These artificial cheese custard “egg yolks” are suitable for making both traditional mooncakes and snow-skin mooncakes. It is a great substitute for salted egg yolk.
CHINESE VERSION: 芝士奶黄豆蓉”月饼蛋黄”
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Cheese Custard Mung Bean “Egg Yolk” for Mooncake | MyKitchen101en
Yields: 22 pcs (15 g each)
Ingredients:
- 75 g split mung bean (rinsed & drained)
- 150 g plain water
- 150 g full cream milk
- 2 slices (40 g) sliced cheddar cheese
- 1/4 tsp fine salt
- 60 g fine sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsps custard powder + 1/2 tbsp glutinous rice flour + 2 tbsps water
- 20 g cooking oil
Instructions:
1 Steam split mung bean with 150 g of water for 30 minutes, until very soft.
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2 Combine milk, cheese, salt and sugar, cook until cheese has melted. Combine custard powder, glutinous rice flour and water, add to cheese mixture, mix well. Add in steamed split mung bean, blend until smooth. Sieve into a non-stick pan.
3 Add in cooking oil, mix well.
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4 Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, then at medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, until it reaches the consistency as shown in the video. (Reminder: The heat for different cooker is different, cooking time is just for reference.)
5 Set aside to cool completely.
6 When cooled, shape into balls using sphere ice cube tray (diameter = 2 cm). (For storage: You may prepare the “egg yolks” ahead, arrange in freezer-safe container and freeze for later use. Return to room temperature before using.)
Cheese Custard Mung Bean “egg Yolk” For Mooncake
These artificial cheese custard “egg yolks” are suitable for making both traditional mooncakes and snow-skin mooncakes. It is a great substitute for salted egg yolk.
- 75 g split mung bean (rinsed & drained)
- 150 g plain water
- 150 g full cream milk
- 2 slices cheddar cheese (40 g each )
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 60 g fine sugar
- 1½ tbsps custard powder (+ 2 tbsps water)
- ½ tbsp glutinous rice flour
- 20 g cooking oil
Steam split mung bean with 150 g of water for 30 minutes, until very soft.
Combine milk, cheese, salt and sugar, cook until cheese has melted. Combine custard powder, glutinous rice flour and water, add to cheese mixture, mix well. Add in steamed split mung bean, blend until smooth. Sieve into a non-stick pan.
Add in cooking oil, mix well.
Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, then at medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, until it reaches the consistency as shown in the video. (Reminder: The heat for different cooker is different, cooking time is just for reference.)
Set aside to cool completely.
When cooled, shape into balls using sphere ice cube tray (diameter = 2 cm). (For storage: You may prepare the “egg yolks” ahead, arrange in freezer-safe container and freeze for later use. Return to room temperature before using.)
This recipe yields 22 pieces (15 g each) of cheese custard egg yolk.
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 piece of cheese custard egg yolk.
