Pandan Essence

Pandan Essence is an extract made from leaves of the Pandan (screwpine) plant. The essence is used in South East Asian cooking, primarily for desserts. More often found is a chemically derived artificial flavoring which remains the go-to product in many countries that uses this flavoring. See recipe list below.

Where To Buy Pandan Essence

Look for the essence in Asian grocery stores or you can purchase it online from several sources including Amazon.com: McCORMICK Pandan Flavor Extract.

If you don't have (or can't find) pandan essence you can:

• Extract the flavoring in the "old fashioned" or traditional way by steeping fresh or frozen pandan leaves in hot water to extract the essence. Providing you can find pandan leaves.
• Otherwise if you want to substitute an alternative flavoring use equal amounts of vanilla extract.