Category: Sweets
Dark Chocolate Brownie bark
With the holidays coming up, there will be a lot of gathering within families and friends. When there is gathering, food will always be involved. Sometimes it’s hard to think about what to bring to the gathering. Recently I’ve scrolling through social media and there was brownie bark that was trending. I decided…
Honey French Toast
There is a famous bakery in London UK called Hachi and they make these really popular honey butter toast. I saw so many variations of the honey butter toast until I saw someone on Chinese social media decided to put a twist on french toast with honey. This honey french toast does not…
Butter Rice Cake (Gluten Free)
One evening, I was scrolling through a Chinese social media and I came across videos of people making butter rice cake. It looked so good, the outside is crispy but has a chewy texture on the inside. One of the videos described the texture similar to Cannelés (which I want to try to…
Pumpkin Basque cheesecake
I love fall weather. While it was quite warm in September in Ontario, October has been cooling down. This means I can pull out my sweaters for the fall. With fall reaching its peak, I’m reminded of the fall colours and foods associated with fall especially for Thanksgiving. In the past, I’ve always…
Chinese Ice Cream Cheese Pudding (冰酥酪)
Chinese Ice cream cheese pudding is probably something you never heard of. This is also not something you will find in many Asian dessert shops. This particular dessert is found in Chinese Literature and TV shows. It first appeared in Dream of the Red Chamber and also in Story of Minglan (Novel and…
4 Ingredients Lemon Caramel Pudding
I wasn’t a fan of sweets when I was growing up. However, as I’ve grown older, I’ve developed a sweet tooth. It’s mainly stems from my love of baking. Although baking is a lot of fun, it can be tedious so I’m always on the lookout for easy desserts. This lemon caramel pudding…
Pineapple Bun (菠萝包)
Pineapple bun is a staple in any Hong Kong bakery. When I was young, I loved going to these Hong Kong bakeries, grab a tray, tongs and pick all the breads you want. At the time it was about $0.50 to $0.75 at bakeries. My go to bread was a red bean bread,…
Korean Mochi Bread
Update: I actually made some changes to the recipe. Originally I used tapioca starch for the Korean Mochi Bread but I found Cassava flour which worked so much better. If you haven’t already guessed it, I love desserts that are bit chewy and slightly sweet. This sesame Mochi bread is definitely up my…
Ginger Milk Pudding (姜撞奶）
I’m a huge fan of Asian dessert. They are not too sweet. Ginger milk pudding is one of them. It is a classic Cantonese dessert that I love making at home. There are few Cantonese dessert restaurant here in Greater Toronto area and this dessert is always featured on the menu. At restaurants,…
Pumpkin Pancake (南瓜饼)
Pumpkin pancake is one of my favourite dessert. It can be easily made and stored to be eaten at a later time. While pumpkin is more available in the Autumn, if you are able to buy in year round, you can make this anytime. It has natural sweetness so you don’t need to…
