How to make smooth, soft, delicious traditional white sticky mooncakes

Besides baked mooncakes, sticky rice cakes are also an indispensable type of cake during the family reunion Tet holiday. If you want to show off your baking skills to treat the whole family, save the super easy way to make mooncakes below.

1. How to make sticky rice mooncakes with MUNG BEAN filling

Super easy recipe for sticky rice mooncakes with mung bean filling

1.1 Prepare ingredients for making sticky rice cakes with mung bean filling

For the sticky rice cake crust:

• 12ml vegetable oil
• 6ml pomelo blossom essence
• 200g North sticky rice flour (roasted glutinous rice flour)

For the sticky rice cake filling:

• 180g peeled split mung beans
• 80g sugar
• 70-80ml coconut oil or vegetable oil
• 9g all-purpose flour
• 270ml water

Sugar syrup for sticky rice cakes:

• 300g white sugar (refined sugar)
• 5ml lime juice
• 300ml water

1.2 How to make sticky rice cakes with mung bean filling

Detailed instructions for making sticky rice cakes with mung bean filling will have 5 steps, and each specific step will be detailed below:

Step 1: Cook sugar syrup for sticky rice cakes

• Dissolve 300g sugar in 300ml purified water.
• Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, when boiling, reduce heat and cook for another 20 minutes.
• Add lime juice to the mixture and cook for another 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.

Step 2: Prepare mung bean filling

• Soak split mung beans for 4 hours in cold water (or 1 hour in hot water)
• Cook the mung beans with 80g sugar, 200ml water until soft.
• Put the cooked mung beans in a blender and blend until smooth

Knead the mung bean filling into a smooth, elastic block.

Step 3: Knead the mung bean filling

• Use a fine sieve and strain into a non-stick pan.
• Add 40ml vegetable oil to the mung beans and knead on the pan over low heat.
• Add 40ml vegetable oil and stir well to knead the mung bean filling.
• The mixture becomes thick and sticky, dissolve 9g all-purpose flour in 70ml water and add to the pan, stir well by hand.
• Knead the mung bean filling until dry, smooth, and not sticking to the pan.
• Wait for the filling to cool, wrap it in plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out when making the cake.

Step 4: How to make the dough for the cake crust

• Mix sugar syrup and pomelo flower water together, then slowly add glutinous rice flour, stir well by hand.
• Knead the dough until it forms a smooth and non-sticky dough.
• Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.

Step 5: Shape the beautiful mung bean cake

• Prepare the cake mold, divide the crust and filling in a 2:1 ratio.
• Take a portion of the dough and roll it out into a thin circle.
• Place the filling inside and fold the edges tightly.
• Shape the cake into a round and place it in the cake mold.
• Before placing the cake in the mold, brush a layer of vegetable oil inside the mold.
• Use your fingers to gently press the dough evenly into the mold, then remove the cake from the mold.

Finally, we have completed the recipe for making delicious mung bean mooncakes. The white, smooth crust is extremely attractive. The sweet and fragrant mung bean filling is delightful and satisfying. Enjoying them with a hot cup of tea is truly wonderful.

2. How to make mung bean mooncakes with mixed fillings

Detailed instructions on how to make mixed filling mung bean mooncakes

2.1 Prepare the ingredients for making mixed filling mooncakes

The crust

• 150g cooked glutinous rice flour (sticky rice flour)
• 150g caster sugar
• 100ml vegetable oil
• 5g salt

The filling

• 50g Chinese sausage, diced
• 50g shredded pork floss
• 80g finely ground cashew nuts
• 70g candied winter melon, diced
• 30g white sesame seeds
• 2 small lime leaves, finely chopped
• 30g lard
• 10g Chinese rose wine
• 20g glutinous rice flour

The sugar syrup for the sticky rice cake

• Ingredients and method for making sugar syrup are similar to making sticky rice cakes with green beans

2.2 Specific steps to make mixed stuffing sticky rice cakes

Step 1: Making the sticky rice cake crust

Dissolve 150g sugar in 150ml water, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and pour the sugar water into a bowl.

Step 2: Make mixed filling cake

Shape the mixed filling cake into small pieces

Mix 80g finely ground cashews, 70g candied winter melon, 50g Chinese sausage diced, 50g pork floss, 30g white sesame seeds, 30g lard, and finely chopped lime leaves in a large bowl.

Step 3: Shape and wrap the cake

Follow step 5 of the sticky rice cake with green bean filling recipe

3. Vegetarian sticky rice cake recipe

In addition to sticky rice cakes with green bean and mixed fillings, vegetarian sticky rice cakes are also very popular. The vegetarian sticky rice cake recipe is extremely simple and easy to follow compared to the other two methods.

Vegetarian sticky rice cakes are simple and suitable for vegetarians

3.1 Ingredients for making vegetarian sticky rice cakes

400g sugar, 600ml water, 600g sticky rice flour, 4 tablespoons pomelo essence, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 lemon

3.2 How to make vegetarian sticky rice cakes

Step 1: How to make syrup for sticky rice cakes

Similar to making syrup for sticky rice cakes with green bean filling

Step 2: Make the shell of vegetarian sticky rice cakes

Dissolve all the ingredients (vegetable oil, pomelo essence, and sugar water) together. Add spoonfuls of sticky rice flour to the mixture. Stir until the flour absorbs all the water. Knead the dough thoroughly to make it smooth and not sticky. Do not knead the dough for too long, or it will become hard and tough. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes before shaping the vegetarian sticky rice cakes.

Step 3: Create beautiful vegetarian sticky rice cakes

Place the cake in the mold, press gently to shape the most beautiful cake

Vegetarian sticky rice cakes do not have filling, so the molding process is much simpler. Divide the dough into equal pieces. Place the cake in the mold, press gently, and hold for about 2-3 seconds to create a clear, beautiful cake shape.

* Note: To make the cake more attractive, try to buy various molds with rich shapes.

With this sticky rice cake recipe, you can make delicious and fragrant vegetarian sticky rice cakes. The recipe is simple, allowing you to make them anytime.

4. Tips when making sticky rice cakes

To successfully make sticky rice cakes, remember these tips:

After making the dough, shape the cakes immediately instead of letting the dough rest. The dough may dry out, making it difficult to shape and resulting in less beautiful cakes. When shaping, add a little flour (avoid using oil) to prevent the dough from sticking to the mold.