Creamy Red Bean Popsicles (红豆冰棍)
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
50 mins
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Servings
6 popsicles
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Calories
158 kcal
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Course
Dessert
Creamy Red Bean Popsicles (红豆冰棍)
Description
This recipe starts with soaking dried red beans in water to rehydrate them. After draining, the beans are simmered until tender without breaking apart. Once cooked and cooled, most of the beans are blended with whole milk to achieve a creamy base that can retain some crushed texture or become smooth, depending on blending time. Sweetened condensed milk is slowly incorporated to add sweetness and creaminess.
The bean and milk mixture is poured into popsicle molds and frozen. Reserving a small portion of whole cooked beans to add into the molds before freezing provides chewy, textured bites within the smooth popsicle.
The soaking duration affects cooking time; longer soaking shortens boiling time. Properly cooking and cooling the beans ensures a pleasant texture and helps the popsicle sticks stay straight and secure in the molds.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup red beans or 1 1/2 cups cooked, unsweetened red beans, dried
- 1 cup milk whole
- 1/2 cup condensed milk
Instructions
- Add red beans into a medium-sized bowl and add water to cover, at least by 1 inch. Soak until the beans are rehydrated (3 hours at a minimum, up to overnight).
- Drain soaked red beans and transfer to a medium-sized pot. Add cold water to cover by 2 inches. Cook over medium high heat until brought to a simmer. Immediately turn to low heat. Simmer covered until the red beans turn tender without breaking apart, about 50 minutes (*Footnote 1). Rinse the red beans with tap water to cool and drain.
- (Optional) Separate and save 1/4 cup whole red beans to add into the Popsicles for texture, if desired.
- Combine the cooked red beans and milk in a blender (I used a Vitamix). Start at low speed and increase to high, blending for 30 seconds if you like a texture with tiny pieces of crushed beans, and 1 minute for a smoother texture.
- Add condensed milk. Start at low speed and increase to medium, blending for 5 seconds, until the condensed milk is just incorporated.
- Transfer the mixture into Popsicle molds and place them in the freezer for 30 minutes, until the mixture thickens. Meanwhile, soak the Popsicle sticks in water. (*Footnote 2)
- Insert the Popsicle sticks, keeping them as straight as possible. Return the Popsicle molds to the freezer for another 4 to 5 hours, until the Popsicles have solidified.
- To remove a Popsicle, run the mold under warm water for 3 to 5 seconds, and then gently pull the Popsicle out and enjoy!
Notes
- Soaking red beans overnight reduces cooking time to about 50 minutes; shorter soaking requires 20-30 minutes more simmering until tender.
- Cooling cooked beans and mixing them properly helps the popsicle sticks stay straight and secure during freezing and removal.
- Adding a small portion of whole cooked beans into the popsicles provides a contrasting texture that enhances the experience.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6popsicles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 158 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1of the 6 Popsicles | |
| Calories | 158kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 25.1g | 8% |
| Protein | 6.8g | 14% |
| Fat | 3.7g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.2g | 11% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 51mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 361mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2.3g | 9% |
| Sugar | 16.3g | 33% |
| Vitamin A | 4IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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