Sweet Aduki Beans with Shaved Ice & Matcha
Serves 8 | Prep Time 10 minutes | Cook Time 15 minutes
Ingredients
• 15 ounces Eden Aduki Beans, drained
• 1 Tbsp organic maple syrup, to season the beans with
• 1/4 cup Thompson Organic Seedless Raisins
• 1 tsp Eden Shoyu Soy Sauce
• 1/2 cup water, for syrup
• 1/2 cup organic maple syrup, for syrup
• 1 Tbsp Eden Matcha Powdered Green Tea
• 2 cups shaved ice
Directions
Place the aduki beans, 1 Tablespoon maple syrup, raisins and shoyu in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce the flame and simmer 10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool to room temperature or refrigerate to cool.
Place the 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup maple syrup in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes on low. Remove from the heat and allow the syrup to cool. Whisk in the matcha tea and strain the syrup through a fine sieve into a bowl. Refrigerate the syrup until chilled.
When the beans have cooled and the syrup is chilled, place 2 Tablespoons of sweet aduki beans in each individual serving bowl. Mound each serving of sweet beans with 1/4 cup shaved ice. Spoon 2 Tablespoons of the matcha flavored syrup over the shaved ice and serve immediately.
This is a traditional Japanese summer dessert, that's refreshing, cooling, satisfying and healthy.
Nutritional Information
Per serving: 111 calories, 0g fat (0% calories from fat), 3g protein, 26g carbohydrate, 3g fiber, 0mg cholesterol, 48mg sodium