Sweet Chestnut Paste

Name: Sweet Chestnut Paste
Total time: 300 s
Yield: About 220g
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 150 g Roasted & Peeled Chestnuts; 4 tablespoons Sugar *alter the amount to suit your taste; 1 pinch Salt; 3 tablespoons Water *OR Milk, add extra as required; 1/2 teaspoon Rum *optional, OR a few drops Vanilla Extract

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

I have been wanting to make ‘Mont Blanc Cake’ and looking for Sweet Chestnut Paste at various stores, but I couldn't find it. Canned Sweet Chestnut Paste is available for online purchase, but it is very expensive. Then I realised that almost all Asian grocery stores sell Roasted & Peeled Chestnuts, and I can make Sweet Chestnut Paste using them. I tried it today and it was absolutely easy! The colour of the paste was a little too light when I made it, but it turned darker next day.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

5 minutes

About 220g

150 gRoasted & Peeled Chestnuts
4 tablespoonsSugar *alter the amount to suit your taste
1 pinchSalt
3 tablespoonsWater *OR Milk, add extra as required
1/2 teaspoonRum *optional, OR a few drops Vanilla Extract

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Steps

5 minutes

1

If the Chestnuts have unpleasant smell, rinse under boiling water.

Mont Blanc Cake
2

Place all ingredients in a jug OR suitable bowl, and use a hand blender to blend into a smooth paste, adding extra Water (OR Milk), until desired consistency is achieved.
3

*Note: Small food processor might be an ideal tool to blend the ingredinets.