This nostalgic beverage has been the default coffeeshop drink order for many of us, and if you ask me, nothing really beats a refreshing cup of Milo Peng on a hot afternoon. However, not many of us have explored the true potential of this chocolate malt drink. In this list of Milo recipes, we’ve incorporated the beloved beverage in sweet desserts and savoury treats, so you can find new ways to enjoy it!
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If you’ve been looking up sweet and simple Milo recipes to recreate in the last month, you might have already seen this viral no-bake Milo Lava Cake recipe that’s been circulating the internet. The Milo recipe was contributed by Malaysian radio DJ Danny Koo, and depicts a Milo version of the gooey molten lava dessert.
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Unlike the classic molten lava chocolate cake, this chocolate malt treat is steamed, instead of baked, so you can still give this dessert recipe a go even if you don’t have a working oven. If you want to serve it like they do in restaurants, be sure to grease your cake moulds well so you can flip the cakes out after they’re steamed!
Yield: Serves 3
Time needed: 10 minutes
Ingredients
4 tbsp Milo powder
1 tbsp hot water
1 egg
2 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp flour
3 tbsp butter, melted
Milo powder
Steps:
Recipe adapted from Danny Koo’s video.
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Crackly, flaky with a chewy fudge centre, no pre-mixed box brownie can match up to these homemade Milo Brownies. Like most of the Milo recipes on our list, this one is pretty versatile, so stir in some chopped walnuts and chocolate chips to take this chocolatey treat up a notch.
If you prefer your brownies on the cakier side, bake it for a couple more minutes in the oven. Though this cross between the malt drink and chocolate brownies definitely taste best slightly fudgy and ultra-moist!
Yield: Serves 8
Time needed: 15 minutes
Ingredients
200g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
125g butter, cut in cubes
¾ cup sugar
3 eggs
½ cup Milo powder
½ cup flour
½ tsp salt
Steps:
Recipe adapted from Bargain Mums’ post.
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Tiramisu has always been regarded as a grown-up dessert, because of the bitter coffee and alcohol included in the recipe. This Milo Tiramisu recipe is a more kid-friendly version of the classic Italian dessert, and uses the sweet chocolate malt powder to balance out the tart cheese and bitter cocoa.Â
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Like many of the Milo recipes on this list, this recipe doesn’t require an oven, granted that you can find a packet of Ladyfinger biscuits at the supermarket. Otherwise, this four-ingredient Ladyfingers recipe is easy to whip up, and you’ll even have extra to make different versions of tiramisu when you want to.
Yield: Serves 9
Time needed: 15 minutes
Ingredients
Mascarpone cream:
1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
â…“ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
225g mascarpone cheeseÂ
Milo mixture:
¼ cup Milo powder
1 cup hot water
1 packet Ladyfinger biscuits
2 tbsp Milo powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder
Steps:
If you’ve recently bought yourself a packet of glutinous rice flour to make some homemade muah chee, chances are you have enough leftover to recreate some Milo recipes. This Milo Mochi has a chewy mochi skin and decadent Milo truffle filling. Dust some Milo powder over each mochi ball to add extra malty flavour.
If you prefer your mochi less sweet, replace a portion of Milo with an equal amount of cocoa powder to balance out the sweetness, as well as intensify the chocolate flavour of the Milo filling.
Yield: Serves 12
Time needed: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Milo Filling:
200g Milo powder
6 tbsp condensed milk
Mochi:
150g glutinous rice flour
90g sugar
1g salt
220g hot water
1g Milo powderÂ
Cornstarch
Milo powder
Steps:
Instead of drinking your breakfast Milo out of a mug, you can eat it out of the mug with this Microwave Milo Mug Cake. If these Milo recipes ignited your interest towards microwavable cakes, check out our list of mug cake recipes that you can make at home.
Since all microwave ovens have different wattages, check your Milo mug cake at the two-minute mark, and continue cooking in short 10-second intervals to prevent your mug cake from overcooking. If you prefer a moist cake centre, microwave it only till the surface of the cake is just cooked, and the centre will stay warm and fudgy.
Yield: Serves 2
Time needed: 5 minutes
Ingredients
2 tbsp flour
4 tbsp Milo powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder
¼ tsp baking powder
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp milk
½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
2 tbsp flavourless vegetable oil
2 tbsp condensed milk
1 egg
1 tsp Milo powder for dusting (optional)
Steps:
Recipe adapted from Fried Chillies’ post.
