Japanese desserts recipes
15 Japanese desserts recipes, each written for this site and each saying what its method turns on.
- Anpan, sourced from Japan. A soft enriched bun round bean paste, with a cooked flour paste in the dough for softness. Egg, vegetarian.
- Castella, sourced from Japan. A honey sponge with no butter and no raising agent, lowered in temperature as it bakes. Egg, vegetarian.
- Daifuku, sourced from Japan. A soft rice dough made in a microwave in three bursts, wrapped round bean paste while hot. vegan.
- Dango, sourced from Japan. Two rice flours together, boiled then grilled, with a glaze thickened by starch. vegan.
- Dorayaki, sourced from Japan. Two pancakes browned evenly on one side only, rested so the batter goes glossy. Egg, vegetarian.
- Green tea ice cream, sourced from Japan. A custard base with the matcha sifted and pasted, never spooned straight into liquid. Egg, vegetarian.
- Imagawayaki, sourced from Japan. Two batter discs cooked in rings and pressed together round the filling while still wet. Egg, vegetarian.
- Japanese milk bread, sourced from Japan. A tall square loaf with a cooked flour paste in the dough, baked lidded for flat sides. Egg, vegetarian.
- Kakigōri, sourced from Japan. Ice shaved into ribbons from a slow-frozen block, piled high and syruped in layers. vegetarian.
- Manjū, sourced from Japan. A thin steamed skin round bean paste, with the dough mixed soft and left barely handled. vegan.
- Melonpan, sourced from Japan. A soft bun under a cookie lid scored in a grid, with the two doughs proved at different rates. Egg, vegetarian.
- Oshiruko, sourced from Japan. A sweet bean soup with the sugar added only after the beans are soft, and grilled mochi in it. vegan.
- Taiyaki, sourced from Japan. A thin batter in a hot fish mould, filled on a half-set base and closed before it rises. Egg, vegetarian.
- Tokoroten, sourced from Japan. Seaweed boiled to a jelly, set, and pushed through a box to make noodles. vegan.
- Yōkan, sourced from Japan. Bean paste set with agar and boiled hard after it dissolves, which gelatine cannot do. vegan.
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