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Ginger milk pudding

Ginger Milk pudding

A classic Cantonese dessert that is easy to make, requires 3 ingredients and can be done in 10 minutes. All you need is a microwave.
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Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:5 minutes
Total Time:10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: easy dessert, quick, snack
Servings: 4
Cost: 2

Equipment

  • Measuring cup
  • microplane
  • strainer
  • Cheesecloth optional

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk 500ml
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 6-8 tsp ginger juice (1.5-2 tsp per serving)

Instructions

  • Pour milk into measuring cup and dissolve sugar into the milk.
  • Microwave the milk on high 30-40s at a time. Once it's hot (not boiling) you can pour into ramekins or small bowls. The temperature should be around 70℃
  • Peel about 2-3 thumb size ginger.
    Peeled ginger
  • Set a bowl with strainer and cheese cloth, grate the ginger using a microplane.
  • Squeeze the ginger to get the juice
    Ginger juice after squeezing grated ginger
  • Spoon in the ginger juice into individual ramekins
  • Pour in the milk and set it aside to set. You can put into the fridge for 5 minutes for it to set.
    Milk with Ginger juice
  • You can test whether the pudding is done by gently placing a spoon onto and it shouldn't sink. Once it's solidify, enjoy!
    Demonstrating the texture of ginger milk pudding

Notes

If you never had ginger milk pudding, start with 1tsp as the ginger flavour can be strong and a bit spicy. If you want to add more ginger juice, add it quickly as it will solidify within minutes and if you can more, it will concentrate in one area rather throughout the pudding.
Also the milk pudding is very soft, it's not like the pudding you normally buy from the store