5 from 3 votes
Chinese Coconut Pudding
This easy Chinese Coconut Pudding recipe is rich, creamy and only requires 5 ingredients. Now you can have your favorite dim sum recipe at home. This recipe is refined sugar free but also has a vegan option!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Chilling Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 15 mins
Servings:
16
servings
Calories:
140 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup gelatin See notes for Vegan Substitute
- 1 3/4 cups milk See notes for Non-Dairy or Vegan Substitute, whole
- 1 can coconut milk about 1 3/4 cups
- 1 cup honey
- salt just a pinch
Instructions
- Combine the gelatin and milk. Stir to combine and then set aside.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, add the coconut milk, honey and salt, then stir to combine.
- Cook over high heat for about 3 minutes or until the coconut milk and honey have combined, while stirring or whisking constantly. Add the gelatin and milk mixture then stir until smooth another 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Pour into a an 8x8 pan and then let set/chill in the fridge before serving.
- To serve, cut into squares and serve immediately.
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Notes
- If you prefer, you can substitute cow’s milk for 1 can (about 1 3/4 cups) of coconut milk. Please note that if you use coconut milk without emulsifiers then your pudding will show separation of coconut cream, milk and water. It doesn’t affect the taste just the appearance.
- To make this vegan, you’ll need to use 1 tablespoon agar agar powder instead of gelatin and another can of coconut milk instead of cow’s milk. And the method is different as agar agar powder has different needs than gelatin. Combine all the ingredients in a small stock pot over medium heat. Bring to a slow boil and let cook for about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and pour into the serving dish immediately. The agar agar powder allows the mixture to solidify at room temperature in a much shorten amount of time than gelatin.
- Use light honey to keep the pudding as white (traditional) as possible.
- If you prefer a more traditional recipe or just don't enjoy the strong taste of honey, you can substitute white sugar for the honey.
- This recipe requires an 8x8 baking dish like this one.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
140kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Cholesterol
3mg
(1%)
Sodium
21mg
(1%)
Potassium
104mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.04g
(0%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
43IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
40mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 140
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 140kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 21mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 104mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.04g | 0% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 43IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.