Low-sugar pandan sweet potato paste snow skin mooncake is a delightful, health-conscious twist on the traditional mooncake. This recipe emphasizes using quality ingredients, particularly sweet potatoes, which serve as an excellent base for creating a creamy and naturally sweet filling. Sweet potatoes are not only rich in fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants but also have a natural sweetness that reduces the need for added sugar, making them ideal for low-sugar desserts.
In this specific recipe, the paste is made using only 20 grams of sugar for a 275-gram batch of sweet potato paste. This minimal amount of sugar balances the flavors without overpowering the natural sweetness of the sweet potatoes, making it a healthier option compared to traditional mooncake fillings that often rely heavily on sugar. The addition of pandan juice further enhances the flavor profile, lending a fragrant and subtly sweet taste that complements the creamy texture of the sweet potato filling. Pandan is a popular ingredient in Southeast Asian cuisine, known for its distinctive aroma and light vanilla-like flavor, which blends harmoniously with the sweet potatoes.
The snow skin, a non-baked dough made from glutinous rice flour, adds a soft, chewy texture that contrasts beautifully with the creamy filling. This type of mooncake is typically served chilled, making it a refreshing treat during the Mid-Autumn Festival or as a light dessert. By focusing on high-quality ingredients and reducing sugar content, this low-sugar pandan sweet potato paste snow skin mooncake provides a healthier, yet equally satisfying alternative to traditional mooncakes, catering to those who are mindful of their sugar intake without sacrificing flavor.
Check out Low-Sugar Pumpkin Orange Sweet Potato Paste Snow Skin Mooncake as well.
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Low-Sugar Pandan Sweet Potato Paste Snow Skin Mooncake | MyKitchen101en
Yields: 8 mooncakes (69 g each)
Ingredients:
For snow skin: (Yields: 280 g)
- 40 g glutinous rice flour
- 35 g rice flour
- 15 g wheat starch
- 35 g icing sugar
- 145 g milk
- 30 g vegetable oil
For Pandan Sweet Potato Paste: (Yields: about 275 g)
- 330 g steamed yellow sweet potato
- 200 g pandan juice*
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 20 g fine sugar
- ½ tbsp glutinous rice flour
- 25 g vegetable oil
(*Pandan juice: Blend 15 g of pandan leaves with 210 g of water, extract 200 g of pandan juice.)
Instructions for snow skin:
1 Combine milk and vegetable oil, add in glutinous rice flour, rice flour, wheat starch and icing sugar, mix until combined. Coat heat resistant bowl with oil, then sieve mixture into the bowl. Steam over medium heat for 25 minutes.
2 Mix until smooth with spatula for about 3 minutes while still hot. Set aside for 10 minutes until slightly cooled.
3 When slightly cooled, wrap with cling wrap and chill for 30-35 minutes.
For Pandan Sweet Potato Paste:
1 Steam sweet potatoes for 30 minutes until very soft, measure out 330 g of steamed sweet potatoes. (Reminder: The sweet potatoes used in this video are Indonesian yellow sweet potatoes which are very sweet.)
2 Add salt, sugar and glutinous rice flour to pandan juice, mix well. Add in steamed sweet potato, blend until smooth. Sieve into a non-stick pan. Add in cooking oil, mix well.
3 Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, then reduce to medium-low heat and cook for about 13 minutes, until you have a smooth paste. Set aside to cool completely. (Reminder: The heat for different cooker is different, cooking time is just for reference.)
Making Pandan Sweet Potato Paste Snow Skin Mooncakes:
1 Prepare hand-coating flour: Stir-fry 1 tablespoon of glutinous rice flour in dry pan over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, set aside to cool.
2 Divide snow skin into 8 portions (35 g each).
3 Divide pandan sweet potato paste into 8 portions (34 g each).
4 Flatten snow skin into round shape, top with a paste, then wrap paste fully with snow skin. Lightly coat with hand-coating flour.
5 Print the pattern with mooncake mould. (Reminder: This recipe uses 75-g size mooncake mould.)
6 Chill the Pandan Sweet Potato Paste Snow Skin Mooncakes for 1 hour before serving for a better texture. (For storage: Put snow skin mooncakes in airtight container and freeze, thaw in refrigerator before serving. I usually finish within 5-6 days. )
Low-Sugar Pandan Sweet Potato Paste Snow Skin Mooncake
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Ingredients
Ingredients for snow skin: (Yields: 280 g)
- 40 g glutinous rice flour
- 35 g rice flour
- 15 g wheat starch
- 35 g icing sugar
- 145 g milk
- 30 g vegetable oil
Ingredients for Pandan Sweet Potato Paste: (Yields: about 275 g)
- 330 g steamed yellow sweet potato
- 200 g pandan juice Blend 15 g of pandan leaves with 210 g of water, extract 200 g of pandan juice.
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 20 g fine sugar
- ½ tbsp glutinous rice flour
- 25 g vegetable oil
Instructions
For snow skin:
- Combine milk and vegetable oil, add in glutinous rice flour, rice flour, wheat starch and icing sugar, mix until combined. Coat heat resistant bowl with oil, then sieve mixture into the bowl. Steam over medium heat for 25 minutes.
- Mix until smooth with spatula for about 3 minutes while still hot. Set aside for 10 minutes until slightly cooled.
- When slightly cooled, wrap with cling wrap and chill for 30-35 minutes.
For Pandan Sweet Potato Paste:
- Steam sweet potatoes for 30 minutes until very soft, measure out 330 g of steamed sweet potatoes. (Reminder: The sweet potatoes used in this video are Indonesian yellow sweet potatoes which are sweet.)
- Add salt, sugar and glutinous rice flour to pandan juice, mix well. Add in steamed sweet potato, blend until smooth. Sieve into a non-stick pan. Add in cooking oil, mix well.
- Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, then reduce to medium-low heat and cook for about 13 minutes, until you have a smooth paste. Set aside to cool completely. (Reminder: The heat for different cooker is different, cooking time is just for reference.)
Making Snow Skin Mooncakes:
- Prepare hand-coating flour: Stir-fry 1 tablespoon of glutinous rice flour in dry pan over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, set aside to cool
- Divide snow skin into 8 portions (35 g each).
- Divide pandan sweet potato paste into 8 portions (34 g each).
- Flatten snow skin into round shape, top with a paste, then wrap paste fully with snow skin. Lightly coat with hand-coating flour.
- Print the pattern with mooncake mould (75-g size).
- Chill the snow skin mooncakes for 1 hour before serving for a better texture.
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Thanks for the recipe. Was looking for snow skin moon cake w/o shortening
Can keep how long?
Put in container and keep in freezer, thaw in refrigerator before serving, I usually finish within 1 week.
Can I replace with orange colour sweet potato?
Orange sweet potato is less sweet, I mix with pumpkin, you may refer this recipe: http://mykitchen101en.com/low-sugar-pumpkin-orange-sweet-potato-paste-snow-skin-mooncake/