Nian gao recipe

Sure, Chinese New Year Cupcakes are not the traditional dessert to celebrate the Chinese New Year, but the cake that I turned into cupcakes, nian gao, is.

Nian Gao is a traditional and delicious way to welcome the Lunar New Year! Enjoy the soft rice cake fresh or pan fry them for a caramelized coating!

Third in line of our Top 8 Chinese New Year Dishes 2020 is a special twist on a classic CNY dessert: veteran home cook Geck Chau’s recipe for Pandan Nian Gao with water chestnuts! Of all the Chinese New Year desserts available, Nian Gao 年糕, also known as Kuih Bakul, is a must have. Not only is it a favourite sweet treat, its Chinese name also carries an auspicious meaning for a prosperous year ahead (nian= year, gao= high/tall). #pandan #niangao #chinenewyear #cake #dessert

Homemade Nian Gao cake with brown sugar for Chinese New Year. This cake can be pan-fried and get a lovely crispy shell.

Are you eating this today? If you have leftover or hardened nian gao (glutinous rice cake), as we often do after Chinese New Year, there's no better way to revive them than giving them a coat of batter and frying them up! A crispy coat on the outside, and gooey sweetness on the inside. Best way to have nian gao, I say! It's just a simple coat of batter, but I never realised there were so many variations! I found one post that tested 5 different batter recipes. I just used this: 40-50g flour…

Nian gao (Chinese: 年糕, means Chinese New Year cake) is a must-have food during Chinese New Year. It is a homonym for “higher year”, which means raising oneself higher in the coming year.

A traditional sticky red bean nian gao that is reminiscent of mochi and symbolizes prosperity.

Lunar New Year is here and it's time to make my favorite baked Red Bean Nian Gao recipe. Chewy mochi texture with sweet red bean paste.

INTRODUCTION I have been holding this post for a while because I am waiting for my steamed glutinous rice cake to harden so that I can cut and show readers how to prepare this sticky rice cake. Som…