Thick and glossy sweet red bean soup (紅豆湯) with soft, chewy tang yuan (湯圓). A heavenly pairing! One of my favorite traditional desserts. Sweet red bean soup is a ubiquitous one amongst East Asian cuisine – you’ll find the dessert… Read More »Sweet Red Bean Soup (with Tang Yuan)
A vegan-friendly Tang Yuan. One of the most important and meaningful Taiwanese desserts, often eaten during Winter Solstice or Lunar New Year. Winter Solstice is the longest night of the year and as per Taiwanese tradition, my family would get together and… Read More »Vegan Black Sesame Tang Yuan (湯圓)
The creamiest chocolate ice cream, with a healthy secret. No-churn, vegan, yet so incredibly rich and decadent. Perfect for lazy chocolate lovers. You can never have too much chocolate — I love drizzling some extra melted chocolate and sprinkling some… Read More »Chocolate Ice Cream (No-Churn, Vegan)
My interpretation of the traditionally vegan Thai dessert: mango sticky rice. Simplified as much as possible! Perfect for a hot, lazy summer’s day. I love this dessert because it’s such an ingenious use of simple ingredients and techniques. The sticky… Read More »Mango Sticky Rice (Vegan)
Dairy-free ice cream enveloped in soft, pillowy mochi. Although mochi ice cream is a ubiquitous item in grocery stores, I found that vegan mochi ice cream is relatively rare. But that’s okay, because we can make them at home! They… Read More »Vegan Mochi Ice Cream
Creamy, decadent vegan matcha ice cream flecked with bits of sweetened red bean. Any matcha lover knows that sweet red (azuki) bean paste is an essential side to matcha ice cream. But what if the red bean was mixed in… Read More »Vegan Matcha Red Bean Ice Cream
No-churn vegan black sesame ice cream with hints of coconut, flecked with black sesame seeds, and drizzled with an umami soy sauce caramel. If you’re lazy like me (or simply just don’t own an ice cream machine), this recipe is… Read More »Vegan Black Sesame Ice Cream
A simple, no-bake, healthy yet indulgent vegan dessert. The ultimate mash-up of my two favorite Asian flavors: matcha and yuzu. No-bake matcha white chocolate cups with a hint of yuzu. I love eating healthy, frosty little tarts/cups like these —… Read More »Matcha Yuzu Cup
Bet you’ve never seen rolls this spice-y. These five-spice rolls are a fun, fusional take on classic cinnamon rolls! And of course, they’re vegan, but no less fluffy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. As you likely already… Read More »Vegan Five-spice Rolls
The easiest black sesame cookies ever — 5 ingredients, flourless, and naturally vegan! Born from my love of black sesame as a Taiwanese kid, as well as minimalist baking. Remember to top them with some flakey sea salt right as… Read More »Vegan Black Sesame Cookies