Red bean and taro balls

Overview

In the hot summer, if you want to eat some desserts, but cakes, biscuits and the like are too heavy on oily powder, then try some refreshing desserts, red bean and taro balls, which have a springy texture

Tags

• dessert
• fujian cuisine
• afternoon tea
• brown sugar
• honey
• pumpkin
• red beans
• tapioca flour

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 All the ingredients are ready

   

2. 2 Soak the red beans in water in advance to make them easier to cook

   

3. 3 Cut the pumpkin into pieces and steam it

   

4. 4 Add water to the red beans and cook until soft. Don't cook them all until they bloom, otherwise they will turn into bean paste. This will taste better. Remove the red beans and mix in the brown sugar

   

5. 5 Weigh 100 grams of steamed pumpkin and mash into pumpkin puree

   

6. 6 Add the same amount of tapioca flour

   

7. 7 Knead into dough

   

8. 8 Roll the dough into a long strip

   

9. 9 Then cut it into small pieces, or you can just round it into a ball and shape it according to your preference

   

10. 10 Put water in the pot. When the water boils, add the taro balls. Cook for a few minutes and wait until the taro balls float to the surface. They will be almost cooked. You can take out one to taste. Take the cooked taro balls and put them in cold water for a while. The texture will be more elastic

    

11. 11 Take the taro balls into a cup, add the red beans, and pour some honey on it