Dessert for 8

Chinese Red Bean Soup

Name: Chinese Red Bean Soup
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3/7 cup sugar; 1 cup red beans; 1/3 cup dried lotus seeds; 1 tbsp vanilla; 1/4 cup pearl tapioca (optional); 1/4 cup glutten rice balls (optional); 7 cups water

$1.17for 465 minServes 8

Red beans and lotus seeds simmer in sweet water until tender, with optional tapioca and rice balls added near the end.

Chinese Red Bean Soup with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Canned beans, 6.5 oz$0.09/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.58Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 1.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	1.5 oz	$1.05Typical price
	Rice, 0.75 oz$0.08/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.06Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.34

Swaps

Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

65 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

Chinese Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Gluten-free Budget Desserts Cold-weather comfort Winter

Typical price

$0.29 per serving$1.17 for 4

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Ingredients

3/7 cup sugar
1 cup red beans
1/3 cup dried lotus seeds
1 tbsp vanilla
1/4 cup pearl tapioca (optional)
1/4 cup glutten rice balls (optional)
7 cups water

Steps

Rinse the red beans and lotus seeds under cool water.
Place beans, lotus seeds, and 7 cups water in a large pot and bring to a boil.
Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes until the beans and seeds are tender.
Stir in sugar and optional pearl tapioca, then simmer for 10 minutes.
Add optional rice balls and cook for 3 minutes until they float and are tender.
Stir in vanilla and serve the soup warm.

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