Easy Sweet Potato Yokan (Sweetened And Jellied Bean Paste) Recipe by cookpad.japan
 cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp I received some Narutokintoki sweet potatoes, but since I don't really like sweet potatoes, I made yokan, which is my son's favorite. It's easy and tasty, so I posted it here. Sweet potatoes with lots of moisture are not suitable for this recipe. Blend the hot sweet potatoes in a food processor, or else they won't be smooth enough. Use any kind of sugar. Adjust the amount of sugar to your liking. Use a plastic container or a lunch box instead of a mold. For 10×15 cm [5.9 in] mold. Recipe by Mugi no tomo I received some Narutokintoki sweet potatoes, but since I don't really like sweet potatoes, I made yokan, which is my son's favorite. It's easy and tasty, so I posted it here. Sweet potatoes with lots of moisture are not suitable for this recipe. Blend the hot sweet potatoes in a food processor, or else they won't be smooth enough. Use any kind of sugar. Adjust the amount of sugar to your liking. Use a plastic container or a lunch box instead of a mold. For 10×15 cm [5.9 in] mold. Recipe by Mugi no tomo Easy Sweet Potato Yokan (Sweetened and Jellied Bean Paste) Share its first Cooksnap! I received some Narutokintoki sweet potatoes, but since I don't really like sweet potatoes, I made yokan, which is my son's favorite. It's easy and tasty, so I posted it here. Sweet potatoes with lots of moisture are not suitable for this recipe. Blend the hot sweet potatoes in a food processor, or else they won't be smooth enough. Use any kind of sugar. Adjust the amount of sugar to your liking. Use a plastic container or a lunch box instead of a mold. For 10×15 cm [5.9 in] mold. Recipe by Mugi no tomo I received some Narutokintoki sweet potatoes, but since I don't really like sweet potatoes, I made yokan, which is my son's favorite. It's easy and tasty, so I posted it here. Sweet potatoes with lots of moisture are not suitable for this recipe. Blend the hot sweet potatoes in a food processor, or else they won't be smooth enough. Use any kind of sugar. Adjust the amount of sugar to your liking. Use a plastic container or a lunch box instead of a mold. For 10×15 cm [5.9 in] mold. Recipe by Mugi no tomo Ingredients 2 medium size Sweet potato 70 grams Sugar 2 grams Salt 2 medium size Sweet potato 70 grams Sugar 2 grams Salt Cooking Instructions 1 Peel the sweet potatoes and slice them. Soak in water. Measure the sugar and salt. 2 Steam or microwave the sweet potatoes until a bamboo skewer passes through easily. 3 Place them in a food processor with the sugar and salt. 4 Blend until smooth. 5 Pour the mixture into a mold dampened with water. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and press with a card or board to level. (The amount shown in the photo is a doubled recipe.) 6 It's best to have another mold to use to press to level. 7 Once it has cooled down slightly, store it in the fridge. 8 Cut into suitable sizes, and enjoy! 1 Peel the sweet potatoes and slice them. Soak in water. Measure the sugar and salt. 1 Peel the sweet potatoes and slice them. Soak in water. Measure the sugar and salt. 2 Steam or microwave the sweet potatoes until a bamboo skewer passes through easily. 2 Steam or microwave the sweet potatoes until a bamboo skewer passes through easily. 3 Place them in a food processor with the sugar and salt. 3 Place them in a food processor with the sugar and salt. 4 Blend until smooth. 4 Blend until smooth. 5 Pour the mixture into a mold dampened with water. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and press with a card or board to level. (The amount shown in the photo is a doubled recipe.) 5 Pour the mixture into a mold dampened with water. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and press with a card or board to level. (The amount shown in the photo is a doubled recipe.) 6 It's best to have another mold to use to press to level. 6 It's best to have another mold to use to press to level. 7 Once it has cooled down slightly, store it in the fridge. 7 Once it has cooled down slightly, store it in the fridge. 8 Cut into suitable sizes, and enjoy! 8 Cut into suitable sizes, and enjoy! Share its first Cooksnap! Cooksnaps Did you make this recipe? Share a picture of your creation! Copied! on October 13, 2013 09:01 A collection of the best recipes from the Cookpad Japan community, translated into English! Comments Similar Recipes Standard Sweet Potato Yokan Standard Sweet Potato Yokan This is a dessert my mother taught me. If you want to make it smooth, mash the mixture in a food processor. Adjust the sugar according to the sweetness of your sweet potatoes. If steam-boiling the sweet potatoes in the microwave, it may dry out, so add a bit of water before steaming. Recipe by Yuuyuu0221 cookpad.japan Honey-Flavored Sweet Potato Yokan Honey-Flavored Sweet Potato Yokan I went on a sweet potato dig, and ended up bringing back a lot home with me. I wanted to make a delicious snack using sweet potatoes, so that's how I made this! Did you know that the skins of sweet potato has the most nutrients and dietary fibers? That's why it's best to leave the