Description
These vegan and gluten-free Vietnamese Sesame Balls are filled with a delicious mung bean paste. They are made in the air-fryer, making it healthier yet still indulgent!
Ingredients
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Dough:
- 100g glutinous flour
- 50g rice flour
- 1 mashed potato or sweet potato (80-100g)
- 2.5 tsp baking powder
- 40g sugar + 50ml boiling water
- 20ml cooking oil
- 100g white sesame seeds
Filling:
- 200g peeled mung beans (soaked in water for 2 hours)
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 50g sugar
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
Prepare the Mung Bean Paste:
- Soak mung beans in water for 2 hours, then pressure cook until soft or cook in a pot for 30 minutes.
- Mash the beans, mix with sugar and coconut oil in a pan until it becomes a smooth paste (about 5 minutes on low-medium heat). It's ready when it becomes thick and smooth paste, and will not stick to your hand. Cover and refrigerate.
Make the Dough:
- Combine glutinous rice flour, rice flour, baking powder and mashed sweet potato. Dissolve sugar in hot water and add to the flour mixture. Add in the coconut oil.
- Knead into a smooth dough, then divide into 20g balls.
- Rest for 30 minutes.
Assemble the Sesame Balls:
- Shape mung bean paste into 15g balls.
- Flatten each dough ball, place mung bean filling inside, and roll into a ball.
- Coat each ball in sesame seeds.
Air Frying:
- Preheat air fryer to 350°F (180°C).
- Lightly brush sesame balls with oil and air fry for 12-15 minutes, flipping halfway, until golden brown and crispy.
- Allow sesame balls to cool slightly before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Resting Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Snack
- Method: mixing, stovetop
- Cuisine: Vietnamese