Almond Coconut Cookies

      Almond Coconut Cookies Super easy Coconut cookies recipe. These almond coconut cookies are so easy to whip up — you only need 4 ingredients and they’re delicious.   Ingredients 2 1/2 cups almond flour 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed 3 large eggs 1/4…

Pumpkin Sweet Rice Pancake

      Pumpkin Sweet Rice Pancake   This is a yummy Chinese snack with only 2 ingredients: pumpkin, glutinous rice flour. It is also very easy to make this snack at home.  Pan fried, the pancakes are slightly crisp on the surface and delicately sticky inside. The pancakes are soft and a little chewy…

Sesame Crisps

      Sesame Crisps Is it a cookie? Is it a cracker? hard to say. These homemade crispy, crunchy sesame crisps are found all over Asia, and they’re perfect with a cup of coffee or tea! Ingredients 6 tablespoons butter ⅔ cup white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ⅝ cup all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ¼…

Sesame Balls

      Sesame Balls Sesame  balls are one of the most popular desserts in China. Street vendors sell them and you can also get them at dim sum restaurants. Authentic sesame seed balls usually use a sweet red bean filling but this is a simplified version that is for people who are cutting down…

Red Bean Spring Roll

    Red Bean Spring Roll   One spring roll pastry. Endless variations.   Make your own red bean spring roll easily with this recipe.    Smooth, light, crisp-crackly skin  filled with tasty red bean paste.   Lets start making some awesome goodness. The red bean paste can be found inside these steamed buns can be found…

red bean paste spring rolls

      Red Bean Paste Spring Rolls   Eggrolls are probably the most well-known of Chinese cuisine. However, they’re actually “spring rolls.” They are eaten during the Spring Festival in Southern China to celebrate the coming of spring.   For those with a sweet tooth, there are Shangainese style red bean paste spring rolls.  …

Sesame Balls-Jian Dui

      Sesame Balls-Jian Dui Let me guess, have you ever tried those fried sesame balls in dim sum halls? Possibly yes! Those sesame balls usually are served to enjoy between savory dim sum dishes with various sizes.  The dough is fried until golden brown so it is both crisp and chewy from the glutinous…