California Raisins Tang Yuen Recipe

Tadah! Here is California Raisins Tang Yuen, what to try them? You can make them at home, check out my hearty recipe yo! As you know Dongzhi (冬至) or Winter Solstice is coming soon, and this festival is one of the most important celebration for the Chinese. During Winter Solstice, the must-have dish is Tang Yuen or Glutinous Rice Balls because it symbolizes family togetherness and believe everything will sailed smoothly in the coming new year.

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California Raisins Tang Yuen Recipe

 

What inspired me to create this ‘East Meets West’ dessert by using California Raisins as Tang Yuen filling is that California Raisins has many health benefits and it's sweet naturally. Therefore, this makes Tang Yuen tastes sweet for the filling and every bite is burst with natural goodness.

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Happy Winter Solstice!


California Raisins are naturally sweet without any added sugar, source of fiber, nutrients, and they can also be incorporated in any dishes and desserts. As you can see how I added California Raisins as the filling in my Tang Yuen, not only it taste sweet on the inside but also elevate the whole presentation of the dish. Raisins are ideal for any occasion, as they are ready-to-eat, tasty and healthy.

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The Ingredients: California Raisins Tang Yuen Recipe

 

California Raisins Tang Yuen Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup of California Raisins

1 medium bowl of glutinous flour

Green and Pink food coloring

Sugar

Water

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The Methods: California Raisins Tang Yuen Recipe


Methods

1. Mix the glutinous flour and add in water little by little, knead until dough does not stick to your hand or mixing bowl.

2. Separate the dough into 3 portions, the plain dough, the remaining 2 doughs add in 1 or 2 drops of food coloring to make the pink and green dough.

3. Pinch the dough into small and medium balls and roll them in between your palms into round balls. Set aside on a flat surface with a bit of flour on the surface to avoid the balls stick on the surface.

4. Take a piece of medium dough ball and flatten. Then place the California Raisins in the middle. Wrap the dough around the filling and roll into a smooth ball. Repeat the same with the rest of the medium balls. And we have made glutinous rice balls with California Raisins.

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The Methods: California Raisins Tang Yuen Recipe


5. To cook the glutinous rice balls, first boil a pot of water. Then add in the glutinous rice balls. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking. Cook for 5 minutes or until the glutinous rice balls float onto the surface of the water.

6. Sieve out all the cooked glutinous rice balls and place them into a bowl of cold water for about 1 minute. This will make the rice balls more chewy.

7. Then boil water, add sugar to make syrup, and then place glutinous rice balls into syrup. It's ready to be served.

 

Hope you like and try my California Raisins Tang Yuen Recipe

Happy Winter Solstice!

 

For more information about California Raisins, please visit

Website: www.caraisins.com or www.raisins.org

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32 comments:

  1. Wow that's very ingenious. I have never thought of raisins inside tang yuan before. Thanks for sharing this recipe of yours.

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  2. Raisin memang sedap..I selalu buat kunyah-kunyah macam titbits je..hehe

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  3. Oh yummy! This looks like a sweet and yummy dessert for tea time. Thank you for sharing your recipe.

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  4. Wah buat sendiri je ye. Chinese mmg biasa buat kan. Bella siap pi beli yg instant je. Hehe.

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    1. Yes, when we celebrate winter solstice we make tong yuen at home together with family member.

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  5. California Raisins Tang Yuen is so pretty and delicious. creative idea for this tong zhi

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  6. Sedap nanti nak try buat. I suka hidangan colourful mcm ni heheh

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  7. To be honest, I've never tried tang yuen before. But lately I've seen several of my friends making them (because everybody has become chefs this year), so I think I might actually try making them too. Thanks for the recipe!

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    1. Its like ondeh ondeh without the grated coconut, i replaced with raisins and we have ginger syrup

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  8. Thanks for the recipe...just like buah melaka right? Will try it soon

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  9. I am definitely going to try making raisin tang yuan for today lunch later! I haven't take any this year.. Parent always reminds must take at least one to represent a year older now.. :)

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    1. Oh yes, every dong zhi must eat tong yuen to move forward to next year

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  10. nampak macam menarik. bolehlah nnti cuba buat sendiri di rumah. terima kasih share ya :)

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  11. I suka jugak makan california raisins ni sebab tak manis sangat dan tak lembik sangat. Just nice je dekat tekak.

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  12. Sedapnyaaa.. dulu selalu juga i buat, tapi letak gula melaka, then kuahnya suka letak gula batu..makan sejuk-sejuk, nanti nak try laa resepi ni..

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  13. I nak try la buat ni sebab i mmg suka makan apa2 yg berasaskan tepung pulut..hehe..sama macam mochi je tekstur dia kan..

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    1. yes its like mochi and inti nyer california raisins

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  14. Wah.. nice resepi mpk sng jer nak buat lbh kurang mcm kueg melayu gak. Npk sedap inti guna kismis California Raisins

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  15. wow this recipe is so creative and colourful. thanks for sharing it

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  16. Waaa very nice lah Kelly. Bolehlah try nanti kat rumah. Bahan2 dia pon mudah je. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us

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  17. kan, senang nak prepare and sedap

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