Make these super creamy red bean popsicles. Lucious, soft coconut cream with bits of chewy red Adzuki beans - just like the ones you had in your childhood!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
These Red Bean Popsicles are nostalgia in popsicle form. Here's why you're going to love this easy recipe:
- Made of regular (Asian) pantry ingredients: coconut milk and red Aduzki beans
- Takes less than 10 minutes to make
- Easy to make a huge batch for gatherings
- Makes a healthier dessert option (beans are full of protein fiber)
What Are Red Bean Popsicles?
Red Bean Popsicles are a popular Asian dessert. It's a popsicle that's creamy and sweet. There's chunks of sweet, chewy red beans that gives it a unique flavour. It's loved by Asians everywher. Most of us have fond memories of eating these delicious icy bars as children.
What Do Red Bean Popsicles Taste Like?
Compared to "easy" flavours like mango, coconut, and lychee, this is one of the Asian flavours that used to be thought of as "weird" because its a bean. I wouldn't even say it's really an acquired taste like durian.
Red Bean Popsicles taste vanilla-like with a unique nuttiness, complemented by a mild sweetness.
Secret Hack for Non-Icy Popsicles
Ever make homemade popsicles and it's way too icy? You bit into it and it's full of ice crystals - not creamy at all. Adding cornstarch is a hack that reduces the formation of ice crystals in these popsicles, making them as creamy as possible.
Expert Tips to Make Red Bean Popsicles
- Reserve some Aduzki beans to add into the popsicles before freezing - this creates yummy pieces of chew Adzuki beans
- If you prefer a 100% smooth popsicle, blend all ingredients well and don't reserve extra beans
- Wait until the popsicles are frozen SOLID before taking it out of the mold - they will break if you try to take it out too early
- Make a large batch of Adzuki beans to make a lot of popsicles for a party or gathering
- Use the handles of wooden spoons as biodegradable popsicle sticks
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Recipe for Red Bean Popsicles
Best Red Bean Popsicles (红豆冰棍)
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked Adzuki beans
- ¼ cup cooked Adzuki beans reserved for texture
- 1 ½ cup coconut milk
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Prepare Adzuki beans according to our recipe or from a can.
- Blend all ingredients in a blender (except the reserved Aduzki beans). Transfer into popsicle molds. Add ~½ teaspoon of the reserved Adzuki beans into each popsicle mold to create chew texture.
- Freeze for at least 4 hours or until solid hard.