Standing out from our list of sweet Milo recipes, this Milo Fried Chicken Strips may seem like a peculiar—or even offensive—amalgamation of flavours. But if you love challenging yourself to unconventional creations, this combination of sweet chocolate malt and savoury fried chicken is an unexpectedly good match.Â
Be sure to generously coat the chicken pieces with Milo powder if you want to make it extra gao, just like they do at Flavour Flings. Serve the fried chicken strips with your favourite dips and don’t be afraid to experiment!
Yield: Serves 3
Time needed: 15 minutes
Ingredients
Milo Chicken
2 chicken breast, cut into strips
Salt
Pepper
½ cup flour
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups fine breadcrumbs
Condensed milk
Milo powder
Steps:
Gift any Milo lover with this cake, or this list of Milo recipes, and you’re guaranteed to make their day. This tri-layered Milo Brownie Mousse Cake has a crunchy, caramel biscuit crust, a rich and fudgy brownie base, and a pillowy light mousse layer to top it all off.
If you’re planning on featuring this Milo cake on the ‘gram, make sure to wipe down the knife between cuts, so you get clean slices of the layered cake. Garnish your cake with a generous dusting of Milo powder, or go all the way with the decoration with piped cream rosettes along the edge.
Yield: Serves 6
Time needed: 40 minutes
Ingredients
Crust:
90g Lotus cookies, crushed
40g unsalted butter, melted
Milo brownie base:
100g butter
180g fine sugar
17g Milo powder
35g cocoa powder
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
50g flour
Milo mousse:
65g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
400ml heavy whipping cream, chilled
4 heaped tbsp Milo powder
1 ½ tbsp cocoa powder
1 ½ tbsp fine sugar
Milo powder
Steps:
Of all our Milo recipes, this one sticks best with the breakfast theme. Combining pillowy buttermilk pancakes with the drink, this Fluffy Milo Pancakes recipe makes a large batch of thick, chocolatey pancakes.
This recipe uses two leavening agents: baking powder and baking soda. Baking powder incorporates air into the batter while the pancake cooks, keeping them light and fluffy. Baking soda requires an acid to activate, and reacts with the soured milk to give the pancakes an evenly browned surface.
Yield: Serves 5
Time needed: 20 minutesÂ
Ingredients
1 cup milk
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 cup hot water
½ cup Milo powder
2 tbsp sugar
20g butter, melted
1 â…“ cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 egg
Milo powder (optional)
Icing sugar (optional)
Steps:
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Supermarket shelves have been wiped clean of cream cheese blocks the past month ’cause everyone’s baking cheesecakes. Make yours stand out from the crowd with this No-Bake Milo Cheesecake recipe from this list of Milo recipes. Decorate the top of the cheesecake however you like, with an additional dusting of Milo powder, piped cream cheese frosting, or even some fresh fruit to add colour.
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This cake needs at least four hours to harden in the fridge and develop its delicate cream cheese flavour. So if you’re making it for a special occasion, be sure to set aside some time to let the cake chill. You can keep this cake in the fridge for up to five days and enjoy a slice whenever it suits.
Yield: Serves 10
Time needed: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Crust:
150g digestives or wheat biscuits
80g unsalted butter, melted
Filling:
5 tbsp Milo powder
Cold water
300g cream cheese, room temperature
1 tin (397g) sweetened condensed milk
½ tsp vanilla extract
300ml heavy whipping cream, chilled
Milo powder
Steps:
Recipe adapted from Brisbane Kids’ post.
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In our recipe for Want Want Milk Ice Cream, we transformed the milky childhood drink into a velvety smooth ice cream. For our list of Milo recipes, we adapted this into a Milo Ice Cream, which uses the same process to infuse the cold treat with yet another nostalgic flavour.Â
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To make the flavour base, reduce a Milo UHT packet drink with condensed milk to concentrate its flavours as much as possible. Then, fold the concentrated Milo mixture into whipped cream to incorporate lots of air, and lend the ice cream a lighter, creamier texture.
Yield: Serves 8
Time needed: 30 minutes
Ingredients
1.5 cups heavy cream, chilled
80g condensed milk
100ml Milo UHT packet drink
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp vanilla extract
Milo powder for dusting (optional)
Steps:
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Adding another delicious baked good in our lineup of Milo recipes, these Chewy Milo Cookies are crispy around the edges and soft in the centre. Throwing in chocolate chips gives the cookies a gooey mouthfeel that further adds to the indulgent treat.
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The key to soft and chewy cookies is refrigerating the cookie dough. This step is essential to prevent the cookie from spreading too thinly as it’s baking, which results in a crunchier cookie. On top of that, that additional chilling time develops and intensifies the flavours in the cookies.