skins after properly washing them. Be sure to wash them very clean. Recipe by Ponie cookpad.japan Adzuki and Sweet Potato Yokan Adzuki and Sweet Potato Yokan Cookpad user Bubukun's recipe, "Sweet Carrots in the Rice Cooker" gave me the idea of cooking sweet potato like this. Adjust the amount of maple syrup to taste. When you put the mixture into a container, it is important to remove bubbles. Otherwise it won't be set cleanly. I did several trials and found the sweet potato sweetest after baking in the oven. Unfortunately, it takes time so I cooked in a rice cooker instead. The sweet potato cooks nicely in a rice cooker too. Recipe by Meifan cookpad.japan Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan Chestnuts and sweet potatoes -- the bounties of autumn! I had a craving for sweet potato yokan, but wanted something different, so I added sweetened chestnuts and the result was amazing. A total success! Once the sweet potato cools down, it's hard to strain, so keep the potatoes warm under the plastic wrap, taking out only as much as you can strain. Straining the potatoes is tiresome and tedious, but the texture is completely different with this step, so keep at it. For the mold, you can line a bento box in plastic wrap and use it as a mold. For an easy-to-make amount. Recipe by yaburie cookpad.japan Sweet Potato Yokan That's Close to Funakawa's!? Sweet Potato Yokan That's Close to Funakawa's!? I couldn't forget the taste of yokan from a confectionery called Funawa, which I received from a friend from Tokyo. 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The amount of bean paste listed in the ingredients just reflects the amount of sweetness I personally like. Dissolve the agar-agar well. Sometimes, it looks like it's dissolved completely, but it's actually not. Cook over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes so that it dissolves properly. This is important. If you don't like the strong alcohol flavor, add the rum when you cook the ingredients, so you can evaporate the alcohol content over high heat. Even though I don't drink, I was fine with the amount of alcohol in the recipe. For making half: 150 ml / for making a whole one: 300 ml. Recipe by Sabumochi cookpad.japan Silky and Smooth Mizu-Yokan (Sweetened and Jellied Bean Paste) Silky and Smooth Mizu-Yokan (Sweetened and Jellied Bean Paste) People eat mizu-yokan in the kotatsu back in my home town, but it's ¥600 for a box. I changed the recipe that my husband taught me. It's done in roughly 30 minutes. Work fast in steps 4 and 5 since the agar hardens really quickly. In step 1, I took a break each time I blended for 10 seconds rather than blending for 1 whole minute. The grains (or aduki skin) will removed when you use a sieve (or a strainer) in step 2. This is a must since the texture is so different when you omit this process! For 10 small cups. Recipe by Shiori-ru cookpad.japan Standard Sweet Potato Yokan Standard Sweet Potato Yokan This is a dessert my mother taught me. If you want to make it smooth, mash the mixture in a food processor. Adjust the sugar according to the sweetness of your sweet potatoes. If steam-boiling the sweet potatoes in the microwave, it may dry out, so add a bit of water before steaming. Recipe by Yuuyuu0221 cookpad.japan Standard Sweet Potato Yokan Standard Sweet Potato Yokan This is a dessert my mother taught me. If you want to make it smooth, mash the mixture in a food processor. Adjust the sugar according to the sweetness of your sweet potatoes. 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Be sure to wash them very clean. Recipe by Ponie cookpad.japan Adzuki and Sweet Potato Yokan Adzuki and Sweet Potato Yokan Cookpad user Bubukun's recipe, "Sweet Carrots in the Rice Cooker" gave me the idea of cooking sweet potato like this. Adjust the amount of maple syrup to taste. When you put the mixture into a container, it is important to remove bubbles. Otherwise it won't be set cleanly. I did several trials and found the sweet potato sweetest after baking in the oven. Unfortunately, it takes time so I cooked in a rice cooker instead. The sweet potato cooks nicely in a rice cooker too. Recipe by Meifan cookpad.japan Adzuki and Sweet Potato Yokan Adzuki and Sweet Potato Yokan Cookpad user Bubukun's recipe, "Sweet Carrots in the Rice Cooker" gave me the idea of cooking sweet potato like this. Adjust the amount of maple syrup to taste. When you put the mixture into a container, it is important to remove bubbles. Otherwise it won't be set cleanly. I did several trials and found the sweet potato sweetest after baking in the oven. Unfortunately, it takes time so I cooked in a rice cooker instead. The sweet potato cooks nicely in a rice cooker too. Recipe by Meifan cookpad.japan Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan Chestnuts and sweet potatoes -- the bounties of autumn! I had a craving for sweet potato yokan, but wanted something different, so I added sweetened chestnuts and the result was amazing. A total success! Once the sweet potato cools down, it's hard to strain, so keep the potatoes warm under the plastic wrap, taking out only as much as you can strain. Straining the