Recipes · Korean · Desserts

Bingsu (Sweet Shaved Ice)

One serving has 387 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (33%), copper (27%), phosphorus (25%), zinc (21%), selenium (20%) and folate (20%). Ready in 10 minutes.

Bingsu (Sweet Shaved Ice)
Photo: 국립국어원, CC BY-SA 2.0 kr · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (385 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy

Ingredients

  • 250 g Water
  • 40 g Sweetened condensed milk
  • 70 g Red bean paste, sweetened
  • 20 g Rice flour, glutinous
  • 5 g Sugar

Method

  1. Freeze the water in a shallow container at least 6 hours ahead, until solid.
  2. Meanwhile, knead the glutinous rice flour with a splash of hot water and the sugar, shape into tiny balls and boil for 3 minutes until they float, then cool in cold water to make chewy rice cakes.
  3. Shave or finely crush the ice block and pile it into a bowl.
  4. Drizzle the condensed milk over the ice, then top with the sweetened red bean paste and the rice cakes before serving at once.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy387 kcal18%
Carbohydrates81.3 g
Water291 mL
Fiber0.48 g2%
Protein7 g15%
Tryptophan0.08 g
Threonine0.28 g
Isoleucine0.35 g
Leucine0.63 g
Lysine0.49 g
Methionine0.14 g
Cystine0.08 g
Phenylalanine0.36 g
Tyrosine0.29 g
Valine0.42 g
Histidine0.19 g
Fat3.8 g
Monounsaturated1.1 g
Polyunsaturated0.21 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.15 g
Saturated2.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol13.6 mg
Calcium139 mg14%
Copper0.24 mg27%
Iron0.94 mg5%
Magnesium41.6 mg13%
Manganese0.6 mg33%
Phosphorus173 mg25%
Potassium247 mg5%
Selenium11.2 µg20%
Sodium213 mg
Zinc1.6 mg21%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.13 mg12%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.21 mg19%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1 mg7%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.73 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.17 mg13%
Folate (vitamin B9)80.1 µg20%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.18 µg8%
Choline36.8 mg9%
Vitamin A29.6 µg4%
Vitamin C1 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)2.4 IU0%
Vitamin E0.09 mg1%
Vitamin K0.24 µg0%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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