Eight Treasure Porridge Dessert

Eight treasure dessert, a traditional Chinese dessert, is made by simmering 8 ingredients together creating a warm and comforting dessert porridge.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 164 Calories

Ingredients

• water to cover
• 0.25 cup raisins
• 0.25 cup oats
• 0.5 cup brown sugar, or more to taste
• 0.25 cup barley
• 0.25 cup dried small red beans (adzuki beans)
• 0.5 cup glutinous sweet rice
• 0.25 cup dried mung bean
• 0.25 cup millet
• 0.25 cup dried small pearl tapioca

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place red beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 3 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.

Step 2

Combine red beans and barley in a pot; add enough water to fill 1/2 the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer until beans and barley are tender, about 1 hour.

Step 3

Mix rice into bean-barley mixture; add more water if it has all been absorbed. Cook rice mixture for 20 minutes. Add mung beans; cook for 20 minutes.

Step 4

Mix oats, millet, and tapioca into rice mixture; cook, stirring every 5 minutes, until all the grains are softened, about 20 minutes. Add more water to reach desired thickness of porridge. Stir brown sugar and raisins into porridge; cook for 5 minutes more. Remove pot from heat, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Serve hot or chilled.