Instructions: In a covered pot, bring the coconut milk to a simmer. Drop in the dumplings and cook for 25 minutes or until the balls float to the top. Add sugar, bananas, sweet potato, yautia and tapioca pearls and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or until all the ingredients are soft. The length of time will depend on the size of the pieces of fruit. Just before its finished, add the preserved fruit and simmer for one or two more minutes.

Serves 12-15.

NOTES : This is really delicious and it does contain tapioca. Once youve collected everything, its really easy to make. Its only low in fat if you can find lowfat coconut milk. Its a very popular dessert in the Philippines, and so you can find the ingredients in Asian grocery stores. Since its basically a stew, feel free to substitute (or just to omit) anything you like. For example, I sometimes find making the cute little dumplings too much of a hassle so I just omit them and put in more bananas. You can also scale all the ingredients down if you dont want such a big batch, but I suggest going for the big one and inviting friends over to share it. Filipinos usually eat this at afternoon tea parties, but its also great for breakfast, IMHO.

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