How to make traditional mooncakes from scratch ahead of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

golden syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Honey provides natural sweetness with fewer processed ingredients.

red bean paste

🥗Healthier: sweet potato puree

💰Cheaper: canned pumpkin

Sweet potato puree is lower in sugar and adds fiber.

lotus seed paste

🥗Healthier: almond paste

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Almond paste offers a nutty flavor with less cost.

egg yolks

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: silken tofu

Flaxseed meal can replace yolks while maintaining moisture.

Mix all-purpose flour, golden syrup, vegetable oil, and molasses in a bowl to form the dough.

Let the dough rest for two days to allow the flour to soak up the oil.

Roll out the dough into small discs.

Place a steamed egg yolk in the center of each disc.

Fold the dough over the egg yolk and shape it into a ball.

Press the dough ball into a mooncake mold.

Bake the mooncakes in the oven for a couple of minutes.

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