Sweet red bean

Red bean buns are popular Chinese breakfast. Learn how to make this sweet Chinese steamed buns with a simpler and foolproof method.

Soft, fluffy steamed buns filled with sweet, creamy red bean paste, Chinese red bean buns taste amazing when made from scratch. A tutorial video is included.

This easy Anko recipe needs just three ingredients, with no overnight soaking required! Get ready to make all your favourite Japanese desserts with your very own homemade Sweet Red Bean Paste.

Sweet red bean paste is excellent for Japanese dessert, Chinese dessert, as mooncakes' filler, for red bean paste buns or bread and pastries.

I previously posted my shortcut recipe for Shiro-an, and just wanted to show you how to make sweet red bean paste using the same method. Just like the other post, this not-so-traditional method of making sweet red bean paste uses a high-powered blender and a nut milk bag to drain the beans of water before they’re cooked with sugar. The whole recipe for making sweet red bean paste is done within about 20 minutes, and you'll end up with a pretty darn smooth and fine textured bean paste, almost…

Making Sweet Red Bean Paste (Anko) from scratch is easier than you think! You only need 4 ingredients for this recipe. I‘ll show you how to make tsubuan (chunky paste) and koshian (fine paste) so you can make delicious Japanese sweets at home.

An essential filling for Chinese pastries and desserts, red bean paste tastes amazing when made at home. This recipe includes two classic versions.

This Jewish-Asian cookie pays homage to the crispy, buttery and sweet Jewish pastry: the rugelach and the widely popular Asian dessert filling: adzuki red bean paste. The pastry dough and red bean paste are rolled together and tossed in turbinado sugar and baked, creating a cookie that is nutty, sweet, buttery and crispy

I highly recommend buying the ingredients from a Chinese grocery store. Even the smallest market will stock all of these basics, and the cost will be a tiny fraction of what you'll pay elsewhere. You'll also be able to gather everything from one or two aisles, instead of hunting down each ingredient individually. I've linked sample photos to each ingredient. You can show them to a store clerk and they will be happy to help!

Anko or sweet red bean paste is an important ingredient... [click to watch]