Peach Gum and Pear Dessert
 
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Refreshing and nutritious peach gum and pear dessert. A delicious beauty tonic.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 4-5
Ingredients
  • 40 g peach gum - soaked overnight (for at least 12 hours)
  • 20 g snow lotus seeds (optional) - soaked for 2 to 3 hours
  • 6 dried red dates - rinsed
  • 30 g dried longan - rinsed
  • 1 pear - skin removed and cut into wedges
  • 6 cups water
  • Rock sugar
Instructions
  1. Remove dirt and impurities from soaked peach gum. Use a sieve to rinse and set aside.
  2. Bring water to a boil. Add snow lotus seeds, dried red dates, dried longan and pear. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add peach gum and simmer for another 15 minutes. Add rock sugar to taste.
  3. Serve warm or chilled.
Cooking Notes
1. The prep time in this recipe does not include the soaking time.
2. If not using snow lotus seeds, you can increase the amount of peach gum to 50g.
Recipe by Souper Diaries at https://souperdiaries.com/peach-gum-and-pear-dessert/