Mango Pudding

Mango Pudding Gluten Free

Mango pudding is simple, refreshing and delicious dim sum dessert at yum cha restaurants globally. Traditionally, they make mango pudding with fresh mango puree, fresh cream and gelatin then sweetened with sugar. But more modern versions use evaporated milk. Likewise, it has a creamy and silky rich flavour. Moreover, they …

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Sesame Seed Balls (Jian Dui)

Sesame Seed Balls (Jian Dui) Gluten Free

Sesame seed balls or simply sesame balls or Jian Dui in Mandarin is a Chinese sweet. Besides, they make them with glutinous rice flour. Then filled with different fillings like black sesame paste, red bean paste, crushed peanuts paste. Or lotus seed paste (traditional style) sweetened with sugar. With black …

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Chinese Five Spice Doughnuts (Ham Chim Peng)

Chinese Five Spice Doughnuts (Ham Chim Peng) Gluten Free

Ham Chim Peng or Chinese five spice doughnuts is a very popular Cantonese street food in Malaysia and Singapore. “Ham” in Cantonese means salty, “Chim” means fried and “Peng” means dough or often referred to as bread or doughnut. There are three different types of Ham Chim Peng. Namely, the …

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Homemade Red Bean Paste

Homemade Red Bean Paste Gluten Free

Sweet homemade red bean paste is a nutritious and delicious cooking ingredient used in many Chinese sweet desserts and pastries. Red bean paste or adzuki bean paste is a sweet bean paste that is dark red in colour. They normally make this paste by boiling adzuki beans and sugar with …

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Red Bean Paste Buns (Dou Sha Bao)

Red Bean Paste Buns (Dou Sha Bao) Gluten Free

Red bean paste buns (dou sha bao in Mandarin) is one of the most popular Chinese desserts. Besides, they either steam or bake red bean paste buns. Usually, they stuff Chinese buns or baozi with an assortment of either savoury or sweet fillings. Red bean paste or adzuki beans paste …

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Paleo Vegan Mandarin Orange Almond Muffins

Paleo Vegan Mandarin Orange Almond Muffins Gluten Free

This Mandarin Orange Almond Muffins recipe is paleo, gluten free and vegan. Besides, I have included mandarin orange juice and zest into the almond meal. Together with a hint of desiccated coconuts and topped with Chinese almond and some mandarin orange zest. Besides, this is a fusion Mandarin Orange Almond …

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Lychee Sorbet

Lychee Sorbet Gluten Free

For my gluten free fruity frozen Lychee sorbet, I am using lychee as my main ingredient. Then sweetened with agave syrup. Besides, you can use either fresh or canned lychee. Likewise, I included only 2 ingredients, so easy to make and its nutritious, refreshing and delicious too. Moreover, this naturally …

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Creamy Almond Pudding

Creamy Almond Pudding Gluten Free

For my gluten free Creamy Almond Pudding recipe, I am using unsweetened almond milk, Chinese dried almond and agar-agar powder. Sweetened with agave syrup. This Creamy Almond Pudding recipe is not only gluten free. But also vegan, , paleo, low carb, dairy free, soy free, corn free, egg free and …

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Chinese Steamed Custard Buns

Steamed Chinese Custard Buns Gluten Free Vegan

Many people love the Chinese Steamed Custard Buns which is a classic cantonese dim sum dessert. Likewise, they make these soft and fluffy custard buns with leavened dough and the sweet fillings with creamy lava custard. Besides, they make sweet lava custard fillings with traditional ingredients including salted egg yolks, …

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Chinese New Year Steamed Prosperity Cakes (Fa Gao)

Chinese New Year Steamed Prosperity Cakes (Fa Gao) Gluten Free

Chinese New Year Steamed prosperity cakes or often called fa gao in Mandarin. Likewise, we also call fatt koh in Cantonese and Huat Kueh in Hokkien. Besides, prosperity cakes closely resemble cupcakes or muffins. But we steam prosperity cakes instead of baking them. The main ingredients used for steamed prosperity …

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