How to Make Chocolate Pastillas

Author:
Travel Chef
Updated date:
Dec 5, 2022 10:12 AM EST

Filipino Sweet Treats

Pastillas are a famous Filipino sweet treat. It is commonly made with fresh milk or powdered milk. Birch Tree is a Filipino brand of powdered milk that offers both full cream milk powder and fortified milk. Recently, Birch Tree launched a new fortified chocolate flavor that is widely available in grocery stores and supermarkets. Intrigued, I bought a small pack and tried making chocolate pastillas with it. Allow me to share my recipe. Basically, it's a chocolate version of a famous Filipino sweet treat typically made with fresh milk.

Cook Time


Prep time	Ready in	Yields
20 min	20 min	41 pieces

Ingredients

1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons chocolate powder (I used Birch Tree brand)
4 tablespoons condensed milk
2 tablespoons white sugar
oil, for greasing

Utensils

2 medium bowls
1 small bowl
spoon
plate
measuring cups
measuring spoons

Instructions

Mix powdered chocolate and condensed milk in a bowl.
Oil the palms of your hands to easily mold the chocolate pastillas mixture.
Start molding pastillas using 1/2 teaspoon. Roll into balls.
Coat the chocolate pastillas with white sugar. Arrange them on a plate.
Store in a container. Keep it in a foil pack or wrap it using cellophane.

Tips and Techniques

Choose any brand of powdered chocolate.
Chilling the chocolate pastillas mixture will make them easier to mold.
Grease your hands, spoon, or molder with oil in order to shape the pastillas more easily.
Use a teaspoon to make the pastillas a uniform size.
Adjust the amount of condensed milk to achieve the desired softness of the final product.

Store the pastillas for later!
Dred Cuan

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