Yield: Serves 12 (24 cookies)
Time needed:Â
Ingredients
125g unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
170g fine sugar
1 egg
½ cup Milo powder
190g flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chunks or chips
Steps:
Recipe adapted from Bake Play Smile’s post.
This is one we couldn’t leave out of a list of Milo recipes; make this Triple Milo Crepe Cake if you’re out to impress. Each thin, delicate layer of crepe is sandwiched together with a smear of Milo-flavoured cream. Then, the whole construction is blanketed in a luscious coating of Milo-chocolate ganache, giving the cake a beautiful and smooth sheen. Â
Any crepe cake takes effort and patience to build, but it’s a great alternative for those who don’t have an oven at home. Use a good quality frying pan to evenly cook the crepes, and to achieve the best presentation.
Yield: Serves 16
Time needed: 2.5 hours
Ingredients
Wet mix for crepe batter:
6 eggs, room temperature
3 boxes Milo UHT packet drink (200ml each), room temperature
100g unsalted butter, melted
½ tsp vanilla extract
Dry mix for crepe batter:
½ tsp salt
160g cake flour
20g sugar
Milo cream:
240ml heavy whipping cream
2 tbsp sugar
½ cup Milo powder
Milo ganache:
70g semi-sweet chocolate
100ml heavy whipping cream
1 tbsp condensed milk
½ cup Milo powder
Garnish:
2 tbsp Milo powder
Steps:
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Nothing is as good of a pick-me-up as warm, chocolate chip muffins. And to add to our list of Milo recipes, we’ve taken it a step further and made them chocolate malt flavoured. These Double Chocolate Milo Muffins are speckled with semi-melted white and dark chocolate chips, so you can enjoy the balance of sweet and bitter in the muffin sponge.
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The trick to ultra-moist muffins is to not overbake them. Once the tops start to brown, take them out of the oven and the residual heat will finish the rest of the job. You can keep them in the refrigerator for up to five days and reheat them when needed, but these muffins are best enjoyed fresh.
Yield: Serves 12 (24 muffins)
Time needed: 10 minutes
Ingredients
1¼ cups warm milk
75g unsalted butter, melted
1 cup Milo powder
1 egg, beaten
1¾ cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
½ cup dark chocolate chunks or chips
½ cup white chocolate chunks or chips
Steps:
Recipe adapted from Australia’s Best Recipes’ post.
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Forget chocolate truffles, these Milo Truffles are decadent malty spheres that are made from only two ingredients: Milo and condensed milk. If you’ve got some time on your hands, it’s pretty fun to portion out and shape the dough into little balls, and you’ll even get a week’s worth of snacking bites out of it.
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Toss these fudgy truffles in desiccated coconut or oats to give them a textured coat. You can even sprinkle in a bit of sea salt to make a sweet and savoury Milo truffle that will be dangerously hard to keep from snacking on.
Yield: Serves 8 (24 pieces)
Time needed: 10 minutes
Ingredients
200ml condensed milk
150g Milo powder
Cocoa powder
Dessicated coconut (optional)
Oats (optional)
Steps:
Recipe adapted from BeautyandFood’s video.
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We have yet another quick treat in our Milo recipes list. All you need to make these Milo Popsicles is a popsicle mould and enough patience to wait for your popsicles to freeze up. The ingredients needed in these Milo recipes are not unlike what you would put in a regular cup of Milo: milk and condensed milk.
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Adding in milk gives the popsicle a creamy, rather than the typical icy, texture. Drizzle some melted chocolate onto the frozen popsicles, and you’ve got a cold, sweet snack to fight the afternoon heat.
Yield: Serves 5
Time needed: 5 minutes
Ingredients
5 3-in-1 Milo sachets
300ml milk, warm
100ml condensed milk
Steps:
Recipe adapted from Unscrambled.sg’s post.
In my humble opinion, Milo is one of the best drinks in the world. It’s sweet, chocolatey, malty, and truly the perfect accompaniment to any hawker meal. This exhaustive list of Milo recipes just goes to show how versatile the childhood drink can be. If a cup of warm Milo is the best breakfast fix, imagine how phenomenal it would be to wake up to an oozy Milo mug cake or a pile of fudgy Milo brownies to kickstart your day.Â
For those looking for more fuss-free sweet treats to make at home, give our no-bake cake recipes and no-bake Asian desserts a go.
Photos taken by Goh Kerrianne, Chng Jia Yan, and Leong Kit Shan.
Featured image adapted from @lisa_chan_0317 and @rico.a_konin.
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