Korean · Dessert
Sikhye-Style Rice Punch with Pear and Pomegranate
A lightened take on Korea's classic sikhye, this chilled rice punch is built on a thin malted-rice base sweetened gently with honey and monk fruit rather than the usual heavy sugar syrup, then finished with crisp pear matchsticks, ruby pomegranate seeds for fibre, and a scatter of toasted pine nuts. It keeps the drink-like, faintly nutty sweetness of the original while landing at a fraction of the calories.
$0
15 minsPrep
12 minsCook
147 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
84Calories
1.2gProtein
1.7gFat
17.4gCarbs
9gSugar
1.7gFiber
1mgSodium
0mgChol
0.1gSat Fat
97mgPotassium
7mgCalcium
0.5mgIron
0mcgVitamin B12
2.9mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0gAlcohol
Goes well with
Korean Rice Lager
local
Yuzu Citron Tea (Yuzu Cheong)
international
vegetarian
gluten-free
dairy-free
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Combine the cooked rice with the water and sliced ginger in a pot and bring to a gentle simmer for 12 minutes to infuse, then remove the ginger slices.
2
Stir in the honey and monk fruit extract off the heat until fully dissolved, then taste and adjust sweetness.
3
Strain the liquid through a sieve, reserving a small spoonful of the softened rice grains to float back in for the traditional look.
4
Chill the punch in the fridge for at least 2 hours until very cold.
5
Divide the chilled rice punch between two bowls, add the pear matchsticks and pomegranate seeds to each, and float a few pine nuts and reserved rice grains on top just before serving.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1.4 oz40g steamed, a few grains reserved for floating white rice cooked
- 9.2 oz260g steeped with malted barley flavour then strained water
- 0.1 oz4g thinly sliced, simmered then removed ginger fresh
- 0.4 oz10g stirred in off the heat honey
- 0 oz1g whisked into the warm liquid to boost sweetness without extra sugar monk fruit extract
- 1.9 oz55g peeled and cut into thin matchsticks pear
- 1.1 oz30g seeds only, for fibre and colour pomegranate
- 0.1 oz4g left whole, floated on top just before serving pine nut
