Learn how to make smooth, fragrant white lotus paste from scratch – the classic filling for Snow Skin Mooncakes. Making your own lotus paste is a game-changer for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Not only is it more cost-effective, but you can also control the sweetness and oil levels for a much cleaner taste.
In this step-by-step recipe, I will show you how to soak, cook, blend, and slowly stir peeled lotus seeds into a silky, glossy homemade lotus seed paste and reaching the ideal fudge-like consistency for easy moulding.. The key is low heat, patience, and adding the oil gradually until the paste is smooth, thick, and no longer sticks to the pan.
This homemade white lotus paste is perfect for making Snow Skin Mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Enjoy making your own mooncakes at home!
White Lotus Paste for Snow Skin Mooncakes
Ingredients
- 300 g peeled lotus seeds
- 200 g sugar
- 200 g vegetable oil
- 30 g maltose
Instructions
Lotus Seeds Prep
- Pour hot water into a bowl of peeled lotus seeds
- Soak the seeds for an hour or so until they expand
- Drain out the water and remove the center core from every seed
- Boil in a pot for an hour and remove the foam
- Drain out the liquid and blend the cooked lotus seeds into a fine puree
Cooking Paste
- Pour 50g sugar into a pan with some oil and stir until dissolved
- Add in the lotus seed puree over low flame and stir continously until almost dry
- Add in the remaining 150g sugar and mix thoroughly
- Pour in about 1/3 of oil at a time and stir until the paste slowly thickens
- Finally add in maltose to the mixture and stir until it is evenly distributed
- Stir lotus paste until it thickens and no longer sticks to the sides of the pan
- Set it aside to cool down and keep in the fridge until ready to use