Sweet rice dumplings (Khao tom) is a Laotian dessert made with glutinous rice, bananas, taro, coconut cream, and sugar. You can use sweet potatoes, yams, or cooked beans instead of taro. This recipe will take few hours to make. It is not hard to make but it’s time consuming on the preparation. You can leave out the cooked Khao Tom at room temperature for a couple days without going bad. I usually make a lot and I freeze them. Whenever I have cravings just thaw and warm it up. This dessert is very filling if you eat two of them you won’t be hungry for hours. Lol

Recipe makes about 30 wraps

4 Cups glutinous rice/sweet rice, soaked
3 Cups coconut cream
2 Cups sugar or to taste
1 Tsp salt
2 Cups taro-small diced
15 Thai bananas-sliced length wise
Or use about 6 regular large bananas-sliced length wise and cut in half will make four pieces.

For banana leaves:
1-2 packs of frozen banana leaves
Cut two sizes 6x8 inches and 8x9 inches
15 cm x 20 cm and 20 cm x 22 cm

We double the banana leaves so it won’t crack while wrapping and steaming. For this type of dumplings we don’t tie them together.