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Glass of Vietnamese Chè black bean dessert with coconut milk and ice
Sweet Bean and Coconut Soup

Vietnamese Sweet Black Bean Pudding with Coconut Milk (Chè Đậu Đen)

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
The challenge in making Chè Đậu Đen is achieving the correct bean texture: the skins must remain intact, but the interior must be creamy and soft. The dish relies on the contrast between the earthy legumes and the salinity of the coconut cream. It functions as both a dessert and a hydration source due to the water content and electrolytes.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
⌛ Total Time 13 hrs 45 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 250 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Vietnamese

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Pressure Cooker (Optional): Speeds up bean cooking from 1 hour to 20 minutes.
  • Saucepan: For the coconut sauce.

Allergen Information

⚠️ Tree Nuts (Coconut)

Instructions

1 ✓

Hydrate beans overnight. Boil until soft but not bursting.

Tip: Adding a pinch of baking soda raises the pH, which helps soften the bean skins faster, but use sparingly or it will leave a soapy aftertaste.
2 ✓

Prepare the coconut sauce by heating milk, sugar, and salt.

Tip: Do not boil the beans *in* the sugar from the start. Sugar strengthens pectin chains, preventing the beans from softening. Always sweeten AFTER the beans are cooked.
3 ✓

Combine beans and sauce, simmer briefly to infuse.

Tip: For a thicker soup texture, you can mash about 10% of the beans against the side of the pot to release their natural starch.
4 ✓

Serve layered with crushed ice.

Tip: The ice is an ingredient, not just for cooling. It dilutes the heavy coconut cream to a drinkable consistency as it melts.

Recipe FAQ

Beans are hard.
You likely added sugar too early. Sugar prevents beans from softening. Cook beans in water first, add sugar last.
Texture?
It's a soup/drink, not a solid pudding.
Serving?
Warm in winter, or with crushed ice in summer.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Black Beans (dried)
  • 1.7 cups Coconut Milk
  • 0.5 cup Sugar
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Crushed Ice