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Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes 娘惹椰丝球冰皮月饼

by Angie Liew
Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes Recipe 椰丝球冰皮月饼食谱 by Huang Kitchen - Recipe Feature Photo

If you want to make a different type of mooncake, why not try making these Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes? Inspired by the classic nyonya kuih, these no bake Bing Pi mooncakes are just irresistible! Aromatic gula melaka coconut filling wrapped in a soft and chewy pandan skin. Not only for the Mooncake Festival, this makes a great dessert for any other time too!

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Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes Recipe (Bing Pi) by Huang Kitchen - Top down view of mooncakes, cut mooncake wedges with Gula Melaka coconut filling and chinese tea

Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes (Bing Pi 冰皮): A Unique Mooncake To Make

For every Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone celebrates by eating their own favourite mooncakes. If you are making your own mooncakes and a little bored with the usual baked mooncakes, why not try making these Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes (Bing Pi 冰皮) instead?

In these locally-inspired ondeh ondeh flavour snow skin mooncakes, we make use of some ingredients used in the classic nyonya Ondeh Ondeh kuih such as palm sugar, grated coconut and pandan leaves. The aroma, texture, taste and colour of these trendy Snow Skin Mooncakes are simply irresistible, like the ondeh ondeh kuih itself! Certainly the perfect mooncake to celebrate the Mid Autumn Festival. And the best part is, it is extremely easy to make too.

Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes Recipe (Bing Pi) by Huang Kitchen - Cross section of no bake mooncakes with palm sugar coconut filling

What is Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncake?

This Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncake is a type of Snow Skin Mooncake with a pandan flavoured soft, chewy skin and palm sugar infused coconut filling.

Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes Recipe (Bing Pi) by Huang Kitchen - Mooncake cut in half, with cross section of coconut palm sugar filling

What is Snow Skin Mooncake?

Snow Skin Mooncakes are non-baked mooncakes, usually served chilled or at room temperature. In Chinese, “Snow Skin” is called “Bing Pi 冰皮”, which literally means ice skin because of the snowy translucent skin.

Unlike traditional baked mooncake which involves making the skin with flour and golden syrup, Snow Skin Mooncake is made with cooked glutinous rice flour (koh fun) dough and have a soft and slightly chewy texture. It is also known as a mochi mooncake as the texture is like the Japanese Mochi.

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Two methods of making Snow Skin Mooncakes

Typically, there are two different types of dough for making Snow Skin Mooncakes. One is using koh fun dough and the other is using mochi dough. Either methods can be used to make Snow Skin Mooncakes.

If store bought koh fun is readily available, it is preferred as this method is easier and requires less ingredients and tastes even better.

Method 1. Snow Skin Mooncakes made with Cooked Glutinous Rice Flour (Koh Fun 糕粉)

Koh Fun (糕粉) is a type of processed glutinous rice flour. Use store bought Koh Fun which is readily available in most Asian grocery stores. This processed flour is steamed and baked to remove the powdery taste in the raw rice flour.

As it is cooked, Koh Fun can be eaten raw. It melts in the mouth and has a very fragrant taste. Most Snow Skin Mooncakes recipes uses Koh Fun to make as it is easier, requires less steps and tastes very good.

Method 2. Snow Skin Mooncakes made with Mochi dough

If you are not able to buy koh fun, you can use the mochi dough instead to make the Snow Skin Mooncakes. This method uses a mixture of glutinous rice flour, rice flour and wheat starch. Mix with liquid ingredients (water or milk), then steam the mixture to make a cooked dough.

Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes - Cooked Glutinous Rice Flour (Koh Fun 糕粉), An Essential Ingredient For Snow Skin Mooncakes

Cooked Glutinous Rice Flour (Koh Fun 糕粉) – An Essential Ingredient For Snow Skin Mooncakes


Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes

Palm Sugar (Gula Melaka) and Fresh Grated Coconut

Ingredients You Need To Make Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncake

Mooncake Skin

  • Cooked glutinous rice flour (koh fun)
  • Icing sugar
  • Pandan juice
  • Shortening

Mooncake Filling

  • Grated coconut
  • Palm sugar or gula melaka
  • Water
  • Salt
  • Corn oil
  • Cooked glutinous rice flour (koh fun)
  • Knotted pandan leaf

Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes Recipe (Bing Pi) by Huang Kitchen - Close up of mooncakes with chinese tea and fresh grated coconut in the background

Overview On How to Make Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncake

Prepare Mooncake Filling:

  1. Fry grated coconut and palm sugar till almost dry.
  2. Add in cooking oil and stir fry till dry.
  3. Off heat, gradually add koh fun and knead till a dough is formed.
  4. Divide into equal portions according to the weight of mooncake mould.

