I love kinako! I had a craving for kinako on toast so I came up with this.I add a pinch of salt to the kinako for a sweet and savory kick. Recipe by Jurine

I wanted to make some sweet potato pudding, so I also made an easy caramel sauce to go with it.Nothing, really! Recipe by Jinpiyo

Since I had some sweet potatoes, I used them in my regular pound cake.This recipe is low in sugar so that you can enjoy the natural sweetness of the sweet potatoes. For those who prefer a sweeter cake, use about 40 g sugar in place of the kuromitsu. You can also use a milk carton for the pound cake mold.It tastes best the day after baking. I make it the night before, and serve it up for breakfast as a substitute for bread. Recipe by Chimammy

I had about three drops of store brought syrup left but had already made breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and beef bacon so i had to improv. i remembered this recipe from when i worked in a restaurant and someone forgot to add syrup to the delivery list.

There are many recipes out there for brown sugar and ginger, but I wanted to make a version that was as concentrated as possible easily. I used to make this the "even easier" way, but ever since I encountered Cookpad user La Land's brown sugar syrup I've been adding mizuame to mine too. This is how I've been making this several times since last year.The amount of brown sugar that will melt in the juices that come out of the ginger is limited. If you use the "easier" method in particular, the lower the humidity the harder it is for the sugar to melt. You can just stir it up from the bottom of the jar before using, or put the jar in hot water to warm it through, and any crystallized parts will melt. Recipe by Soraten mama

It's here! Kumquat season! So, I decided to make my regular kumquats in sugar syrup. I tried using raw cane sugar as the sugar, which made the flavor rich and mild - a big success.If the bitterness bothers you, bring the kumquats to a boil first and drain before simmering them in the sugar syrup.I use this in recipes a lot, so I made a big amount during kumquat season, and froze it. If you want to eat it plain, it's best enjoyed fresh instead of freezing it. For an easy to make amount. Recipe by yaburie

Never buy expensive brown sugar again. This method is so inexpensive and has much more flavor. You can make smaller batches. I even add a bit of scraped vanilla beans in it for a better flavor.

I wanted to do something to deal with the fact that most time, sugar syrup starts to crystallize around the bottom and sides of the jar. After trying many things, this is the solution I came up with. I love the brown sugar candies from Eitaro, and when I looked at the ingredient lists on one of the cans I saw cassia (nikki) listed, so I added some cinnamon to the syrup.The keys to preventing the syrup from re-crystallizing are the mizuame that's added, and to not mix the syrup too much.Scum keeps on rising to the surface, so I made it as minimal and as efficient as possible.I added cinnamon to the syrup, but I use it in sweet and savory recipes and it goes well with everything. Recipe by La Land

The Asian grocery nearby closed down *sobs* so I made traditional Japanese sweets out of things I could buy at the local supermarket (like Coles).This is my first time to actually measure the ingredients because I usually eyeball them. Add water to the glutinous rice flour in small batches, and add more flour if it's too runny. This way, you'd never make mistakes even if you don't measure anything. Recipe by peloli

I created this recipe for Meiji brand's Bulgaria Yogurt's recipe , aiming for something that anyone could make. Since I like to put apples, kuromitsu, and kinako in my yogurt, I decided to make a cake with those ingredients, and came up with this "pomme pomme" baked pudding with apples.I used grapeseed oil instead of vegetable oil. For the kinako, I recommend using a blend of black soybean and black sesame seed powder. This dish is delicious piping hot, but I recommend having it the following day. Recipe by nokko.t

Buying gum syrup every time I wanted an iced coffee was annoying so I decided to just make some myself.If you accidentally end up with glucose syrup, add some hot water and it should still be ok. Recipe by Komafin

I was so excited while seing strawberries at the market, and made it into a very tasty syrup, this can made for light or heavy syrup. If it's light syrup, just use ratio 1 : 1 : 1 for the sugar : strawberries : liquid. If heavy syrup you could use ratio 1 : 1 : 1/2.