Green Tea Luo Han Guo Jelly Mooncake Recipe
Moon Festival Recipes

Like traditional moon cakes, unbaked mooncakes are perfect for the mid-autumn lunar festival.
 

Ingredients:

Luo Han Guo filing:
1/2 piece
75 g
5
700 ml
50 g
5 g
3 tsp

For jelly egg yolks:
11/2 tsp
75 g
1/8 tsp
160 ml
2
100 ml
1 tsp
a few drop

Green tea jelly skin:
4 tbsp
130 g
650 ml
2 tbsp
1 tbsp
 

Lou han guo, broken up
palm sugar
red dates
water
winter melon (tung kwa), finely grated & chopped
dried longan flesh, finely chopped
agar-agar powder
 

agar-agar powder
castor sugar
salt
water
pandan leaves
milk
custard powder
red & yellow coloring
Ball-shaped ice-cube trays

agar-agar powder
castor sugar
water
UHT milk
green tea powder
Round or square plastic moon cake moulds

Method:

For jelly egg yolks:

1. Combine water, sugar, agar-agar powder and pandan leaves in a saucepan and bring to a boil.

2. Reduce the heat and add milk and custard powder and coloring. Stir well to mix and continue to cook until mixture turns thick and begins to bubble.

3. Remove and pour into the lower portion of the ball ice-cube tray. Cover with the upper tray and leaves aside to set completely.

4. Chill the tray in the refrigerator before removing the jelly egg yolks from the mould for use later.

For the filling:

1. Bring palm sugar, luo han guo, dates and water to a boil. Once mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Strain the luo han guo drink to remove all impurities.

2. Squeeze out excess water from the grated winter melon. Stir it into the luo han guo drink and add the chopped longan flesh. bring to a boil again. Lower the heat and cook for 15-20 minutes.

3. Add agar-agar powder, stirring continuously with a hand whisk until the mixture is well combined. Turn off the heat immediately. pour into a square tray.

4. Divide the square into even imaginary small squares. Drop a jelly yoke in the centre of each square. Leave aside to set completely before chilling in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes. Cut into squares and put aside for use as filling later.

For green tea jelly skin:

1. In a pot, place agar-agar powder, sugar and water. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and cook for 5-7 minutes.

2. Turn off the heat and stir in green tea powder and milk. Strain the green tea mixture.

3. Pour a layer of about 3/4 cm of mixture into a plastic jelly mooncake mould. Allow to cool until it is about three-quarters set.

4. Place a prepared filling in the center of the mold and top with the green tea jelly skin mixture.

5. Leaves aside to set completely before chilling in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes. To unmould, knock the plastic mould gently against a hard surface to dislodge the jelly mooncake.

Makes 7