Kẹo Dừa

Soft, fragrant coconut candy from Bến Tre’s “coconut kingdom.”

Kẹo dừa is a buttery, melt-in-your-mouth coconut candy made by slow-cooking coconut milk, malt syrup, and sugar until thick and glossy. Often mixed with durian, pandan, or peanuts, it’s soft, chewy, and intensely aromatic. Produced widely in Bến Tre — Vietnam’s “coconut kingdom” — it represents the island region’s deep coconut heritage.

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