Name: Chestnut Paste 甘栗馅
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 200 g chestnuts (store bought & ready-to-eat); 25 g Monk fruit golden sweetener; 1/8 tsp salt; 35 ml vegetable oil; 50-80 ml water

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This chestnut paste filling is one of my favourite paste filling, surprisingly. I said it because even though I love eating roasted chestnut, but it’s hard to imagine the taste of it as a paste filling in ang ku kuehs or bread or cakes. I used it recently to make pumpkin ang ku kueh and fell in love with this paste filling. It has an unassumingly mild and earthy sweetness, complementing the chewy pumpkin ang ku kueh skin perfectly.

Ingredients used are really simple, here’s the checklist:

Chestnuts – I didn’t buy raw chestnuts to roast, it’s really too much work. I used store bought ready-to-eat type which is already coated with a little sugar.

Monk fruit golden sweetener – this is a healthier alternative to brown sugar, it’s natural and unrefined.
Vegetable oil – to grease the paste, making it smoother.
Water – added to the chestnut during blending so it’s easier to blend.

Salt – to elevate the taste of the paste.

How to make chestnut paste

Chop the chestnuts into smaller pieces
Blend in a blender with some water

Fry with vegetable oil in a non-stick pan over low heat, adding monk fruit sweetener.
Fry until the paste turns smooth and thick.

The whole process takes about 15-20 minutes. Make sure you use a good non-stick pan so it makes the frying process much easier and manageable.

How to store chestnut paste

I made this in advance and store it in my freezer for a few months. It will keep well in the chiller for about 2 weeks and freezer for up to 3 months. Be sure to thaw it well before using it. If the chestnut paste looks dry or watery, just add a bit of oil and fry it over low heat in a non-stick pan to make it the right texture again.

Check out other paste filling recipes

Check out my other paste filling recipes, many of these are made with Monk fruit or Stevia sweetener, making them a healthier snack version from the original recipe:

Mung Bean Paste Filling (Sugar-Free) 无糖绿豆蓉

Watch how to make chestnut paste on YouTube

Chestnut Paste 甘栗馅

This chestnut paste has an unassumingly mild and earthy sweetness, makes a fantastic paste filling for kuehs, breads and cakes.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Course paste

Cuisine asian, Chinese

Servings persons

Calories 70 kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

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Cut the chestnuts into smaller pieces, as fine as possible.
200 g chestnuts
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Transfer the cut chestnuts into a blender, add 50ml of water, blend on high speed into a smooth paste.
Note: if the chestnuts are too dry, add more water.
50-80 ml water

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Using a large non-stick pan on low heat, add the chestnut puree, vegetable oil, monk fruit golden sweetener, and salt. Gently and regularly stir fry it using a spatula.
The paste will become drier and thicker.
The whole cooking process takes about 15-20 minutes to turn into a non-sticky thick
25 g Monk fruit golden sweetener, 1/8 tsp salt, 35 ml vegetable oil
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Let the paste cool completely before storing it in an airtight container.