Prepare Mooncake Skin:

  1. Combine sieved koh fun and icing sugar with pandan juice in a mixing bowl till soft dough is formed.
  2. Add shortening and continue to knead till dough is smooth and soft. Then leave to rest 15 minutes.
  3. Divide into equal portions according to the weight of the mooncake mould.

Assemble Mooncakes:

  1. Flatten the mooncake skin, wrap the palm sugar filling inside and roll with your palm to form into a ball.
  2. Use mooncake mould to shape mooncake balls.
  3. Chill in refrigerator before serving

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Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes Recipe (Bing Pi) by Huang Kitchen - Cut wedges of mooncake with grated fresh coconut and palm sugar in background

How to Store Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes?

  • Store Snow Skin Mooncakes in refrigerator, or frozen in airtight containers, as they are not baked before serving.
  • Do not keep Snow Skin Mooncakes for too many days. They are best consumed within a few days up to 1 week. Otherwise, the soft and chewy skin will dry out and crack if left too long.
  • If kept in freezer, can last for a few weeks. Thaw for a few hours in the refrigerator, to allow them to soften before serving.

Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes Recipe (Bing Pi) by Huang Kitchen - Mooncakes stored in refrigerator container

Important Tips When Making Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes

  • Because the dough is a bit sticky, you’ll need a pair of food-grade gloves and plastic wrap on counter top when assembling the Snow Skin Mooncakes.
  • Use a precision weighing scale to weigh the skin dough and filling according to the size of the mould. This is to ensure all the mooncakes are of the same and right size for the mould you are using.
  • For Snow Skin Mooncakes, the skin can be a bit thicker compared to the traditional mooncakes. You can work on the ratio of 4:6 (40% skin and 60% filling); or for thicker skin, a ratio of 1:1 (50% skin and 50% filling).
  • Do not over knead the skin till it has an elastic touch, as it will become difficult to wrap the filling. Just knead till it is soft and smooth. (The skin will toughen if it is over knead)
  • Always keep mooncake skin covered to prevent drying out.
  • Wrap up the filling once the mooncake skin is ready (after resting dough for 15 minutes) to avoid difficulty in wrapping.
  • The imprint on the mooncake may fade over time which is unavoidable for Snow Skin Mooncakes. So, if you need to keep the mooncakes for longer time, you can freeze them to preserve the mooncake design.

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Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes 娘惹椰丝球冰皮月饼

Recipe by Huang Kitchen, Angie Liew
Inspired by the classic nyonya kuih, these Ondeh Ondeh Snow Skin Mooncakes are certainly a unique variation of no bake mooncake to make! Fragrant gula melaka coconut filling, wrapped in a soft and chewy pandan snow skin. Not only for mid autumn festival, these mooncakes make a great dessert for any other day too!
Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time30 minutes

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Servings: 15 mooncakes

Equipment

  • Mooncake Mould (65g)

Ingredients
 

Ingredients For Mooncake Paste:

  • 280 grams grated coconut, 1 coconut
  • 120 grams palm sugar, gula melaka
  • 80 ml water
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • tbsp corn oil, any neutral oil
  • 50 grams cooked glutinous rice flour, koh fun

Ingredients For Mooncake Skin:

  • 120 grams cooked glutinous rice flour, koh fun
  • 110 grams icing sugar, sifted
  • 175 ml pandan juice, cold
  • 35 grams shortening

    Instructions
     

    Making Mooncake Filling:

    • To make the mooncake filling, first cut palm sugar into fine sugar. Also prepare one knotted pandan leaf.
    • In a pot, add in water, cut palm sugar, salt and knotted pandan leaf. Cook till the palm sugar (gula melaka) has dissolved, stirring occasionally.
    • Cooking mooncake paste.
      Then add in grated coconut. Stir and mix well with the palm sugar mixture. Cook till the coated grated coconut is almost dry. Add in cooking oil and stir fry till the coconut is dry.
    • Cooking mooncake paste.
      Off the heat and remove the pot from stove. Gradually add in the koh fun (cooked glutinous rice flour). Mix filling into a dough and our palm sugar mooncake filling is done.
    • Cooking mooncake paste.
      Using a weighing scale, weigh and divide the mooncake filling into 35g each. Roll into a round ball. Then cover with cling wrap to prevent drying and set aside while we prepare the mooncake skin.

