There are various of Chinese desserts and sweet soups that are accessible. Some of these favorite and best desserts are considered as traditional while others have just popped up in time, or what we termed as modern sweets. What makes Chinese soup extra special is the mere fact that they simmered it for long and in order to achieve the perfect flavor.
These soups are not just refreshing, but are low in calories and fat. Nothing is more ideal than these Chinese desserts, where many cannot simply end their meals without these desserts.
Singapore has a lot of dessert centers or stalls, most of them offer these soupy and sweet desserts. Here are a list of most known dessert soups and dessert you can order, if ever you stroll over the Singapore’s dessert shops.
Get to know with these dessert soups through the items listed below:
Green bean soup recipe
Having green beans as the main component of this dessert, green bean soup is widely known as sweet dessert in Singapore. This has duo beneficial factors, proven to have both nutritional as well as medicinal value.
Green bean soup is a wondrous product of nature that has many health benefits, such as: detoxification, replenish the lost body fluids, healthy bowel movement and urination, heal acne problems and more.
Besides health bonuses, green beans are famous filling for pastries in Asia.
Ingredients: 60 grams green beans, 100 grams glutinous rice, Optional Sugar/Brown sugar/honey.
Directions:
(1) For about 30 minutes, soak and wash green beans using warm water.
(2) Thoroughly wash the glutinous rice
(3) Placed together the rice and beans in the rice cooker and cook until finished
(4) Add sugar/honey, when the soup is still bland
Red bean soup recipe
Like green beans, the red beans are also great for retention of fluids and detoxification. This enhances the production of breast milk, as well as fit for a woman with menstrual (as it inhibits stomach cramps and warms one’s body, if with glutinous rice). And, red beans are used as pastry fillings and sweet paste for treats,
In this recipe of red bean soup, it has only two ingredients. Yet, if the soup is bland, you can add some honey or brown sugar to taste.
Ingredients: 60 grams red beans, 100 grams glutinous rice
Directions: The same guidelines with the Green bean soup; from directions 1-3
White fungus soup
Also termed as cloud ear fungus 白木耳 (bai mu er). This white fungus sweet soup has been appropriate for ages 1 year old and above.
Ingredients: 30 grams cloud ear fungus, 10 grams goji berries, 30 grams lotus seeds, 5 red dates, 5 slices of Chinese yam, 2 tablespoons of rock sugar
Directions:
(1) Wash the white fungus, re-hydrate and soak in water
(2) Cut and divide the ear fungus into small pieces
(3) Rinse well the Chinese yarns, lotus seeds, goji berries and red dates
(4) In the same pot, place the white fungus and Chinese herbs
(5) Add a liter of water, make it boil then simmer for about 2 hours
(6) Add rock sugar then stir to be dissolved
Fruit soup with white fungus
This recipe has the modern twist glimpse. This dessert is good for your lungs, especially if you’re suffering from dry cough and extreme thirst.
Ingredients: 50 grams white fungus, 3 egg pure whites, 5 tangerine pieces, 15 grams kiwi fruit, thinly sliced and then peeled, 15 grams thinly sliced banana, 300 ml of drinking water, 2 tablespoons of sugar and Cornstarch solution.
Directions:
(1) In warm water, wash and soak the white fungus and wait until it’s soft
(2) Lower the heat to simmer the fungus, until cooked
(3) Add sugar and stir, then bring the soup again to boil
(4) to thicken the soup, add and stir the cornstarch
(5) slowly add the egg whites, stir the soup and break clumps
(6) add the kiwi slices, banana slices and tangerine pieces
(7) Cook for another minute, then serve!
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