This article details a recipe for Ba Bao Fan, a traditional Chinese steamed glutinous rice pudding. It emphasizes the auspicious meaning of the dessert and shares personal anecdotes about the author's childhood memories and modifications to the traditional recipe.
Crowned with a ring of plump and glossy dried fruits, this riff on a classic Chinese dessert is a true showstopper. My mom will make ba bao fan , a Chinese steamed glutinous rice pudding with a ribbon of creamy red bean filling running through the middle. Ba bao fan, which roughly translates to ‘eight treasures rice,’ is a very auspicious and traditional dessert.
The namesake eight treasures—a mixture of candied and dried fruits, nuts, and seeds—ensures wealth and prosperity in the new year, so my mom never skimped on the ring of goji berries, dates, cranberries, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, figs, and mango that lined her cake pan. Over the years, I’ve made her recipe my own with little tweaks, like flavoring the glutinous sweet rice with dried hibiscus flowers, folding a bit of butter and five-spice powder into the sweetened adzuki beans, and last but not least, brushing that showstopping crown of dried fruits with a tart, glossy syrup.
RECIPE TRADITIONAL CHINESE DESSERT BA BAO FAN
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