont · 65 min · Intermediate

Mont Pya Tha Let, Dawei's Layered Griddle Sweetမုန့်ပြားသလက်

Dawei's signature griddle sweet — thin rice-flour crepes stacked with sticky palm-sugar coconut, pressed warm, and sliced into soft, chewy diamonds.

Myeik Cashew Brittle

Sweets & Mont · 35 min · Intermediate

Myeik Cashew Brittle

Golden palm-sugar brittle packed with toasted Tanintharyi cashews and a pinch of salt — Myeik's crackling market sweet, made honestly in one pot.

Pathein Halawa, the Delta's Gilded Sweet

Sweets & Mont · 105 min · Intermediate

Pathein Halawa, the Delta's Gilded Sweetပုသိမ်ဟလဝါ

Pathein's famous glutinous-rice halawa — coconut milk, sugar, and ghee stirred patiently down to a dense, gleaming amber slab crowned with toasted poppy seeds.

Saw Hlaing Mont, Rakhine Millet Cake

Sweets & Mont · 85 min · Intermediate

Saw Hlaing Mont, Rakhine Millet Cake

Rakhine's baked millet cake — a dense, fragrant slab rich with coconut milk, jaggery, butter, and raisins, baked slowly until the top turns deep amber.

Mont Lone Yay Baw, the Thingyan Floating Balls

Sweets & Mont · 45 min · Beginner

Mont Lone Yay Baw, the Thingyan Floating Ballsမုန့်လုံးရေပေါ်

Thingyan's floating rice balls — glutinous dough hiding hearts of palm sugar, boiled until they bob, showered with coconut. One in every batch hides a chili.

Htoe Mont, Mandalay's Celebration Cake

Sweets & Mont · 120 min · Intermediate

Htoe Mont, Mandalay's Celebration Cakeထိုးမုန့်

Mandalay's celebration cake — glutinous rice stirred slowly with palm sugar, coconut, and peanut oil until it slices clean. A Konbaung-era gift food.

Sanwin Makin, the Golden Semolina Cake

Sweets & Mont · 90 min · Beginner

Sanwin Makin, the Golden Semolina Cakeဆနွင်းမကင်း

Burma's golden semolina cake — dense, buttery, barely sweet, baked with coconut milk and scattered with poppy seeds. A teahouse classic with Indian roots.

Mont Let Saung, Pearls in Coconut Milk

Sweets & Mont · 45 min · Beginner

Mont Let Saung, Pearls in Coconut Milkမုန့်လက်ဆောင်း

Chewy glutinous rice pearls in warm coconut milk with dark palm-sugar syrup — a Mon sweet that proves Burmese desserts whisper rather than shout.