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    Dadar Gulung (Pandan Coconut Crepes)

    Green pandan crepes filled with sweet grated coconut and palm sugar — a teatime treat from Java’s home kitchens.

    ⏱ 25 minPrep time
    🔥 20 minCook time
    🍽 6Servings
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    Dadar Gulung — green pandan crepes filled with sweet grated coconut and palm sugar

    Dadar gulung is the green crepe of Java, a teatime kue made with pandan-tinted batter and filled with sweetened grated coconut. It is a fixture of jajanan pasar — the market snacks that appear at every gathering and school fair. Simple as it is, the emerald color and the caramel-sweet filling make it feel special every time, and it is one of the first sweets many Indonesian children learn to love. The crepes are made in minutes, and the filling keeps in the fridge for days.

    Emerald crepes with a caramel-coconut heart

    The crepes are soft and tender, barely sweet, and the filling is a gently chewy heap of coconut sweetened with palm sugar until it turns sticky and caramel-like. The pandan gives the whole thing a subtle floral scent and that lovely green color. They are best the day they are made, and they rarely survive the hour. They are lovely with tea in the afternoon, which is exactly when Indonesians eat them.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Make the filling: simmer the coconut, palm sugar, water, salt, and pandan leaf in a small pan, stirring, until the sugar dissolves and the coconut is coated and slightly sticky, about 5 minutes. Cool.
    2. Make the batter: whisk the flour, egg, coconut milk, pandan paste, and oil until smooth. Rest 10 minutes.
    3. Heat a small nonstick pan over medium-low heat and pour in a thin layer of batter, tilting to cover. Cook until set, about 1 minute per side. Stack the crepes.
    4. Spoon 2 tbsp of filling along the center of each crepe and roll up like a cigar, tucking in the ends.
    5. Slice on the diagonal and serve.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    Cook the coconut filling until it is sticky but not dry — it should hold together when pinched. Use a small nonstick pan so the crepes come out thin and even.

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    Recipe details

    Prep25 min
    Cook20 min
    Servings6
    CategoryDessert
    PublishedAugust 17, 2026
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