Simple and delicious homemade Asian shaved ice recipe is the best for hot summer! Wanna know how to make baobing (刨冰), Chinese shaved ice dessert? Check out this shaved ice recipe and see the details in the post.
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What is Asian shaved ice?
Asian shaved ice in Chinese called baobing (刨冰). It is a dessert and very popular during hot summer. Ice shaved very fine and thin. Also, Asian shaved ice desserts have a wide variety of toppings such as sweet adzuki beans, sweet mung beans, grass jelly, tapioca balls and fruits that are in season like mangoes and strawberries.
Besides, baobing (刨冰) normally uses condensed milk, sugar water or honey instead of food coloring syrups for shaved ice. Chinese baobing or Asian shaved ice is a kind of healthier dessert with fruit and topping with sweet condensed milk instead of food coloring syrups.
What are the ingredients for Chinese Asian shaved ice dessert?
In this baobing or Asian shaved ice recipe, I like to use sweet adzuki beans, grass jelly, canned lychee, mango and strawberries. Then, topped with sweet condensed milk. However, you can use other fruits you like such as kiwi, blackberry and blueberry. Some even like to add ice cream.
Cooking tips for how to make baobing Chinese shaved ice:
- Making the sweet adzuki beans in an instant pot pressure cooker the night before is better because you can refrigerate and keep it cold.
- If not you can buy a can of sweet red bean paste.
- Also, you can make your own grass jelly or use a can of grass jelly.
- Diced mangoes and strawberries. You can always use other fruits that you like.
- Put 2 cups of ice into the shaved ice machine, press the lid to make shaved ice.
- Add fruits, sweet red beans, grass jelly and top with sweet condensed milk.
FAQs:
Any shaved ice machine will work. However, if you like fine and fluffy shaved ice, I recommend getting a Snowie machine because the shaved ice is fluffy and fine like snow. Although it is a little pricey, it’s worth it when you use it many times.
I used to have a decent shaved ice machine for around $30 before. But, when we tried our friends, Snowie shaved ice. My kids asked for one. We love our Snowie machine, you can see the difference in the picture below.
The top picture is from a decent shaved ice machine and the bottom picture is from Snowie shaved ice machine.
You can also serve with ice cream, tapioca boba balls, jelly, pineapple, kiwi and raspberry. Topping with sweet condensed milk or honey.
You can make sweet red beans like red bean soups or red bean paste in an instant pot. However, this time I used 1 cup of adzuki beans and 4 cups of water. Cooking at high pressure at 45 minutes and natural release. Then, add 1 ¼ cups of sugar and sauté for around 25 minutes or sauté until your desired thickness. See details for how to make sweet red bean soups or sweet red bean paste.
Any brand of canned lychee will work. I use this Aroy-D branded lychee. If you can find fresh lychee around, the best is to use fresh one.
Instructions for how to make baobing Chinese Asian shaved ice dessert:
Preparation:
1. Put 1 cup of adzuki beans and 4 cups of water into the instant pot. Cook at high pressure for 45 minutes and natural release. Then, add 1 ¼ cups of sugar and sauté for around 25 minutes or sauté until your desired thickness. Let it cool off. (It's best to make it the night before and refrigerate it.) Or, use a can of sweet red bean paste.
2. Wash and dice 10 strawberries.
3. Then, wash and dice 1 mango.
4. Drain a can of lychee or use fresh lychee.
5. Cut a cup of grass jelly into cubes. You can use a can of grass jelly or homemade grass jelly.
Making Shaved Ice:
6. Next, put 4 cups of ice into the shaved ice machine.
7. Press the lid and let the machine run. Shaved ice will come out.
8. You can put shaved ice in the bowl or on the plate.
9. After that, put ¼ cup of diced strawberries, ¼ cup of diced mango, ¼ cup of sweet red beans, ¼ cup of diced grass jelly and ¼ cup of canned lychee around the shaved ice.
10. Lastly, pour ¼ cup of sweet condensed milk over the shaved ice. (Remember to add sweet condensed milk to your sweetness.)
Enjoy this simple, delicious and cold baobing Asian shaved ice recipe! Also, check out these fresh strawberry pie, tang yuan, red bean paste sticky rice cake, mango juicy popsicles and sugar donuts recipes.
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Ingredients
- 4 cups Ice (Can use more if you like more shaved ice)
- 10 pieces Strawberries
- 1 Mango
- 1 cup Sweet red beans or paste
- 1 cup Grass jelly (Homemade or from a can around 540g)
- 1 can Lychee (20 oz, 1 lb 4 oz)
- 1 cup Sweet condensed milk (or more depends your sweetness)
Instructions
- Put 1 cup of adzuki beans and 4 cups of water into the instant pot. Cook at high pressure for 45 minutes and natural release. Then, add 1 ¼ cups of sugar and sauté for around 25 minutes or sauté until your desired thickness. Let it cool off. (It's best to make it the night before and refrigerate it.) Or, use a can of sweet red bean paste.
- Wash and dice 10 strawberries.
- Then, wash and dice 1 mango.
- Drain a can of lychee or use fresh lychee.
- Cut a cup of grass jelly into cubes. You can use a can of grass jelly or homemade grass jelly.
- Next, put 4 cups of ice into the shaved ice machine.
- Press the lid and let the machine run. Shaved ice will come out.
- You can put shaved ice in the bowl or on the plate.
- After that, put ¼ cup of diced strawberries, ¼ cup of diced mango, ¼ cup of sweet red beans, ¼ cup of diced grass jelly and ¼ cup of canned lychee around the shaved ice.
- Lastly, pour ¼ cup of sweet condensed milk over the shaved ice. (Remember to add sweet condensed milk to your sweetness.)
Notes
Cooking tips for how to make baobing Chinese shaved ice:
- Making the sweet adzuki beans in an instant pot pressure cooker the night before is better because you can refrigerate and keep it cold.
- If not you can buy a can of sweet red bean paste.
- Also, you can make your own grass jelly or use a can of grass jelly.
- Diced mangoes and strawberries. You can always use other fruits that you like.
- Put 2 cups of ice into the shaved ice machine, press the lid to make shaved ice.
- Add fruits, sweet red beans, grass jelly and top with sweet condensed milk.
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