Snack · 25 min · japanese

Yokan

Japanese flavors, weeknight effort. Anko meets agar agar in a 25-minute snack worth keeping in rotation. Each serving lands at 220 calories with 5g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Naturally vegetarian and vegan, it scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Anko
• 2 tsp Agar agar
• 0.5 cup Sugar
• 2 cups Water
• 0.25 tsp Salt
• 0.5 cup Chestnuts

Steps

1. Simmer the agar in the water 3 minutes until completely dissolved — undissolved agar makes grainy yokan.
2. Stir in the anko, sugar, and salt; cook 5 minutes, stirring, until thick enough to coat a spoon.
3. Fold in the chestnuts and pour into a lined loaf pan. Tap out air bubbles.
4. Chill 3 hours until firmly set. Slice with a wet knife, wiping between cuts.
5. Serve in neat slices with green tea. Dense, smooth, and intensely beany — the energy bar of the tea ceremony.

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