How to cook lotus seed and red date sweet soup, refreshing and cooling for hot days

How to prepare Red Apple Lotus Seed Dessert

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  Prepare the ingredients

  After buying, you just need to rinse the red apples and lotus seeds a few times with water and let them dry.

  Soak the black beans overnight to soften and remove any beans that float on the surface to prevent the dessert from being bitter.

  

  

  

  
• 2

  Simmer the beans

  Next, you place a pot on the stove and add the black beans to simmer until soft. Then, add 150g of rock sugar and cook for 5 – 10 minutes. You can adjust the amount of sugar to suit your family’s taste.

  

  
• 3

  Cook the lotus seed soup

  Place a new pot on the stove. Then, add fresh lotus seeds to the pot along with a little water and bring to a boil.

  When you see the lotus seeds have bloomed, add 100g of rock sugar and 200g of red dates, then continue to cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and sprinkle a little saffron on top.

  Tip: During the cooking process of the fresh lotus seeds, be sure to skim off the white foam on top so that the soup is clear and the lotus seeds will taste better.

  

  

  

  
• 4

  Making grass jelly

  First, add 30g of grass jelly powder, 50g of sugar, and 600ml of cold water into a pot and stir well until the sugar dissolves. Then, let the mixture rest for about 10 minutes.

  Next, place the pot on the stove over medium heat and cook until the mixture thickens, then continue to cook for another 5 minutes before turning off the heat. Pour the mixture into a mold and let it cool.

  

  
• 5

  Making coconut-filled tapioca pearls

  Cut the coconut into small cubes, then wash and drain. Next, add 250g of tapioca flour and 140 – 150ml of boiling water into a bowl and stir well, then knead until smooth and let the dough rest for about 10 minutes.

  Then, shape the dough, placing coconut inside and roll it into small balls of tapioca pearls. Bring a pot of water to a boil, then add the coconut pearls and cook. When the pearls float to the surface, remove them immediately.

  

  

  

  
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  Completion

  Finally, you just need to scoop the dessert into a cup and sprinkle a little freshly grated coconut, peanuts, dried coconut, saffron, and enjoy. If you want to eat it cold, you can add some ice cubes as well.

  

  
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  Final Product

  The red apple lotus seed dessert is fragrant, very appealing, and refreshing. The lotus seeds are tender and sweet, combined with the distinctive sweetness of red apples and the rich, mild sweetness of the tea.

  You can use this dessert as a dessert or a snack, guaranteed to be irresistibly delicious.