Mooncake Filling (月饼馅)

Purple Yam Paste (紫薯馅)

Ingredients

  • 3 lb purple yam
  • 1 cup sugar
  • .75 cup oil
  • 90 ml condensed milk

Instructions

  1. Boil yams for 15 minutes. Peel off skin.
  2. Mash the yams.
  3. Add sugar, oil, condensed milk, cook over medium heat until moisture removed and no steam coming out (typically at least 30 minutes).

Notes

  • Very important to make filling as dry as possible, otherwise the mooncake will be soggy.

Mung Bean Filling (绿豆沙)

Ingredients

  • 14 oz peeled mung bean
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 Tbsp corn starch
  • 4 Tbsp condensed milk
  • .6 cup oil

Instructions

  1. Boil mung beans until soft. Drain water.
  2. Add everything, cook until moisture gone (about 30 minutes).

Red Bean Filling (红豆沙)

Ingredients

  • 12 oz red bean
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 Tbsp corn starch
  • 4 Tbsp condensed milk
  • .6 cup oil

Instructions

  1. Boil mung beans until soft. Drain water.
  2. Add everything, cook until moisture gone (about 30 minutes).