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mung bean dessert soup

Mung Bean Dessert Soup

A dessert soup featuring simmered mung beans and brown sugar.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup dried mung beans with skin on
  • 4 quarts water
  • 3/4 cups brown sugar
  • 1 tsp freshly grated orange zest

Instructions
 

  • Wash mung beans to remove any impurities. Then place into a large pot. Add water and orange zest. Turn heat on high until it starts to bubble. Then set fire to low and allow to simmer for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the beans and softened and have started to come apart.
  • At the end of cooking, add in brown sugar.
  • Serve hot or cold.
Keyword mung bean dessert soup