Chinese Papaya Dessert with Snow Fungus 木瓜雪耳糖水

Name: Chinese Papaya Dessert with Snow Fungus 木瓜雪耳糖水
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 15g dried snow fungus (雪耳), 1 medium head, soaked; 1 semi-ripe papaya (about 600g), seeded and cut into 4 cm chunks; 10 to 12g south and north apricot kernels (南北杏), roughly 3:1; 8 red dates (紅棗), pitted; 1 tbsp goji berries (枸杞); 40 to 50g yellow rock sugar (黃冰糖), to taste; 1.5 L cold filtered water; 20g dried lily bulb (百合); 20g dried lotus seeds (蓮子), cores removed; 1 tbsp soaked peach gum (桃膠); 100 ml full-fat coconut milk

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:1h 15min

A Cantonese tong sui that simmers semi-ripe papaya with snow fungus, apricot kernels and rock sugar into a silky, lightly sweet dessert soup. Nourishes yin, moistens the Lung, and works hot or chilled.

Updated at: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:02:09 GMT