I started craving a bunch of home cooked Chinese food once I moved over an hour away from home. So when I had to make baby food for my 9 month old daughter, I thought what better way to double it up and make a dessert for us too!

This dessert is perfect for the cold days. It warms up your insides and the ginger boosts your immune system too.

Serving:

Serves 2-3 people.

Ingredients:

  • 4 large sweet potatoes (peeled and cubed)
  • 6 slices of ginger (add according to your preference)
  • 1/2 a stick of brown sugar and/or rock sugar

Instructions:

  1. Place the ginger slices in a pot with 8 cups of water.
  2. Once the water reaches a boil, add in your cubed sweet potatoes.
  3. When the sweet potatoes are fork tender, add in half a stick of brown sugar.
  4. Stir until the sugar has melted completely
  5. Serve and enjoy!

Steps:

Peel and dice the sweet potatoes and ginger.

ginger and sweet potato ingredients
cubed sweet potato

Boil water with the ginger slices

boiling ginger

Throw in the sweet potatoes when the water is boiling.

sweet potato dessert recipe

Bring the water to a boil again then test the sweet potatoes with a fork to see if they’re soft to your liking.

Add your sugar of choice.

I prefer the brown sugar because it gives it a nice golden colour. You can also use a mix of both.

chinese brown sugar dessert
rock sugar for dessert

Serve and enjoy!

4 easy steps to make faan sui tong sui dessert

Try it out and let me know what you think!

For another quick and easy dessert see my 3-Ingredient Vegan Chocolate Mousse Recipe.