Creative Ways to Cook with 50g sugar – Recipes You Haven’t Tried

Shake up your routine with these unexpected yet delicious 50g sugar recipes — fun, easy, and full of flavour.

Recipes with 50g sugar

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Wine-brewed moon-drinking ice slurry

- Energy supplement: Fermented glutinous rice contains carbohydrates and can quickly provide energy to the body. ​ - Promote digestion: Enzymes (such as amylase) produced during the fermentation process can help promote gastrointestinal digestion. ​ - Nutritional supplement: Contains a small amount of protein, B vitamins and minerals (such as potassium and magnesium), which can be used as a nutritional supplement for daily diet.

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Black Diamond Sea Coconut and Pear Cream for Clearing Heat and Detoxification

The set sea coconut jelly is as clear as amber, with coconut milk swirling gently like drifting clouds. Take a sip and the delicate coconut aroma spreads across your tongue, while the cool sensation flows down your throat, refreshing and sweet without being heavy! A visual delight you can’t miss—once you try this slurpable treat, you’ll never forget it 😋. Sugarcane root helps clear heat and promote urination; chrysanthemum and monk fruit detoxify and brighten the eyes; sea coconut nourishes the lungs and yin; snow pear quenches thirst and generates fluids. When cooked together as Snow Jelly Pear, it clears heat, moistens dryness, and relieves summer thirst. Note of caution: since some ingredients are cooling in nature, pregnant women and people with cold constitution should consult a physician before consuming.

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Cool and soft snow skin mooncakes

The icy, soft, and glutinous snow skin is like a small dessert, not overly sweet at all, but with a nice chewy texture. The filling is delicate and silky, and paired with the icy skin, it's refreshing and satisfying. Whether you're enjoying it yourself or giving it as a gift, it's a standout. For yourself, it's a satisfying treat without the heaviness of traditional mooncakes; for a gift, its exquisite appearance will delight everyone. If you're tired of the overly sweet taste of traditional mooncakes, this icy skin version is a surefire way to enjoy it. It's a refreshing take on the mooncake world, and even better when refrigerated. Its cool, soft, and glutinous texture is guaranteed to make you fall in love with it. Enjoy it during Mid-Autumn Festival for a truly refreshing and ceremonial experience! This recipe makes 20 50g mooncakes.

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Crispy and spicy lotus root salad

This dish is a common sight on the streets and in every household across China. Whether in the north or south, at summertime cold food stalls or at home dinner tables, this crispy, flavorful cold lotus root salad is a must-have. Take a bite and the lotus root crackles with a crisp, fragrant, and spicy flavor. Paired with rice, it's a delicious side dish, perfect for drinking. Even a novice cook can whip it up! It's a truly down-to-earth and delicious national dish!

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Fragrant and fuzzy sesame sauce wide vermicelli

This bowl of sesame sauce wide noodles is thoroughly coated in rich sesame sauce, each strand glistening with oil. Sprinkled with white sesame seeds and vibrant green cilantro and chopped green onions, the reddish-brown and vibrant green hues are so appetizing just by looking at them on the table! The noodles are chewy and smooth, while the sesame sauce is rich and mellow, with hints of garlic and spiciness. With one bite, the smoothness of the sesame sauce and the springy texture of the noodles explode in your mouth, creating a perfect blend of sour, spicy, salty, and fragrant flavors. The more you eat, the more addictive you'll be, and you'll want to lick the sauce from the bottom of the bowl! Wherever you find yourself in China, if you're craving Xiangmihu sesame sauce wide noodles, try your luck at a local snack street or family restaurant, or make one at home using our recipe. Get started now; you're guaranteed to fall in love with them! They're even more delicious than those sold outside!

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Shunde Sauna Chicken (Homemade)

This homemade Shunde Sauna Chicken perfectly embodies Shunde cuisine's hallmarks of freshness, lightness, and emphasis on the natural flavors of the ingredients. Made with winter melon and cordyceps flowers, it eliminates the need for a separate broth. The chicken is marinated according to Shunde tradition, then steamed for 12 minutes. Turn off the heat and simmer for another minute. The resulting chicken is tender and juicy, while the winter melon imbues it with the freshness of the chicken and the aroma of the mushrooms, creating a sweet, tender, and refreshing dish. The cordyceps flowers also blend in with the freshness of the chicken, creating a refreshing and delicious dish that goes well with rice. It's a time-saving and effortless recipe for everyday cooking. Nutritional wise, it aligns perfectly with Shunde cuisine's health-promoting principles. The chicken provides high-quality protein, the winter melon clears heat and promotes urination, and the cordyceps flowers contain nourishing amino acids. Whether serving meals or simply entertaining guests, this is an authentic and practical Shunde home-style dish.

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Dragon fruit pancake

Dragon fruit itself tastes sweet, and after being made into cakes, its fresh fruity aroma is preserved. For example, in dragon fruit pancakes, you can taste the light sweet taste of dragon fruit in every bite, without being too sweet.

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Savory pork floss salad soft buns

pork floss, chives, and cheese. Just looking at them reveals how delicious they'll taste. When you're in a hurry in the morning, grabbing one is super convenient. The bread is soft, and with one bite, the salty flavor of the pork floss, the crispy chives, and the creamy cheese all explode in your mouth. The more you chew, the more delicious it becomes. It's truly fragrant, and there's no need to bother with the right combination. Finish one and keep another in your pocket for the day—a perfect breakfast and afternoon tea for a working person, right? 😀

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Three gentle supplements for women

Many women often ask, 'How can I take better care of myself?' We've curated 3 specially designed sweet wellness recipes just for women—warming you through your cycle, boosting energy and blood, and comforting those little cravings. Every spoonful is a small act of self-love. After all, loving yourself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. ~ Ginger-Red Date Brown Sugar Drink for your period: Especially comforting for those with cold uterus, poor blood flow, or menstrual cramps. ~ Daily Qi & Blood Boost: Astragalus lifts and strengthens, red dates tonify and soothe, and angelica nourishes and activates blood. Add ginger for those with cold constitutions, or ophiopogon root to balance heat. ~ Poached Egg in Sweet Fermented Rice with Brown Sugar: A bowl of warm, thick, fragrant soup with soft egg and mellow wine aroma—it’s pure comfort. Note: Everyone’s body is different. Stop drinking if you experience any discomfort.

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Passion Fruit and Pineapple Sauce Spare Ribs

This passion fruit and pineapple juice pork ribs dish is a surprising and innovative flavorful creation I encountered while traveling in Nanning. After trying the local passion fruit pork ribs in Nanning, a core passion fruit producing area, I added homemade pineapple juice to elevate the flavor. The golden, translucent passion fruit shells serve as a delicate container, nestling the ribs, smothered in a rich sauce and sprinkled with white sesame seeds. The appearance alone is breathtaking. The sweetness of my homemade pineapple juice blends beautifully with the tartness of the passion fruit, softening the rich sauce flavor of the ribs and allowing the dual fruity notes to spread across the palate. This dish boasts a refreshing tropical fruit flavor over the local original. Bromelain simmers the ribs until they are tender and flavorful, and each bite offers a delicate balance of sweet and sour, salty, and savory, creating a unique flavor experience. Although the price of this dish in the local area is a bit pricey - almost a hundred dollars, once you have tasted it, you will know that it is worth the money. Once you have tasted it, you will never forget it!