A salad is one of the must-have desserts that every Filipino family has on their table for Noche Buena. Preparing food during the celebration is kinda tiring and time-consuming. Although everyone in the family is busy helping each other. Still, moms are the ones busy in the kitchen. Sometimes, desserts are out of the scene because of limited time. However, there are easy to make Noche Buena Salad Desserts that you can make ahead of time.
Easy To Make Noche Buena Salad Desserts
Canned Fruit Salad
This perhaps is one of the most traditional salad desserts in every Pinoy Noche Buena table. You just need to gather two basic ingredients: all-purpose cream and condensed milk. Then, choose other ingredients, these canned and bottle ingredients are mostly found in a fruit salad:
- Fruit cocktail
- Pineapple chunks
- Peach Halves
- Pears
- Lychee
- Nata de Coco
- Kaong
- Cherry
- Macapuno
- Corn Kernels
- Cheese
- Gelatin
- Cheese
It is very easy to make this salad, you just have to drain the syrup from the canned and bottled fruits and then mix together. Usually, the ratio of all-purpose cream and condensed milk is 2:1, depending on your preference.
Macaroni Salad
This is a little bit sweet, creamy, and tangy. The basic ingredients of macaroni salad are cooked macaroni, mayonnaise, and condensed milk. the following are optional, you can add one, two, or all of these additional ingredients:
- Ham
- Chicken
- Carrots
- Raisins
- All-purpose cream
- Celery
- Onion
- Boiled egg
Buko Pandan salad
This salad dessert has been so popular due to its creaminess and easy procedure. You just need to gather the following ingredients:
- All-purpose cream
- Condensed milk
- Strips Coconut, choose either young or not so matured fruit
- Cooked Gulaman
- Cooked sago (optional)
For Buko Pandan Salad recipe, check out The Peack Kitchen Buco Pandan Recipe.
Yogurt salad
This salad dessert is for people who are conscious of their weights and sugar intake, here are the basic ingredients:
- Greek yogurt or any low-fat yogurt of your choice
- Low-fat all-purpose cream
- Berries
- Chia seeds
- Oatmeal (optional)
Fresh fruit salad
If you don’t want a creamy canned fruit salad, here are the ingredients you need to gather to make it fresher and healthier:
- Strawberry
- Apple
- Grapes
- Banana
- Kiwi
- Medium-ripe banana
- Corn Syrup or any other sweetener
Ice cream salad
Kids will surely love ice cream and you can make it healthier by adding some fruits and nuts. Here are the basic ingredients for your ice-cream based salad:
- Vanilla ice cream
- Nuts (you can choose from almond, walnut, pistachio, peanut, etc.)
- Apple
- Grapes
- Peach
- Pineapple
- Corn Kernels
- Strips coconut
- Nata de Coco
- Kaong
These Noche Buena salad dessert ideas are very easy to make, even your kids will love making one. You can teach them the fun way. Kids love colorful desserts, they will surely be enthusiastic in making their own salad recipe for Noche Buena. Your load as a mom will be lessened and your kids will learn a new skill too. Have fun preparing your Noche Buena with your family.
