Honey-Glazed Golden Dates (Stuffed Dates with Glutinous Rice)
Soft, chewy, and sweet – these stuffed dates are a traditional Chinese dessert symbolizing wealth, often served at banquets.
Ingredients
8 items- Dried red dates (jujubes) 200 g
- Glutinous rice flour 80 g
- White sugar 30 g
- Warm water 60 ml
- Honey 2 tbsp
- White sugar 40 g
- Osmanthus sauce 1 tbsp
- Water-starch slurry 2 tbsp
Nutrition
Steps （7 steps）
Soak dates in warm water for 20 minutes until skins soften and plump. Use a small knife to slit along the pit and carefully remove it, keeping the date intact.
In a bowl, combine glutinous rice flour and 30 g sugar. Gradually add warm water, kneading into a smooth, non-sticky dough. Cover with a damp cloth and rest for 10 minutes.
Roll dough into a thin log, cut into 3 g pieces. Shape each piece into an oval with pointed ends, resembling a date pit.
Insert each dough piece into a pitted date, gently press the opening closed. Place stuffed dates seam-side down on a steaming plate.
Bring a steamer to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium. Place the plate inside and steam for 10 minutes until dates become plump and glossy. Remove.
In a small saucepan, combine 100 ml water, 40 g sugar, honey, and osmanthus sauce. Simmer over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add water-starch slurry and stir until syrup thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
Pour the syrup evenly over the steamed dates. Serve immediately while warm for best texture and flavor.
Tips
Keep dates intact when pitting; dough should be firm enough to hold shape after steaming; thicken syrup to a glaze consistency so it clings to dates.
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