If you’re trying to switch things up from your go-to sweets, give mooncakes a shot. I’m definitely a fan of these delicious and traditional Chinese pastries, and you will be too!
Here are 17 incredible mooncake recipes for your tasting pleasure.
1. Lotus Mooncakes with Salted Egg Yolks
This one is surely among the most well-known variations of mooncake. They’re crafted using salted egg yolks, which gives them a distinct salty-sweet flavor that goes amazingly well with most fillings. In this instance, the creamy filling serves as a fantastic counterpart to the crispy cookie exterior.
While they may appear hard to put together initially, lotus mooncakes aren’t too hard to prep. Trust me, the toughest part is waiting for them to bake!
2. Vegan Sweet Potato Mooncake
For those of you searching for a great vegan dessert, look no further than this mooncake dish.
These treats utilize rice and almond flour for the pastry and sweet potato paste for the filling. They’re baked until beautifully golden with a somewhat chewy consistency. The result is a tasty mooncake that you can’t forget and isn’t easy to share.
3. Vegan Matcha Mooncake
Crafted with matcha powder then packed with a great applesauce, these sweets will curb your dessert cravings. On top of that, they are both vegan and gluten-free, so anyone can enjoy them!
Leave behind those greasy, dense mooncakes that leave you feeling weighed down. These matcha sweets are light, fluffy, and have plenty of flavor.
Offer them solo or with a cup of tea for an awesome treat in the afternoon.
4. Snow Skin Mooncake with Milky Pineapple Filling
This tasty recipe mixes the wonderful taste of pineapple with a lovely milky flavor, producing a truly unforgettable mooncake. The snow skin pastry is so fluffy, while the filling is so melty it’ll disappear right in your mouth.
It’s a spectacular treat for just about any occasion. And for a special treat, serve with vanilla ice cream.
5. Oreo Cream Cheese Snow Skin Mooncakes
As mentioned, there are many different kinds of these sweets, but one of the most loved has to be the snow skin mooncake. These sweets are special given that you don’t have to bake them at all. Rather, they utilize water and glutinous rice flour, kind of like mochi.
The combination of wonderful cream cheese and crunchy Oreos packed in a soft, chewy glutinous rice flour dough is a true treat for the senses. Serve with hot coffee or tea for an even better experience.
6. 3-Ingredient Nutella/ Chocolate Mooncake
These easy sweets are a wonderful way to enjoy a great treat without having to spend too long in the cooking area.Furthermore, they’re really easy to put together, so even beginner cooks can whip them up without issue.For a fun activity for the family, why not try making these mooncakes as a group?
Just be sure to have plenty of delicious chocolate on deck.You’ll want to taste them when they come out of the oven!
7. Traditional Mooncake
Even though they can be purchased from bakeries, these cakes are actually not too hard to make at home. This recipe utilizes a simple pastry made with syrup, cake flour, and water. At the same time, the filling mixes black sesame seeds and powdered sugar, making the entire pastry chewy with a nice taste.
For an extra treat, offer them with ice cream or chocolate sauce.
Enjoy!
8. Snow Skin Mooncake with Custard Filling
With its rich custard and light snow skin that disappears as soon as it hits your mouth, this mooncake dish is simply wonderful!And to top that off, the snow skin is sure to make an impression with its gorgeous green and purple color.
The creamy custard provides a wonderful treat for any special event.Be sure that they stay nice and chilled until you’re ready to serve them.
9. Snow Skin Mooncake
Snow skin cakes provide a great variation on the classic pastry. They are awesome for anyone that likes icy cold sweets.
The dish is fairly simple: just grab your favorite fillings, water, and sticky rice flour. There are three great filling options in this recipe: red bean, green tea, and chocolate. Red bean is my personal favorite, but the others are yummy as well.
Present them cold alongside a cup of joe or as a dessert course.
10. Honey Pistachio Mooncakes
These delicious, baklava-style sweets are certain to win over even the pickiest eaters. After all, who doesn’t enjoy pistachio and honey?
Wealthy, decadent, and here to curb your dessert cravings, they take some time to prep, but the effort is well worth it.
11. Durian Mooncake
Durian is one fruit with a seriously controversial reputation. While some say it is reminiscent of stinky trash, others find the smell very addictive.
I’ve had it fresh from the market, and it wasn’t too bad!
Still, it’s actually against the rules to cut or carry one in many places, from restaurants to airplanes. There is no questioning that durian is one ingredient that may rub some folks the wrong way. So, if you’re feeling bold and want to try something out of the ordinary for mooncake season, why not try a durian mooncake?
12. Black Sesame Mochi Mooncakes
Black sesame sweets are a wonderful means of highlighting your cooking skills for your family.
Made using a glutinous rice flour pastry with black sesame paste on the inside, they are just the right level of sweet and savory. The resulting flavor-packed sweet will be a major win for kids and adults alike.
13. Vietnamese Jello Mooncakes
These awesome cakes are surprisingly easy to prep, and they will be a major win with the entire family. To make things even better, they can be prepared early, so you won’t have to think about last-minute preparations.
The pastries are delicate and light, and their flavor works very well with tea. After they’re set, serve them as-is or with shaved chocolate or a dash of cocoa powder.
14. 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes
While these pastries utilize various fillings, a lot of them use milk or eggs, making them not an option for vegans.
Luckily, this easy vegan pastry dish is not only super simple to craft, but extremely delicious as well! The base is rich with a natural sweetness from coconut flour and cashew butter.
From there, the filling is your call. I would suggest bananas, your favorite jam, or Nutella. You could even whip up a tasty vegan ganache with coconut cream and chocolate.
15. Ham and Nut Mooncake
Would you believe me if I told you that salty, savory ham is amazing with nutty sweetness? It’s true! These treats are prime evidence.
They’re wonderfully crispy on the outside with a creamy middle that is loaded with nuts and ham. It may sound odd, but you’ll never go back.
16. Strawberry Snow Skin Mooncake
You’ll find all kinds of delicious flavors, but these strawberry sweets may just be my very favorites.
The cake is put together utilizing light dough that’s full of a tasty strawberry flavor. These little cakes are sure to be fruity and sweet.
17. Sweet Raspberry Cheesecake Mooncake
This amazing mooncake recipe is the absolute greatest way to celebrate the mid-autumn festivities, though you could make them any time you please. That lovely sweet raspberry cheesecake middle is encased in a flaky, delicate crust. Then, the whole dessert is dusted with sugar to top it all off.
The filling is a great blend of both creamy and tart, which makes every single bite so delicious. Plus, the recipe is easy to follow and calls for just a handful of basic ingredients.