5 from 111 votes
Easy Swallow Nest Soup (Bird's Nest Dessert)
Easy Swallow Nest Soup is a gentle dessert served inside a young coconut, combining ready-to-drink bird's nest with goji berries and natural coconut water. The steaming process softens the coconut flesh and heats the ingredients, resulting in a lightly sweet, delicately textured treat.
Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
1
person
Calories:
176 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine:
Asian, Chinese, Singaporean
Ingredients
- 1 coconut Top sliced off. Avoid the bigger ones as they can be a bit too much for a dessert. Try to get pre-cut ones to make your life easier, small
- 1 teaspoon Goji berries Soak in hot water.
- 1 jar bird's nest drink Do not confuse this with the dried bird's nest which would require, ready-to-drink
- sugar Optional. The coconut water is naturally sweet so I don't like to add sugar. If you have a very sweet tooth, rock sugar is the traditional type of sugar used for Chinese desserts but regular (caster/ granulated) sugar can do as well. Do check if your ready-to-drink bird's nest is sweetened before adding any sugar!
Instructions
- Drain the goji berries.
- Open the coconut and keep the coconut "hat" on the side. Remove some of the coconut water from the coconut (to make space for the goji berries and ready-to-drink bird's nest). I suggest removing at least 1C of the water first to avoid any spillage. Do not throw the coconut water away as it can be drunk or used to make soups!
- Open the bird's nest jar and add all the contents into the coconut followed by the goji berries. If there is empty space in the coconut, add some of the removed coconut water back to the coconut.
- Recover the coconut with its "hat" then steam. The ingredients are all ready-to-eat so steaming is merely to heat up the coconut water as well as to soften the coconut flesh. The steaming time thus depends on the size of your coconut, how hot you want your dessert to be and how soft you like your coconut flesh. I prefer mine my desserts either cold or hot (not in between!) and I like the texture of soft coconut flesh, so I usually steam mine for 20 minutes if the coconut is small and 30 minutes for a bigger coconut.
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Notes
- If a steamer is unavailable, use a pasta pot with a strainer to steam one coconut at a time by placing the coconut in the strainer above simmering water.
- Avoid using large coconuts as they contain too much water and can be cumbersome; small, pre-cut coconuts simplify preparation.
- Choose whether to add sugar based on the sweetness of your bird's nest drink and personal preference.
Nutrition Information
Calories
176kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
10mg
(0%)
Potassium
160mg
(3%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 person
Amount Per Serving
Calories 176
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 176kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 10mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 160mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.