    Making Mooncake Skin:

    • Prepare pandan juice.
      Start by making pandan juice. Cut cleaned pandan leaves into 1 inch or smaller pieces. Put them in blender with 175ml water and blend away. Then using a fine strainer, strain the pandan juice into a cup and set aside.
    • Prepare a large mixing bowl and sieve koh fun (cooked glutinous rice flour) and icing sugar into the bowl. Mix well together. Then using a spatula, make a well in the middle and gradually add in the pandan juice and mix to form a soft dough. You can use a scraper to easier mix the dough.
    • Making mooncake snow skin.
      Then add shortening and mix well into the dough. Use your hand to knead till a smooth and soft dough is formed.
    • Making mooncake snow skin.
      Cling wrap and leave to rest for 15 minutes. Using a weighing scale, divide the soft dough into 30g each. Cover with cling wrap to prevent drying out. And we are ready to assemble the mooncakes.

    Assembling Mooncakes:

    • Ready to assemble mooncakes.
      Have ready the prepared mooncake skin, mooncake filling and floured mooncake mould.
    • Sprinkle a portion of mooncake skin with koh fan, roll into a round shape, thicker at the centre. Wrap up the filling with mooncake skin and shape into a ball. Be sure to tightly wrap the filling with the mooncake skin.
      Sprinkle more koh fun on the wrapped ball to prevent sticking. Then insert the dough into the mooncake mould, press firmly and release the mooncake. Continue to do the same for all the mooncake skin and filling.
    • Keep in air-tight container and chill in refrigerator before serving.
    • It is eaten chilled, best with a cup of hot chinese tea. So Enjoy!

Enjoy!

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Notes

  • This recipe is for 65g Mooncake Mould (Total weight of filling and skin is 65g). If using a different size, adjust accordingly.
  • As the dough is quite sticky, use a pair of food-grade gloves and plastic wrap on counter top when assembling the Snow Skin Mooncakes. As this is a no bake recipe, gloves are also recommended for hygiene purpose. 
  • Use a precision weighing scale to weigh the skin dough and filling according to the size of the mould. This will ensure all mooncakes are equal and right size for the mould you are using.
  • The skin for Snow Skin Mooncakes can be a bit thicker, as compared to the traditional mooncakes. Work on the ratio of 4:6 (40% skin and 60% filling); or for thicker skin, a ratio of 1:1 (50% skin and 50% filling).
  • Just knead skin dough till it is soft and smooth. Do not over knead until elastic, as it will be difficult to wrap the filling.
  • Always keep mooncake skin covered to prevent dough from drying out.
  • To avoid difficulty in wrapping, once mooncake skin is ready (after resting dough for 15 minutes), quickly use dough to wrap fillings.
  • The imprint on the snow skin mooncake may fade over time which is unavoidable for no bake mooncakes. If you need to keep the mooncakes for longer time, you can freeze them to preserve the mooncake pattern.

NUTRITION

Calories: 252kcal · Carbohydrates: 28g · Protein: 2g · Fat: 16g · Saturated Fat: 11g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2g · Trans Fat: 1g · Sodium: 62mg · Potassium: 110mg · Fiber: 3g · Sugar: 14g · Vitamin C: 1mg · Calcium: 6mg · Iron: 1mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Malaysian
Diet: Halal
Keyword: gula melaka, Mid Autumn Festival Mooncake

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4 comments

Cheese February 6, 2023 - 2:01 am

Hey can I use lard instead of shortening?

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Angie Liew March 25, 2023 - 11:55 am

Yes, you can.

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Candy August 18, 2022 - 10:32 am

Thank you Angie for your recipe! I made it today and appreciate the fusion of Nyonya and Cantonese traditions. I want to point out that under the recipe section, the amount for snow skin ingredient is off. Using 120g cooked glutinous flour, 110g icing sugar, 175mL pandan juice, and 35g shortening resulted in a very watery mixture. The 175mL pandan juice is inconsistent with the amount of liquid you showed in the video. I scaled up the flour and sugar to match the 120/110/80/35 ratio in the video.

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Angie Liew August 22, 2022 - 10:11 pm

Hi, thanks for your feedback. But my recipe uses 175ml pandan juice. 80ml water is just to blend the pandan leaves. You can top up with water to 175ml if not enough pandan juice after blend. Thanks

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