Snack · 20 min · chinese

Black Sesame Soup

If you like black sesame seeds, you’ll love this Chinese snack — 20 minutes from craving to table. Each serving lands at 299 calories with 7g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1 cup Black sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp Glutinous rice
• 0.33 cup Rock sugar
• 4 cups Water

Steps

1. Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan 4 minutes until fragrant and they start to pop. Do not walk away — they go from toasted to burnt fast.
2. Blend the toasted seeds with the glutinous rice and 2 cups of water into a fine, inky puree.
3. Simmer with the remaining water 10 minutes, stirring, until it thickens to a pourable soup.
4. Stir in the rock sugar until dissolved. It should be nutty, toasty, and just sweet enough.
5. Serve warm in small bowls. Jet-black, silky, and deeply sesame — the dessert soup Cantonese grandmothers swear by.

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