Homemade White Bean Paste 白豆沙餡
Homemade White Bean Paste 白豆沙 is soft and creamy with a mildly sweet, slightly beany flavor. You can use the paste as is or go on to be crazy creative and experiment to discover new and exciting pastes to fill your pastries with!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cans butter beans, 31oz/879g or 1 1/2 cup dried butter beans
- 1 to 1 1/2 cup white sugar, 200g to 300g
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp maltose syrup (optional)
Instructions
- 1
If using dried beans, soak in cool water overnight. Remove from soaking water, then pinch off the skins. Add to a large pot of boiling water and simmer for 1 hour or until the beans are soft.
- 2
If using canned beans pour beans out of can into a strainer to remove canning water. Remove skins from beans by pinching the edge of bean and pulling. The skins should come off quite easily.
- 3
Mash the beans. Pass the paste thru a sieve, using a scrapper to push the paste thru.
- 4
Put the beans in a small cooking pot. Add in sugar (how much is up to your preference) and salt. Add maltose if using. Cook over low heat. As the sugar melts the mixture will become quite liquid. Keep cooking, stirring often, for 15 mins or until the paste is thick and easily gathered into a ball with a spatula.
- 5
Remove from heat and let cool. When completely cooled it's ready to use. If not using right away, wrapped in cling flim and store in the fridge for 3-4 days. If storing longer than that put in freezer. Enjoy!