potatoes is tiresome and tedious, but the texture is completely different with this step, so keep at it. For the mold, you can line a bento box in plastic wrap and use it as a mold. For an easy-to-make amount. Recipe by yaburie cookpad.japan Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan Chestnut and Sweet Potato Yokan Chestnuts and sweet potatoes -- the bounties of autumn! I had a craving for sweet potato yokan, but wanted something different, so I added sweetened chestnuts and the result was amazing. A total success! Once the sweet potato cools down, it's hard to strain, so keep the potatoes warm under the plastic wrap, taking out only as much as you can strain. Straining the potatoes is tiresome and tedious, but the texture is completely different with this step, so keep at it. For the mold, you can line a bento box in plastic wrap and use it as a mold. For an easy-to-make amount. Recipe by yaburie cookpad.japan Sweet Potato Yokan That's Close to Funakawa's!? Sweet Potato Yokan That's Close to Funakawa's!? I couldn't forget the taste of yokan from a confectionery called Funawa, which I received from a friend from Tokyo. According to the ingredients list, all that was in it was sweet potato and sugar. I figured out how to make it firm by trial and error, and this is the result. You can't beat "Naruto Kintoki" variety sweet potoatoes for this! Recipe by Mamakura cookpad.japan Sweet Potato Yokan That's Close to Funakawa's!? Sweet Potato Yokan That's Close to Funakawa's!? I couldn't forget the taste of yokan from a confectionery called Funawa, which I received from a friend from Tokyo. According to the ingredients list, all that was in it was sweet potato and sugar. I figured out how to make it firm by trial and error, and this is the result. You can't beat "Naruto Kintoki" variety sweet potoatoes for this! Recipe by Mamakura cookpad.japan Mizu-yokan (Soft Sweet Bean Paste) Flavored with Rum Mizu-yokan (Soft Sweet Bean Paste) Flavored with Rum I might have written this before in another recipe I made with aduki bean paste, but when I was at Toraya Cafe, I thought the way they combined aduki and rum was very nice, so I made this recipe. I I tried to make the rum flavor subtle so I could to add cream, but I happen to run out. I poured condensed milk, which I have on hand all the time. I actually tried it with cream later, but I prefer condensed milk. You can increase the amount of aduki bean paste up to 100 g (or 200g). Remember this if you're thinking "I just have 80g of bean paste, what can I do with it?" The amount of bean paste listed in the ingredients just reflects the amount of sweetness I personally like. Dissolve the agar-agar well. Sometimes, it looks like it's dissolved completely, but it's actually not. Cook over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes so that it dissolves properly. This is important. If you don't like the strong alcohol flavor, add the rum when you cook the ingredients, so you can evaporate the alcohol content over high heat. Even though I don't drink, I was fine with the amount of alcohol in the recipe. For making half: 150 ml / for making a whole one: 300 ml. Recipe by Sabumochi cookpad.japan Mizu-yokan (Soft Sweet Bean Paste) Flavored with Rum Mizu-yokan (Soft Sweet Bean Paste) Flavored with Rum I might have written this before in another recipe I made with aduki bean paste, but when I was at Toraya Cafe, I thought the way they combined aduki and rum was very nice, so I made this recipe. I I tried to make the rum flavor subtle so I could to add cream, but I happen to run out. I poured condensed milk, which I have on hand all the time. I actually tried it with cream later, but I prefer condensed milk. You can increase the amount of aduki bean paste up to 100 g (or 200g). Remember this if you're thinking "I just have 80g of bean paste, what can I do with it?" The amount of bean paste listed in the ingredients just reflects the amount of sweetness I personally like. Dissolve the agar-agar well. Sometimes, it looks like it's dissolved completely, but it's actually not. Cook over low heat for 1 to 2 minutes so that it dissolves properly. This is important. If you don't like the strong alcohol flavor, add the rum when you cook the ingredients, so you can evaporate the alcohol content over high heat. Even though I don't drink, I was fine with the amount of alcohol in the recipe. For making half: 150 ml / for making a whole one: 300 ml. Recipe by Sabumochi cookpad.japan Silky and Smooth Mizu-Yokan (Sweetened and Jellied Bean Paste) Silky and Smooth Mizu-Yokan (Sweetened and Jellied Bean Paste) People eat mizu-yokan in the kotatsu back in my home town, but it's ¥600 for a box. I changed the recipe that my husband taught me. It's done in roughly 30 minutes. Work fast in steps 4 and 5 since the agar hardens really quickly. In step 1, I took a break each time I blended for 10 seconds rather than blending for 1 whole minute. The grains (or aduki skin) will removed when you use a sieve (or a strainer) in step 2. This is a must since the texture is so different when you omit this process! For 10 small cups. 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