Desserts & Sweets Recipes: Browse All | The Woks of Life https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/dessert/ a culinary genealogy Wed, 21 Dec 2022 14:20:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png Desserts & Sweets Recipes: Browse All | The Woks of Life https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/dessert/ 32 32 Taro Sago (Tapioca) Dessert Soup https://thewoksoflife.com/taro-sago-dessert-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/taro-sago-dessert-soup/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2022 05:51:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=69677 Taro Sago Dessert SoupThis taro sago (tapioca) dessert soup is a tasty and lightly sweet end to any Chinese meal. It’s also fairly simple to make, with just water and 8 other ingredients.  It freezes well too, so you can make a big batch and save some in pint or quart containers for a quick and easy dessert ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/taro-sago-dessert-soup/feed/ 23 Jasmine Shortbread Cookies https://thewoksoflife.com/jasmine-shortbread-cookies/ https://thewoksoflife.com/jasmine-shortbread-cookies/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:29:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=69387 jasmine shortbread cookiesThese buttery jasmine shortbread cookies are subtly flavored with ground jasmine tea leaves,  making them the perfect complement for a hot cup of tea on a cold winter day.  Note: We partnered with Frontier Co-op to bring you this Jasmine Shortbread Cookie recipe. As always on  The Woks of Life, all opinions are our own. Enjoy! Let ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/jasmine-shortbread-cookies/feed/ 17 Classic Mooncakes with Red Bean Paste https://thewoksoflife.com/classic-mooncakes-red-bean-paste/ https://thewoksoflife.com/classic-mooncakes-red-bean-paste/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:48:25 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=66348 Red Bean MooncakesThis is a classic Chinese mooncake recipe with a red bean paste filling. While mooncakes do take time and effort to make, the flavor of homemade mooncakes is so much better than store-bought (and much less expensive!). We make our own mooncakes every year for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Try this recipe once, and it may ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/classic-mooncakes-red-bean-paste/feed/ 20 Mango Pudding (芒果布丁) https://thewoksoflife.com/mango-pudding/ https://thewoksoflife.com/mango-pudding/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:35:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=64679 Chinese Mango PuddingMango pudding (pronounced, mángguǒ bùdīng in Mandarin, or mong guo bo ding in Cantonese) is a refreshing and lightly sweet dessert. It has just five ingredients, which let the mango flavor shine through. A refreshing treat for the hot summer days to come, we’ve been enjoying it after long afternoons working in the garden!  Let’s ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/mango-pudding/feed/ 46 Fa Gao (Chinese Prosperity Cake) https://thewoksoflife.com/fa-gao-chinese-prosperity-cake/ https://thewoksoflife.com/fa-gao-chinese-prosperity-cake/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2022 05:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=61862 Chinese Fa Gao Prosperity Cake AKA Fortune CakeChinese Fa Gao (fāgāo – 发糕), also known as prosperity cake or fortune cake, is a common sight around Chinese New Year. It’s also served at other holidays, ceremonial events, and weddings. This fa gao recipe will walk you through how to make it.  Finally, a Fa Gao Recipe! This is a recipe that I’ve ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/fa-gao-chinese-prosperity-cake/feed/ 50 Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake with Spiced Cream https://thewoksoflife.com/pumpkin-tres-leches-cake/ https://thewoksoflife.com/pumpkin-tres-leches-cake/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:01:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=16036 Digging into pumpkin tres leches cake with a spoonAs any long-time reader knows, we have a healthy obsession with pumpkin, as evidenced by our wide and varied uses of it every time fall rolls around, from glazed pumpkin scones to pumpkin english muffins. This pumpkin tres leches cake, however, may be the best recipe of them all. Note: This recipe was originally published in October ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pumpkin-tres-leches-cake/feed/ 127 Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake https://thewoksoflife.com/apple-cinnamon-coffee-cake/ https://thewoksoflife.com/apple-cinnamon-coffee-cake/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:45:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=2880 Apple Cinnamon Coffee CakeThis Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake has all the moist, crumbly goodness of a coffee cake, with a sweet layer of soft, jammy apples that reminds me of apple pie.  If you have a couple apples that have gone a little past their prime or picked a few more last weekend than you bargained for, I ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/apple-cinnamon-coffee-cake/feed/ 98 Lotus Mooncakes with Salted Egg Yolks https://thewoksoflife.com/lotus-mooncakes-egg-yolks/ https://thewoksoflife.com/lotus-mooncakes-egg-yolks/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:38:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=15653 Lotus Mooncakes with Salted Egg Yolks, by thewoksoflife.comIt’s mooncake time again: the Mid-Autumn Festival! Lotus Mooncakes with Salted Egg Yolks are so popular that many readers requested a recipe after seeing my Savory Mooncake post. To my understanding, this filling combination is the top choice for most Cantonese folks––Bill included––when it comes to mooncakes. I originally posted this recipe in September of 2016, ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lotus-mooncakes-egg-yolks/feed/ 234 Red Bean Mochi https://thewoksoflife.com/red-bean-mochi/ https://thewoksoflife.com/red-bean-mochi/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:37:02 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=58815 Red Bean MochiRed Bean Mochi is a great way to use up leftover red bean paste you might have in the freezer from making our other red bean treats, like Chinese bakery red bean bread, mooncakes, or red bean buns (forever my childhood love).  Japanese vs. Chinese Mochi  Chinese mochi is not as sweet as Japanese mochi. ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/red-bean-mochi/feed/ 15 17 Summer Treats and Drinks https://thewoksoflife.com/summer-treats-drinks/ https://thewoksoflife.com/summer-treats-drinks/#respond Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:02:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=58244 Grass Jelly with Green Tea Ice Cream, Tapioca and mango, thewoksoflife.comI think we can all agree that it’s been pretty hot this summer. While preparing something in the kitchen is often the last thing we want to do in the heat, it can be really worth it. There are so many tasty summer treats you can whip up at home that are cooling and downright ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/summer-treats-drinks/feed/ 0