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12 Cooling Asian Dessert Recipes To Combat The Hot Weather

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Asian Recipes

12 Cooling Asian Dessert Recipes To Combat The Hot Weather

Beat the heat with these delish Asian-style desserts, from local faves like cheng tng to unique ones like rojak ice cream

April 17, 2020

The weather has been a killer recently and we’re perhaps feeling the heat even more than ever, now that we’re working from home due to Covid-19. No more running back into the cool, air-conditioned environment of the office after lunch break. Besides trying various hacks to cool down at home without always having to rely on the air-con at home (which can really rack up your utility bills!), you can try making some refreshing Asian desserts to cool down.

Top picks include hawker favourites like cheng tng and sea coconut dessert, but have you heard of rojak ice cream or waterless soup? Keep cool and scroll on with these recipes (and more) that you can whip up at home:

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12 Cooling Asian Dessert Recipes To Combat The Hot Weather
1. Refreshing Cheng Tng
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Watch the video above to learn how to make this sweet and refreshing dessert that’s sold at practically every hawker centre dessert stall.

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2. White Fungus Gingko Nut Dessert
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This popular Chinese dessert is nourishing and delicious, and requires only a few main ingredients – namely dried longan, white fungus, red dates and gingko nuts – that you can buy from the supermarket.

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3. Sago Gula Melaka Pudding
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This Asian pudding will be a hit with the whole family. The recipe using sago pearls, but you can substitute with tapioca pearls too.

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4. Rojak Ice Cream
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Ice cream is a quintessential hot-weather food, right? Give it a local twist with this creative take by Chef Pamelia Chia, author of Wet Market to Table: A Modern Approach to Fruit and Vegetables.

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5. Cooling Sea Coconut Dessert
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Combat our hot weather and relieve heatiness with this ultra-cooling and refreshing Asian dessert that’s so easy to make. It’s also good for soothing cough and sore throats!

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6. Sugar Cane Herbal Tea
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If you are bearing the brunt of the weather, let the heat motivate you to prepare this simple but tasty brew of sugar cane herbal tea which contains dried sugar cane and golden luo han guo (monk fruit).

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7. Coconut And Strawberry Rice Pudding
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Bright, refreshing and hearty, this simple coconut & strawberry rice pudding makes for one of the best comfort food desserts!

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8. Bubur Cha Cha With Sweet Pumpkin
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Instead of the usual plain bubur cha cha, try making this variation with a sweet twist. Adding sweet pumpkin and Indonesian palm sugar adds a unique flavour and a vibrant orange hue.

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9. Waterless Soup
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This amazing waterless soup is specially created by Chef Leong Chee Yeng, Chinese Executive Chef of Jade Restaurant, The Fullerton Hotel, as a tribute to Singapore.

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10. Adzuki And Mung Beans Salad
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This versatile salad is packed with fibre and nutrients from the beans, and takes only minutes to prepare.

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11. Jasmine Rice Pudding With Strawberry Panna Cotta
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Surprise everyone at the end of the meal with this dessert of a tangy strawberry panna cotta topped with fragrant rice pudding. Recipe by Allspice Institute for The Weekly‘s Domestic Diva Cooking Masterclass.

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12. Chinese Pear And Snow Fungus Soup
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Counter the hot weather with this easy-to-cook Chinese pear and snow fungus soup that contains sweet, cooling ingredients, such as the sugared tangerines, honey date, red dates and fresh pear.

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Text: Elizabeth Liew & Sean Tan

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