What are some recipes that use Nestlé Bear Brand milk?
Bear Brand is a Nestle powdered milk drink popular in the Philippines, and cooks use it like other powdered milk in desserts and baking. Common ideas are pastillas, polvoron, milk puddings, pandesal, no-bake bars and milk tea. Follow the package for how much powder makes a glass, and a tested recipe for exact amounts.
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What can you make with Bear Brand milk?
Bear Brand is a powdered milk drink now owned by Nestle and widely used in the Philippines. Home cooks use the powder in sweets and baking as well as drinking it. One recipe site lists these uses:
- Pastillas: chewy milk candies, usually made with milk powder, condensed milk and sugar.
- Polvoron: crumbly milk candy, usually made from toasted flour, milk powder, sugar and butter.
- Ube pandesal: soft bread rolls made with milk powder.
- No-oven caramel bars: a sweet bar made without baking.
- Sweet potato donuts: a baked or fried treat using the powder.
- Milk tea drinks: dalgona milk tea or ube milk tea.
Recipe pages do not agree on amounts, so use a full tested recipe for the quantities rather than guessing. Bear Brand also publishes recipes on its own Philippine site.
How to use milk powder in place of milk
- Read the pack: it tells you how much powder to stir into a glass of water.
- For baking, make up liquid milk as the pack directs and use it in place of milk, or add the powder dry and the water separately.
- Stir the powder into water first to avoid lumps.
- Check the label of the variant you buy, since sweetened or flavored versions will change a sweet recipe.
Quick recipe guide
| Recipe | Usual building blocks | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Pastillas | Milk powder, condensed milk, sugar | No oven; shape and roll |
| Polvoron | Flour, milk powder, sugar, butter | Toast the flour; press into molds |
| Pandesal | Flour, yeast, milk powder | Bake |
| Milk tea | Tea, milk powder, sugar | Serve hot or iced |
The building blocks above are the typical ones for each dish, not an exact recipe.
Tips
- Sift the powder to avoid lumps.
- Store the pack closed and dry; humidity makes powder clump.
- Test a small batch when you swap one milk powder for another, since products differ.
- Do not use powdered milk drinks as infant formula.
People also ask
Can I use Bear Brand powder instead of fresh milk in baking?
Usually yes. Mix it as the pack directs and use that as liquid milk, or add the powder dry and the water separately. Test a small batch first.
What desserts use Bear Brand milk?
Popular choices are pastillas, polvoron, ube pandesal and no-oven caramel bars.
Does Bear Brand make good milk tea?
Cooks do use it for milk tea, including dalgona and ube versions. Stir it into water first to avoid lumps.
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