One of my favourite Vietnamese Deserts & amazing comfort food on cold days. Chè mè đen (Black Sesame
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Dessert
Ingredients
250g toasted black sesame seeds
200g roasted unsalted peanuts
200g raw (demerara) sugar
250ml water
400ml of coconut milk
2 Pandan leaves or pandan essence 5ml
Instructions
Put the sesame seeds and peanuts in a food processor and chop until the mix is finely ground.
Meanwhile, put the raw sugar and 250ml of water in a saucepan over low heat. Gently bring the syrup to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Add the ground sesame and peanuts along with 350ml of coconut milk and the pandan.
Cook the soup, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes or until it thickens. Remove the pandan leaves.
Spoon the soup into six bowls and garnish with the remaining coconut milk and white sesame seeds.
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