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Sweet adzuki bean rice cake (年糕)- vegan, gluten-free, no refined sugar

Hsinju
A healthier version of traditional lunar new year snack in Taiwan
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Taiwanese
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients
  

sweet rice cake

  • 60 g pitted madjool dates
  • 200 g water
  • 150 g glutinous rice flour

adzuki bean paste

  • 70 g bean paste You can use store-bought or make it as the instruction above this post

Instructions
 

  • Blend dates and water together until it is smooth
  • Add the flour in the dates mixture and combine them well
  • Add adzuki bean paste (you can leave this step if you're not a fan of sweet beans)
  • pour the mixture in to a container with baking sheet on it
  • Steam it for about 20 minutes
  • Let it cool down completely
Keyword lunar new year