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Black Sesame Paste/Soup

January 22, 2019 32 Comments

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Healthy black sesame soup (黑芝麻糊)

This is an old fashioned Chinese dessert—black sesame soup or black sesame paste. Black sesame is considered to be healthy especially for hair and kidney. However the most precious memory for me was waiting my grandmother to buy some black sesame soup powder from the vendor who was hawking outside. This healthy soup is perfect for breakfast or booting afternoon.

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There are two version of black sesame soup, popular now. One is the traditional water milled (we use high speed blender now) and boiled version and the other one is instant version directly make from black sesame powder (黑芝麻粉).  If you plan to serve it as a soup or side dish, make the boiled version directly with a kitchen blender.  Black sesame power version can be used as an instant breakfast.

Cook’s Note

Sticky rice usually is added along with black sesame soup in order to add the consistency of the soup. But it will turn the black sesame soup light grey. If you want to keep a pure black color, black or purple sticky rice might be a better option.

Blender version

Pre-soak the sticky rice overnight. Place toasted black sesame seeds, soaked sticky rice and water. Blender until very smoothie.

My blender has a heating function. If your blender do not have the function, transfer out mixture out to a sauce pot. Bring to a boiling and then add sugar to taste.

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Instant version (黑芝麻粉版本)

Ground toasted black sesame into powders. Then mix in sticky rice flour.  Keep in air-tight container for next serving.

To serve : Pour around 6 times boiling hot water of the powder mixture, add sugar and cover with lid for around 2 to 3 minutes. Mix well and serve hot! Surely you can adjust the amount of water according to personal preference.

black sesame soup/paste

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Black Sesame Paste/Soup
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
6 mins
Total Time
16 mins
 
Healthy and traditional Chinese black sesame soup
Course: Sauce and paste
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Black Sesame
Calories: 94 kcal
Author: Elaine
Ingredients
  • 150 g black sesame seeds
  • 70 g glutinous rice or glutinous rice flour
  • sugar , to taste
  • 4 to 5 cups of water , you can adjust the water amount accordingly
Instructions
  1. In a small pan, stir fry black sesame seeds over slow fire until fragrant. Keep stirring the seeds. Remove from heat and cool down.
Direct version
  1. Soak sticky rice overnight. Place black sesame seeds, sticky rice and water into a blender. Blend until really smooth.

  2. Boil the mixture and add sugar to taste. 

Instant version
  1. In a small pan, stir fry the glutinous rice flour over slow fire until slightly brown. Keep stirring the flour. Remove from heat and cool down.
  2. Pour the black sesame seeds to a grinder and grind into powder. Mix with glutinous rice flour. If you plan to make a larger amount at one time, keep the mixture in an air-tight container.
  3. To serve: pour around 6 times boiling hot water of the powder mixture, add sugar and cover with lid for around 2 to 3 minutes. Mix well and serve hot! Surely you can adjust the amount of water according to personal preference.

Nutrition Facts
Black Sesame Paste/Soup
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 94 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4g 6%
Sodium 4mg 0%
Potassium 42mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 13g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 6g
Protein 1g 2%
Calcium 8%
Iron 6.5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Jiayinv says

    February 9, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    Hi! Do you happen to have a recipe for red bean paste (红豆沙)?

    Reply
    • Elaine Luo says

      February 11, 2015 at 2:08 am

      Hi Jiayinv,
      Check the recipe here https://chinasichuanfood.com/sweet-red-bean-paste/. I made red bean paste at home frequently.

      Reply
  2. Ai @ Ma Recipes says

    June 10, 2015 at 4:43 am

    I like to use rice instead of using rice powder to make this! Like your photos!

    Reply
  3. Nadine Nguyen says

    December 1, 2015 at 10:38 am

    hi, Thanks for your recipe. So Yummy
    Can you teach me how to do glutinous rice flour. Thanks much

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      December 1, 2015 at 7:34 pm

      Hi Nadine,
      Do you mean homemade glutinous rice flour? We did not make homemade version for years. We bought it directly from supermarket. But if you prefer, soak the glutinous rice with clean water for at least 24 hours until well softened. And then blend the rice with water until smoothie and fine. Pour the mixture to a gauze bag and hang in the air. Wait for another 24 hours and then sun dry the left mixture. That’s our traditional way of making sticky rice flour. We began with this step when I was still a child to make sticky rice ball, rice cake and other yummy Chinese sticky rice desserts.

      Reply
      • Nadine Nguyên says

        December 7, 2015 at 12:19 am

        Hi, thank you Elaine,

        Reply
        • Elaine says

          December 7, 2015 at 11:27 am

          You are the most welcome! Nadine.

