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Filipino sweets

From hopia to bibingka: what the classic Filipino sweets are, how they differ and which ones a Filipino bakery is likely to sell, explained in plain English.

Checked November 11, 2026Independent guide

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Filipino sweets on banana leaf: a slice of purple ube cake, leche flan and bibingka rice cake

Filipino sweets

Filipino desserts: a guide to the classics

Filipino desserts include leche flan, halo-halo, bibingka, puto, biko, turon and ube halaya. What each one is, how they differ, and which appear on a bakery menu.

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