Mizu-yokan (Soft Sweet Bean Paste) Flavored with Rum

  1. Heat ingredients in a small sauce pan.
  2. After bringing it to a boil, reduce the heat to low and continue cooking, stirring with a wooden spatula for 1 to 2 minutes until the powdered kanten is dissolved completely.
  3. Add condensed milk to 1, stir well and remove from heat.
  4. Add the rum and aduki bean paste and stir well.
  5. (refer to the note below).
  6. Pour the mixture into containers moistened with water, and leave to cool.
  7. Once cool, chill in the fridge.
  8. I used plastic sesame tofu containers, which I had saved so I could make this yokan (50 ml x 3).
  9. You can use whatever suitable tupperware that works.
  10. After it's chilled, remove it from the container and serve.
  11. I wrapped the yokan with salted cherry leaves, which I had kept in the crisper drawer of my fridge for a long time.
  12. They're optional.
  13. Note 1: If you have difficulties removing the yokan from the container, gently run the tip of a toothpick along the edge of the container.
  14. Be sure not to push it in too far.
  15. Note 2: After step 5, flip it over.
  16. The container should come off easily.
  17. Note 3: You can use any container, such as pudding moulds, if you don't mind that the shape isn't like the real thing.
  18. Kanten produces a very firm yokan, so it's good to make as gifts for when you visit people.

water, kanten, condensed milk, rum, sweet aduki bean

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/168015-mizu-yokan-soft-sweet-bean-paste-flavored-with-rum (may not work)

Another recipe

Switch theme