Lotus seeds 250g Peanut oil 110 grams
White sugar 250g
How to make homemade lotus paste filling Illustration of homemade lotus paste filling 1

Step 1

Soak the lotus seeds in water for one night in advance, then break open the lotus seeds one by one and remove the lotus seed core! Illustration of homemade lotus paste filling 2

Step 2

Put the lotus seeds into a pot, add water and bring to a boil over high heat, then turn down to low heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Turn on low heat and cook without covering until the lotus seeds bloom. Illustration of homemade lotus paste filling 3

Step 3

Put the lotus seeds and the water used to cook the lotus seeds in a food processor and blend into lotus paste. Do not add too much water for boiling lotus seeds. If you add too much water for boiling lotus seeds, it will take a long time to fry the lotus paste to dry out the water in the lotus seeds. If you add too little water for lotus seeds, the food processor will not work, so add in the boiled lotus seeds. Just the right amount of water for lotus seeds. Illustration of homemade lotus paste filling 4

Step 4

Add the beaten lotus paste and all the sugar and stir-fry over low heat until the sugar melts. After the sugar melts, the lotus paste will become very thin, and the lotus paste will keep stirring in the pot and splashing around. At this time, you need to turn on a low heat and stir-fry quickly with a spatula in circles to avoid being burned by the hot lotus paste. Rongni is scalding. If you need more lotus seed paste, you can simply double the amount of the recipe. It is recommended that you puree the lotus seeds and fry them in batches. Do not fry too much at one time. Stir-frying bean paste and lotus paste filling is definitely a job that exercises your arm strength. If you stir-fry too much at one time, you will not be able to stir it, and you will be more likely to be burned when the lotus paste is soaked. If you fry less at a time, you will reduce the possibility of being burned. . Illustration of homemade lotus paste filling 5

Step 5

Fry the lotus paste over low heat, add peanut oil in three batches, stir-fry each time until all the peanut oil is absorbed by the lotus paste, then add the next time. Add all the peanut oil and stir-fry over low heat until the lotus paste becomes dry. If the lotus paste is not fried dry, it will be very sticky and cannot be used as filling. It will easily crack after being baked into mooncakes. If the mooncake is fried too dry and becomes slag-like, the oil will not return and it will easily crack. If you want to make successful mooncakes, don’t reduce sugar or oil at will. It seems that the sugar and oil are very high, but the sweetness of the baked mooncakes is just right! Cooking tips for homemade lotus paste filling