19 Stunning Mooncake Recipes to Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival
Foodomania
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Mooncakesare synonymous with Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival), but really, they're so delicious that we wouldn't be surprised if you choose to make them all the time! Making and sharing mooncakes is one of the main traditions of this festival, and it's a family affair. Mooncakes are usually round in shape, symbolizing completeness and reunion in theChinese culture. Thus, the sharing of round mooncakes amongst family members during the week of the festival signifies the completeness and unity of families.
Mooncakes, usually made of a rich paste filling surrounded by a thin crust, are traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, while sipping tea and gazing upon the roundest, brightest moon of the year after the big family dinner. In some parts of China, mooncakes are traditionally made and consumed during the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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The most commonly known mooncake is the Cantonese-style mooncake, known for it's golden, thin and soft crust with an intricate pattern. It is usually filled with a lotus paste, which is a sweet paste made with lotus seeds and egg yolks. The crust itself is made with simple flour, honey or golden syrup, baking soda, some oil and water. This combination is sweet, fragrant, slightly salty and delicious.
Where to Buy Mooncakes
Mooncakes are sold at local Chinese bakeries and online at retailers such aseatdomi.comandgoldbelly.com, but they are usually only available in the weeks leading up to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Best Mooncake Recipes
There's nothing better than making your own mooncakes at home though! So if you're a fan of mooncakes and want to make your own, we've compiled 19 unique flavor combinations for you to try! The recipes in this roundup take a basic mooncake recipe up a notch with chocolate, strawberry and matcha mooncakes—even a 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncake.
If you're looking to upgrade your mooncakes to the next level, this chocolate hazelnut flavored Chocolate Mooncakes Recipe may be your answer. Made with just 3 ingredients, chocolate hazelnut spread (Nutella or Nutiva), coconut flour, and filling of choice, these delicious chocolate mooncakes take less than 30 minutes to make and bake!
Soft and slightly chewy snow skin filled with creamy custard and a fresh tangy strawberry. These no-bake strawberry snow skin mooncakes are perfect for this Mid-Autumn Festival!
The filling in this recipe is the Vietnamese traditional one with mixed nuts, candied fruits, and cooked meat and is a unique variation on the otherwise sweet mooncake recipes!
These Chocolate Nutella Jelly Mooncakes are addicting, that's for sure, especially if you love Nutella. They are a cooling yummy dessert that you can serve anytime.
This cake isn't just stunningly gorgeous, it's a deliciously dreamy combination of orange zest, cinnamon and vanilla which flavors the cake and the simple syrup. Double delicious.
Snow skin mooncake is rapidly overtaking traditional mooncakes as the dessert of choice during the Mid-Autumn Festival. With its smooth snow-like texture and pleasantly sweet fillings, this Chinese traditional snack is a popular make-at-home snack!
The snow skin mooncake is made with a tender and fragrant mochi wrapper and a creamy custard filling. This recipe does not require special ingredients that are hard to find and you can get everything online if you don't live close to an Asian market. It's the perfect recipe to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival.
