Steamed Vegan Rice Cakes (Banh Bo Hap)
World Cuisine Asian Vietnamese
Easy recipe for steamed rice cake, banh bo hap, a spongy, sweet, and gorgeous-looking vegan dessert. It costs next to nothing to make and fun for the kids.
Servings per recipe: 12
Calories per serving: 334
Preparation time: 10m
Total cooking time: 2h 25m
Ingredients:
- 4 cups rice flour
- 2 cups lukewarm water
- 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
- 1 cup white sugar
- 4 teaspoons tapioca starch
- 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons oil, or as needed
Directions:
- 1 Whisk rice flour, water, coconut milk, sugar, tapioca starch, yeast, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until smooth. Cover with a lid. Let batter rest until air bubbles rise to the surface, about 2 hours. Stir well.
- 2 Grease cake molds with oil. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Place cake molds on top and pour batter into each, leaving 1 3/4 inches of space at the top for rising. Bring water to a boil. Cover and steam until a toothpick inserted into a cake comes out clean, about 10 minutes.
Nutrion facts:
Total Fat | 8.5g | 13% |
Saturated Fat | 7.0g | |
Cholesterol | 0mg | |
Sodium | 54mg | 2% |
Potassium | 123mg | 3% |
Total Carbohydrates | 60.8g | 20% |
Dietary Fiber | 1.7g | 7% |
Protein | 4g | 8% |
Sugars | 17g | |
Vitamin A | 0IU | |
Vitamin C | 0mg | |
Calcium | 13mg | |
Iron | 1mg | |
Thiamin | 0mg | |
Niacin | 3mg | |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
Magnesium | 34mg | |
Folate | 18mcg |