Japanese Summer Sweet (Mizu Yokan)

A typical summer sweet in Japan. It's easy to make using tinned aduki beans and it's ready in 2 hours.

Recipe By: midnight kitchen (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/111)
Serves 9 Cook: 30 min

Ingredients

Agar powder 2g
Water 200ml
Brown sugar 150g
Tinned aduki beans 1
Salt a pinch

Method

1
These are the aduki beans I used, the Epicure brand from Waitrose. Drain in a colander then blend to a smooth pulp.
2
Put the agar powder in the water in a pan and heat on high until it boils. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 2 minutes.
3
Add the brown sugar and salt. When the sugar has dissolved, add the aduki beans and simmer on medium heat until well mixed.
4
Wet the tray and pour Step 3 into the tray and allow to cool. Put in the fridge.
5
The agar will start to firm up as soon as it cools naturally. Putting in the fridge will make it nice and cold for summer.

Tips & Note

The basic recipe is 2g agar for 300ml water. This time, the aduki beans contain water so I used less tap water.

Japanese Summer Sweet (Mizu Yokan)

A typical summer sweet in Japan. It's easy to make using tinned aduki beans and it's ready in 2 hours.

Recipe By: midnight kitchen (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/111)

Serves 9

Cook: 30 min

Ingredients

Agar powder 2g
Water 200ml
Brown sugar 150g
Tinned aduki beans 1
Salt a pinch

Japanese Summer Sweet (Mizu Yokan)

Recipe ID :2015 Posted on 12 AUG 2016

Serves 9

Cook 30min
views 8,103
printed 4

saved 2

A typical summer sweet in Japan. It's easy to make using tinned aduki beans and it's ready in 2 hours.

Share

Ingredients

Method

Cook
30min
1
These are the aduki beans I used, the Epicure brand from Waitrose. Drain in a colander then blend to a smooth pulp.
2
Put the agar powder in the water in a pan and heat on high until it boils. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 2 minutes.
3
Add the brown sugar and salt. When the sugar has dissolved, add the aduki beans and simmer on medium heat until well mixed.
4
Wet the tray and pour Step 3 into the tray and allow to cool. Put in the fridge.
5
The agar will start to firm up as soon as it cools naturally. Putting in the fridge will make it nice and cold for summer.

Tips & Note

The basic recipe is 2g agar for 300ml water. This time, the aduki beans contain water so I used less tap water.

HOME
midnight kitchen
I’ve got 176 recipes!

MIDNIGHT KITCHEN
Step into my kitchen!
Season a tinned pressed cod roe to make this very Japanese recipe - no cooking required but delicious.
Tinned pressed cod roe, Dashi stock concentrate, Mirin, Pasta, Shiso herbs or spring onions, Nori sheet, Butter or margarine, Salt, pepper, lemon
HOME
A Swiss recipe, this is a mini version using sweet potato. The outside is nice and crispy, the inside hot and fluffy, it makes a delicious side dish.
Potato (medium), Sweet potato (small), Potato starch or cornflour, Oil, Salt & pepper
HOME
After making a hotpot or a nabe, you always have leftover broth. This is excellent, as it has all the taste from the previous ingredients, so never waste this - let's cook a whole onion in it!
Onions, Leftover broth, Seasoning
HOME
The juice from the clams is also delicious, so enjoy it with a slice of baguette.
Clams, Onion, Butter, White wine, Salt & pepper, Garlic, Baguette slices
HOME
After many years of trial and error, I finally succeeded to make this okonomiyaki crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. It's just like the ones you really enjoy in a restaurant!
Yam potato, Eggs, Milk, Vinegar, Sugar, Dashi stock granules, Flour, potato starch, baking powder, Vegetables, meat, fish, Cabbage (medium), Spring onions, cheese
HOME
You can easily make a tasty risotto using Coleman's cheddar cheese sauce. It has the right amount of liquid for the rice to absorb.
Chicken breast fillet, Courgette, Short grain rice, Coleman's Cheddar Cheese Sauce 40g, Butter, Water, Milk, Salt & pepper
HOME

Similar Recipe

A lovely summer sweet to cool you down.
Azuki bean preserve, Glutinous rice flour, Silky tofu, Sugar, Water, Agar powder, Matcha, Golden caster sugar, Syrup:, Dark brown sugar, Hot water
Two types of traditional sweets with a delicious sticky rice centre.
Short grain rice, Glutinous rice, Water, Tinned azuki beans , Brown sugar, Soy sauce, Soya bean powder, Sugar
Looks and tastes like you bought it from shop, it's that good!
Tinned butterbeans, Granulated sugar, Condensed milk, Chestnut paste (marron), Dark brown sugar
Mizue
PRO
Sweet azuki and cream cheese is fun!
Filo pastry sheets, Tinned azuki beans, Sugar, Salt, Cream cheese, Butter
motoko
HOME
It's nice hot or cold.
Cannelloni beans tin, Water, Condensed milk, Banana, Coconut cream
Mizue
PRO
The finished weight is 800g, You can freeze this preserve.
Organic azuki beans, Golden caster sugar, Sea salt, Water

All New Recipes

Aubergine (eggplant) and miso are a match made in heaven. Cooking thick sliced of aubergine is a bit of hassle, but with a microwave, it's done in 3 minutes. All that's left is to stir fly it with the miso sauce. Translated by Chat GPT
Aubergine, Springonion, Katsuobushi flake, Veg oil, Sesame oil, Chilli oil (optional), 【Miso sauce】, Miso, Mirin, Sake(white wine), Water, Sugar, Soy sauce, Dashi (powder)
A very kid-friendly recipe that is going to bring joy to those little hearts. Made with a few simple ingredients and can be done in less than an hour. View more details here: https://www.myweekendplan.asia/easy-chocolate-cake/
Self-raising flour (sifted), Cocoa (sifted), Caster sugar, Butter (softened), Milk, Eggs (lightly beaten)
All you have to do is pour the sweet and sour leek sauce onto deep fried chicken, both easy and delicious.
Chicken pieces (breast or thigh), Leek, Soy sauce, Sake (or white wine), Ginger (grated), Egg yolk, Corn starch, Vegetable oil, 【Leek Sauce】, Vinegar, Mirin, Sugar, Garlic (finely chopped), Sesame oil
Tobuchan
HOME
The only effort required is shredding the cabbage. Once you've cleared that, all you have to do is add the sauce and mix well into the cabbage. The result is amazingly delicious.
Cabbage (sweetheart), Tuna (in oil tin 140g), Salt, Soy sauce, Sugar, Vinegar, crushed sesame seeds, Sesame seeds, Chilli powder
KitchenCIB
HOME
I put a lot of my favourite broccoli in my favourite bulgogi, it's a delicious sweet and spicy sauce.
Broccoli, Onion, Beef (for steak), Carrot, Garlic, Ginger, Spring onions, Salt (for boiling broccoli), Soy sauce, Sugar, Sesame oil, Soy sauce for finishing, Crushed sesame seeds
KitchenCIB
HOME
Traditional cuisine from Alsace, France. Originally fermented cabbage was a preserved food. Sour cabbage is often eaten in Alsace and Germany, once you get used to it, you'll be addicted to it!
Cabbage (sweetheart), Onion, Sausages, Bacon rashers, Garlic, Olive oil, Salt and pepper, White wine, White wine vinegar, Cumin (if you have), Bay leaf (if you have), Wholegrain mustard