          Reply
  4. Kelly says

    March 17, 2016 at 6:32 am

    Hi, i was wondering how do you grind the sesame seeds? Do just use the blender or a mortar bowl? Thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      March 19, 2016 at 4:53 pm

      Kelly,

      I just use my electric kitchen grinder to grind the sesame seeds after pan-frying. But a small amount once.

      Reply
  5. Gem says

    April 23, 2016 at 11:29 pm

    Is this black sesame soup good for reversing gray hair? It seems you have a beautiful black hair. Do you take this BS Soup just on daily basis or 3 times a day? I have gray hairs and I learned from the Internet that Chinese use black sesame to reverse gray hair to its original color. How true is this? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      April 25, 2016 at 3:41 pm

      Hi Gem,
      I believe lasting black sesame intake may help to keep the hair black and healthy. But it cannot directly change the color of the hair. Anyway, it is definitely healthy. We usually eat it as breakfast, one time in a day.

      Reply
  6. Daphne Tan says

    June 6, 2016 at 6:40 pm

    Can i use white sesame seeds for this? I know the traditional recipe calls for black sesame (I’m chinese too! :D) but I just have a lot of white sesame seeds that need to be used up. Hehe

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      June 15, 2016 at 9:23 pm

      Hi Daphne,
      That’s a lovely idea. I never thought of using sesame seeds to make sesame paste. But I cannot give out the exact answer because I never tried white sesame seeds.

      Reply
  7. Mae says

    June 14, 2016 at 3:25 pm

    What happen to the sugar? I’ve read the instructions Twice can’t find it..
    I love black sesame paste soup hasn’t been able to buy any good ones lately..

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      June 15, 2016 at 9:09 pm

      Hi Mae,
      Sugar should be dissolved when pouring the hot water.

      Reply
  8. YLK says

    February 23, 2017 at 4:57 am

    Thanks for recipe.

    Just curious… does glutinous rice flour give better result (taste-wise) than regular rice flour for
    this recipe? What is the taste difference in end result between the two types of rice flour? Smoother?

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      February 23, 2017 at 1:43 pm

      Glutinous rice flour is much better than regular rice flour because it helps to make the soup much thicker and stickier.

      Reply
  9. YLK says

    February 23, 2017 at 2:20 pm

    Thanks for reply. I just bought some glutinous rice flour today and will give this recipe a try.

    Reply
  10. Vien Phuong says

    November 26, 2018 at 10:50 pm


    Please advise on my issues

    I did similar thing as above, but my mixture turn grey not black….

    Please help

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      November 27, 2018 at 7:48 pm

      If it turns gray, the most possible reason is too much sticky rice is added. I will re-check the recipe soon tomorrow.

      Reply
  11. Irene says

    January 29, 2019 at 3:05 pm

    Hello! What is the difference between using glutinous rice, and glutinous rice flour? Will it give a different taste or texture?

    how about using black sticky rice?

    thank you!

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      January 29, 2019 at 6:49 pm

      Irene,
      No big difference in taste and texture. You can use either type for convenience. Black sticky rice is perfect for this soup, since it can help to remain a pure black color.

      Reply
  12. Joey says

    February 13, 2019 at 3:07 pm


    For the Peanut or the Walnut version do I just replace the sesame?

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      February 13, 2019 at 8:06 pm

      Yes,replace 1/3 sesame with peanuts or walnuts.

      Reply
  13. pema says

    June 13, 2019 at 1:16 pm

    How to use paline organic sesame tea paste

    Reply
  14. Crystal Chan says

    September 30, 2019 at 4:48 am

    How much does this recipe make?

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      September 30, 2019 at 8:04 am

      around 6-7 cups.

      Reply
      • Crystal Chan says

        September 30, 2019 at 7:57 pm

        Thank you! How much sugar did you put in this recipe? What kind of sugar should I use, the rock sugar?

        Reply
  15. Ivy Lee says

    October 15, 2019 at 11:06 pm

    Hi Why does your recipe use stick rice instead of the regular rice?

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      October 17, 2019 at 8:12 am

      Sticky rice forms a better consistency than regular rice.

      Reply
  16. Sophie says

    November 19, 2019 at 4:23 am

    This looks like a great recipe, thanks! How long can you store it? And do you have to keep it in the fridge?

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      November 20, 2019 at 8:25 am

      It cannot keep long. So I suggest making smaller batches and eat them directly. If you want a long time keeper, use the powder and keep the powder in air-tight container, store in room temperature and dry place.

      Reply

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