If you are a fan of baked goods, don’t miss this article! Cooking tips will introduce you to 16 ways to make sweet and fragrant taro cakes at home, and you might note down a few favorite recipes for yourself and your family, let’s get cooking right away!
1 Crispy Taro Cake
Crispy taro cake has a golden, crunchy outer layer, with fillings inside that can be sweet or savory including meat, mushrooms seasoned richly… The filling is rolled into balls, then coated with breadcrumbs, and after frying, the cake becomes extremely crispy and golden.
The cake has the fragrant taste of taro, which is creamy, and it can be enjoyed plain or dipped in chili sauce, both are very delicious.
2 Taro Dumplings
Taro dumplings are a familiar snack for Vietnamese people, each dumpling has an elongated shape like a cocoon; when you bite into one, you will feel the crunchiness outside, followed by the chewiness inside.
The dumplings are mixed from taro, flour, and tapioca flour, however, you can still prepare fillings of meat, shrimp, mushrooms,… according to your preferences.
3 Elegant Street Taro Cake
A cake with a very elegant name! In fact, this is a very simple cake made with just a few ingredients including taro, mung beans, flour,…
This cake is also coated with breadcrumbs on the outside to create a crunchy texture, making it suitable as a snack for kids and family.
4 Mung Bean Paste Deep-fried Cake
Try replacing the traditional red bean filling of the deep-fried cake with a mung bean filling; you might love this dish even more!
The deep-fried cake is soft, with a fluffy and fragrant dough, and the filling is chewy, not overly sweet, and not greasy. You can even combine cheese to make the cake rich and still delicious.
5 Mung Bean Shrimp Cake
This is a cake that can be made for snacks or included in your family’s daily main course menu. The mung bean shrimp cake has a simple preparation method and easily obtainable ingredients like shrimp, mung bean, tapioca flour,…
Deep-fried golden mung bean combined with fresh, firm shrimp makes this cake attractive, especially for children.
6 Mung Bean Snack Cake
Another delicious snack made from mung bean that you should try. The process of making mung bean snacks is not complicated at all, and the result is something many people adore.
Mung bean snacks are perfect for gatherings, movie watching, while enjoying crispy cake pieces—what could be better!
7 Steamed Mung Bean Cake
If you like steamed banana cake, you should also try this steamed mung bean cake; the recipe for both cakes is not different, but the mung bean cake will have a distinctive flavor and color of mung bean.
The layer of chewy cake, with the rich taste of taro, is served with coconut milk drizzled on top, making it incredibly delicious.
8 Chaozhou Taro Cake
Chaozhou taro cake is a savory dish originating from China, with a filling of meat and taro wrapped in a slightly flattened, transparent chewy cake.
The cake is fragrant and flavorful, served with fish sauce mixed with garlic and chili, making it a perfect substitute for main meals on days when you’re tired of rice.
9 Taro Pork Skin Cake
Pork skin cake is a well-known dish familiar to the people of the Southwestern region, crafted skillfully to achieve a layered texture that sticks tightly together yet can be separated.
The taro pork skin cake has a fresh green color from pandan leaves, with a slight purple hue from the taro, and is chewy, rich, sweet without being overwhelming.
10 Taro Little Cakes
This taro little cake recipe is somewhat complex; the dough is also not easy to make, but the results are definitely worth the effort. The little cakes have an aromatic outer layer that is green from pandan leaves, with a sweet, rich filling of coconut and taro.
The cakes are wrapped in banana leaves and then steamed, and the taro little cakes are soft, chewy, and delicious whether you eat them hot or cold.
11 Taro stuffed buns
Making buns is not easy, but with the following taro stuffed bun recipes, you will no longer fear making buns! The buns are fragrant with pandan leaves, fluffy dough, and sweet soft taro filling that will delight those who love sweet treats.
If you are tired of traditional buns, consider this bun recipe!
12 Taro rice cake
Taro rice cake is a unique dish that is both delicious and very appealing. With a recipe similar to regular rice cake, but the taro rice cake will have a more fragrant and rich taste, eaten with savory fillings such as meat, dried shrimp, carrots,…
The rice cake is chewy, with the fatty taste of coconut milk and the richness of taro; people often dip it in fish sauce mixed with garlic and chili to enhance the flavor of the dish.
13 Taro bread
That’s right! You can use taro to make bread. The layers of purple bread interspersed beautifully, and the texture of the bread is softer and fuller when combined with taro.
Taro bread is not too dry, with a soft, evenly risen crumb and a sweet flavor rather than blandness. This sweet bread will make you fall in love from the very first bite.
14 Taro cheese cake
If you’re a sweet treat lover, absolutely do not miss this cake! Taro cheese cake is soft, fragrant, and rich, and just looking at it will make you want to eat it right away.
The cake has 3 layers: a crispy brown cookie base, a soft and fragrant taro layer that is visually appealing, and a creamy cheese layer on top that is rich and luscious. All three layers combine to create a wonderful flavor for those who enjoy sweetness.
15 Taro pie
The taro-filled pie is no longer too strange to us, but you can absolutely make taro pie at home without having to buy it from a shop.
The taro pie is fragrant and chewy, with layers of pastry that melt in your mouth, making you feel worthy of the result you have created.
16 Taro mochi
Taro mochi is just as delicious as traditional mochi! You will get to enjoy a chewy cake with the sweet aroma of taro that everyone loves.
The mochi can also be made into a cake to display during Tet holidays because the cake can be preserved for many days.
With 16 ways to make taro cake above, TasteVN hopes you will make use of taro to create delicious dishes for yourself and your family to enjoy together. Please leave a comment if you like these recipes!