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Easy 10-minute Chinese Tofu Pudding

Christie Lai
Smooth silken tofu in a sweet ginger broth. This quick and easy Chinese tofu pudding is a popular dessert served at Chinese dessert cafés. Ready in 10 minutes with just 5 ingredients! This is vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free.
5 from 14 votes
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 5 small bowls
Calories per serving 206 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 lb silken tofu or soft tofu/plain dessert silken tofu (chilled)
  • 3 cups water cold
  • 3.52 oz Yellow Rock Sugar or substitute with cane sugar
  • 3 tablespoon brown sugar light or dark brown sugar both work
  • 5 slices ginger

Instructions
 

  • In a small pot, add water and bring it a boil. Then add ginger slices, yellow rock sugar and brown sugar. Mix, cover and reduce to a rolling simmer on low-medium heat for 10 minutes or until the sugar has dissolved completely.
  • Then scoop layers of the chilled silken tofu with a large spoon dividing between five small bowls.
  • Once the sweet broth is ready, ladle equal parts into each bowl. Enjoy immediately or you can also serve this cold.
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Nutrition
Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 345mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2mg