5 from 8 votes
Shiro An 白餡
A recipe for sweet white bean paste which is used for many Japanese sweets and desserts
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings:
1
Calories:
950 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Condiments, Snacks
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 200 g white kidney beans dry
- 180 g sugar
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Soak the white kidney beans in water over night.
- Drain the water and hull the beans.
- Place the hulled beans in a saucepan and cover with water and cook for about 1 hour and 30 minutes or until the beans become soft.
- Drain the water and beat the cooked beans with a hand held electric mixer.
- Add sugar and a pinch of salt and stir constantly over low heat till the paste texture becomes a little bit thicker. It will become firmer when it has cooled down.
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Notes
- cooking time does not include soaking beans time over night
Nutrition Information
Calories
950kcal
(48%)
Carbohydrates
225g
(75%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Sodium
3mg
(0%)
Potassium
810mg
(17%)
Fiber
12g
(48%)
Sugar
180g
(360%)
Vitamin C
2.4mg
(3%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
4.4mg
(24%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 950
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 950kcal | 48% |
| Carbohydrates | 225g | 75% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 810mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 12g | 48% |
| Sugar | 180g | 360% |
| Vitamin C | 2.4mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4.4mg | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.