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Dessert recipes.
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Deep-Fried Milk (Zha Xian Nai)
A crisp, golden Chinese dessert with a soft milk-custard center. The custard must be cooked until thick and chilled until fully set before breading and frying, so the pieces hold their shape in hot oil.
Tremella and Lotus Seed Porridge (Yin Er Lian Zi Zhou)
A gently sweet Chinese dessert porridge with silky tremella, tender lotus seeds, red dates, and optional goji berries. Long soaking and slow simmering give it a soothing, lightly gelatinous texture.
Guilinggao (Tortoise Jelly)
Herbal jelly made from guilinggao powder — slightly bitter on its own, but add honey or condensed milk and it becomes a proper summer dessert. Simple to make, just don't rush the cooking.
Coffee Coconut Panna Cotta
Coffee meets coconut milk in this no-bake dessert — 15 minutes of actual work, then the fridge does the rest. A popular fusion dessert at Chinese bakeries and cafes. Just don't let it boil.
Henan-style Ice Jelly (Shi Liangfen)
A summer street snack from Xinyang, Henan — wobbly jelly made from natural ice jelly seeds, topped with mint, lemon, or red beans. Lighter than gelatin and genuinely refreshing when it's hot out.