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Red bean yokan, super easy to make, with a refreshing and smooth texture.

Red bean yokan, super easy to make, with a refreshing and smooth texture.

Agar powder boiled with red bean paste and sugar, then set into a firm block and sliced, a silky, glossy, deeply bean-sweet Japanese-style confection.

Instructions

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    First, we put 200 grams of fresh water and 5 grams of agar powder together, bring them to a boil, then simmer over low heat for 2 minutes to allow the agar powder to completely dissolve.

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    Add 1 gram of salt and 250 grams of red bean paste.

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    Stir until the red bean paste is completely dissolved.

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    Taste it, then add 10 grams of granulated sugar (optional).

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    Pour it into the mold while hot, let it cool at room temperature, and it will set into shape.

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    Take it out of the mold and cut it into suitable sizes.

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    Red bean paste yokan, done O(∩_∩)O

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    Super easy to make, with a refreshing and smooth texture.

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    You can also add chestnut puree, hawthorn puree, pea puree, and so on, all of which can be made into yokan with different flavors.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Clear water
    200 g
  • agar powder
    5 g
  • red bean paste
    250 g

Seasonings

  • Salt
    1 g
  • white sugar
    10g (optional)