No Bake Peach Coconut Jam Summer Cake

My mind starts spinning for recipe ideas when a challenge presents itself. While brainstorming for No bake cakes, my friend flippantly says “I dislike no bake cakes with graham crackers.” I ask “why”? The answer: “My sibling and I made so much of it as a child that I’ve started disliking it.” Okay, understandable.

I had to find a Graham Cracker alternative and Cheerios, along with the Coconut Jam, were an easy bet since we already had it in our pantry. It wasn’t long until I was in the kitchen with the metal cups and spoons clanking against bowls, the food processor and mixers buzzing and whirring. It was mad scientist recipe experiment day. My favorite of all days.

Coconut Jam is a product I grew up eating in the Philippines. The consistency is much like caramel and used as a topping or spread for Rice Cakes and Pan de Sal (Filipino Bread Roll). You can find the recipe for Pan de Sal here. One of the great things about Coconut Jam from the Philippines is it’s made with only two ingredients. Namely, Coconut Cream and Sugar.

The Filipino name for Coconut Jam is “Minatamis na Bao” (Mee-na-tah-mis nah Ba-oh). To quote Lalaine of Kawaling Pinoy: “Minatamis na Bao (coconut jam) is very easy to make. All you need are coconut cream, brown sugar, and patience.” You can find her recipe  here.

First Experiment

Second Experiment

Other Fruit Toppings for the No Bake Cake:

• Mangoes
• Apricots
• Blueberries
• Raspberries
• Fruit Cocktail (drained)

Cool things about the No Bake Peach Coconut Jam Summer Cake:

• No bake
• Gluten Free
• Easy to Make
• Easy to Modify
• Versatile Recipe – make a single cake or a large tray for friends!

Main tools/equipment:

• 8×8 baking dish
• Food Processor or blender – or rolling pin to crush Cheerios
• mixer – only if making own whipped cream

Notes:

• Place mixing bowl and whisk in freezer for about 30 mins
• I added unflavored gelatin to the whipped cream so it holds better in room temperature.
• Cool Whip can be used in a pinch
• Grind Cheerios 1-3 cups at a time, depending on size of food processor, into a “grainy flour” consistency
• Pick ripe peaches for the topping but if peaches are firm and tart, cook in low heat with a little sugar until tender.
• The instructions are broken down into 3 parts to make it easier to follow.

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No Bake Peach Coconut Jam Summer Cake

This delicious cake is a No Bake recipe, Gluten Free, and Easy to Make!

• Author: AmusingMaria
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 45 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour
• Category: Dessert
• Method: No Bake
• Cuisine: Filipino/New Filipino

Ingredients

For the Cake:

7 Cups Cheerios

1/4 cup Milk or Almond Milk

1 cup Coconut Jam

For the Filling and Topping:

3 1/4 cups heavy cream

8 tablespoonspowdered sugar sifted

5 tablespoons Milk

1 tablespoons unflavored gelatin

4 large ripe peaches sliced thin

Instructions

For the Cake:

Pulse/Grind Cheerios (1-3 cups at a time) in food processor

Put powdered Cheerios and milk in a bowl and mix well

Add Coconut Jam and mix thoroughly

Set aside

For Filling and Topping:

Put heavy cream in mixer and whip until soft peaks form

Fold powdered sugar gently in whipped cream

On a separate bowl, mix gelatin slowly in hot milk until totally dissolved

Mix in rapidly a few dollops or tablespoons of whipped cream in gelatin

Mix rapidly to avoid clumps

Fold in  cream and gelatin mixture into whipped cream and fold in well

For Easy Peach Coconut Jam Summer Cake

Layer about 3 cups of the cake on the bottom of the baking dish

Spread whipped cream on top as the second layer

Crumble the rest of the cake over the whipped cream

Spread whipped cream evenly over as the fourth layer

Top with peaches

Wrap with cling wrap and chill for at least 1 hour

Serve chilled

Notes

• Place mixing bowl and whisk in freezer for about 30 mins
• I added unflavored gelatin to the whipped cream so it holds better in room temperature.
• Cool Whip can be used in a pinch
• Grind Cheerios 1-3 cups at a time, depending on size of food processor, into a “grainy flour” consistency
• Pick ripe peaches for the topping but if peaches are firm and tart, cook in low heat with a little sugar until tender.
• The instructions are broken down into 3 parts to make it easier to follow.

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