A classic Asian Chinese black sesame soup (黑芝麻糊) dessert is great to serve as hot or cold like sweet red bean soup, black glutinous rice dessert and tofu pudding. Enjoy this easy and simple black sesame dessert soup recipe from scratch.
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What is black sesame soup (黑芝麻糊)?
Black sesame paste soup is popular among East-Asian and Chinese. Also, black sesame dessert is typically served in hot. But, some like to serve them as cold, especially in summer. In Cantonese it calls tong sui, or sweet soup like sweet red bean soup.
Normally, black sesame soup can be purchased in powder form that already have sugar in it at regular Asian store and you only need to add hot water. However, this recipe has step by step instructions to show you how to make black sesame dessert soup from scratch.
What is black sesame good for you?
Black sesame has rich nutrition like iron, magnesium, manganese, copper, calcium, vitamin B1, vitamin E, phytic acid, phytosterols and sesamin. In Chinese medicinal practices, black sesame use for warming the body, replenishing blood, relaxing bowels and nourishing hair.
What are the ingredients in black sesame paste soup?
In generally, black sesame paste soup the main ingredients are black sesame seeds, rice, sugar and water. In this recipe, I like to add coconut milk which give more flavor to this sweet soup dessert.
Cooking tips for how to make black sesame sweet soup:
- Wash and rinse the black sesame seeds. Then, drain them well.
- Put sesame seeds into a blender add one cup of water. Blend it for a minuet. Then, add another cup of water and continue blend it until smooths around 2-3 minutes. (The best to use a powerful or nice blender. If not, use a regular blender is fine. It just take a little bit longer to blend until smooths. And, I used a regular blender.)
- I tried many times and I found out using rice flour is easier than rice.
- You can add more water if you don't like the viscosity. In this recipe, I added some coconut milk because the taste is even better with coconut flavor.
FAQs:
Do I need to wash black sesame seeds?
Yes, the best to wash them in bowl with water and rinse them to remove some dust and impurity.
Do you need to dry the sesame seeds after washing them?
Some people like to stir fry them in a pan with lower heat to dry the seeds. I skip this process because I don't think it matter since we need to add water later on.
Instructions for how to make sesame dessert soup:
1. Rinse or wash a cup of black sesame then put it into a blender add one cup of water. Blend it for a minuet. Then, add another cup of water and continue blend it until it smooths around 2-3 minutes. (The best to use a powerful or nice blender. If not, use a regular blender is fine. It just take a little bit longer to blend until smooths. Also, I just used a regular blender.)
2. After that, add 1/2 cup rice flour and 1 cup water blend it again for another minute until it mixes well.
3. Pour the mixture in a pot and turn on fire medium to low. Continue to stir it until it's bubbling, then add 2 cups of water and stir it again. 
4. Next, add a cup of sugar and 1 and 1/2 cups of coconut milk and mix well and until it's bubbling again.
5. You can serve it as hot or fridge it and serve as cold dessert.
Enjoy this sweet and tasty homemade from scratch black sesame paste soup recipe! Also, check out these Thai mango sticky rice, grass jelly and white rabbit candy ice cream recipes.
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Black Sesame Soup
Ingredients
- 1 cup Black sesame seeds
- 5 cups Water
- 1/2 cup Rice flour
- 1 cup Sugar (can be less depends on your sweetness)
- 1.5 cups Coconut milk
Instructions
- Rinse or wash a cup of black sesame then put it into a blender add one cup of water. Blend it for a minuet. Then, add another cup of water and continue blend it until it smooths around 2-3 minutes. (The best to use a powerful or nice blender, if not regular blender is fine. It will take little longer to blend until it smooths. I just use a regular blender.)
- Add 1/2 cup rice flour and 1 cup water blend it again for another minute until it mixes well.
- Pour the mixture in a pot and turn on fire medium to low. Continue to stir it until it’s bubbling add 2 cups of water and stir it again.
- Add a cup of sugar and 1 and 1/2 cups of coconut milk and mix well and until it’s bubbling again.
- You can serve it as hot or fridge it and serve as cold dessert.
Notes
Cooking tips for how to make black sesame sweet soup:
- Wash and rinse the black sesame seeds. Then, drain them well.
- Put sesame seeds into a blender add one cup of water. Blend it for a minuet. Then, add another cup of water and continue blend it until smooths around 2-3 minutes. (The best to use a powerful or nice blender. If not, use a regular blender is fine. It just take a little bit longer to blend until smooths. And, I used a regular blender.)
- I tried many times and I found out using rice flour is easier than rice.
- You can add more water if you don't like the viscosity. In this recipe, I added some coconut milk because the taste is even better with coconut flavor.