Hawaiian Malasada Recipe

Learn how to make this favorite Hawaiian breakfast pastry from scratch!

History

Malasadas are originally from Portugal but Leonard's Bakery on Oahu really put these baked goods on the map!

Custard

Coconut

Lilikoi

Popular Fillings

Chocolate

Guava

Ingredients

For this recipe, you'll need flour, sugar, eggs, dry yeast, salt, butter, milk, and vegetable oil.

Coconut-Filled Malasadas

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Coconut-Filled Malasadas Recipe

YIELD

8-10

TYPE

Breakfast

TIME

10 hours

LEVEL

Intermediate

Prepare Coconut Filling

1

You'll need to make your coconut filling ahead of time and let sit in the fridge overnight.

Make Dough

2

Mix up your dough and let it rise for 2 hours.

Roll and Cut

3

Roll out your dough and use a biscuit cutter or cup to create circles out of the dough.

Rise and Fry

4

After letting it rise again, fry each malasada in oil on the stove.

Coat and Fill

5

Coat each malasada in butter and sugar and then fill with your coconut filling.