Double Skin Milk: Tastiest Chinese Steam Milk Pudding 双皮奶

Chinese Dessert

Double skin milk (alse called Chinese Steam Milk Pudding, Chinese name is Shuang Pi Nai 双皮奶) is a famous Cantonese dessert, a classic Han snack, belonging to Cantonese cuisine. It is produced in Shunde, Guangdong, China and it is very sweet and tender. It is also very famous in Guangdong and other cities. In Macau, Yishun’s double skin milk is best known. In Guangzhou, Nanxin Dessert Shop is best known that has been operating since the 1940s.  In Hong Kong, Australian Milk Company is the most well-known. In Shunde, Foshan City, Renxin and Minxin are the most famous.

The double skin milk has a strong aroma and the mouth is tender and smooth, which makes people’s lips and teeth fragrant. This snack has a thick milk skin on the surface that needs to be coagulated twice that is why have the name. First pour the cooked milk into the bowl, after naturally condensing into a layer of milk skin, then pour out the milk, mix it with egg white granulated sugar, and then pour it back into the bowl to let the milk skin float. Then put it on the steamer-the steamed milk will condense a layer of milk skin again during cooling. It takes two coagulations to form a thick milk skin unique to the double skin milk surface. So some foreigner will like to called it Chinese Steam Milk Pudding.  Althgouth I prefer the first name which can accurately named the snack.

In this recipe, we don’t use more materials to beauty the snack. With the changing times, double skin milk also has many flavors, now you can add red beans, dried cranberries, strawberries, mangoes, blueberry,  nutand so on. A variety of flavors of double-skinned milk to meet the foodies of all ages. If you like other Chinese desert, you can try our peach gum with milk desert.

Cooking Difficulty

Difficulty（1-10）	Time（minuts）	taste	Skill
2	15	sweet	steam

Ingredients

1. 600ml of milk
2. 3 eggs
3. 2 tablespoons of white sugar
4. 1/16 teaspoon of salt

How To Make Double Skin Milk

Step 1: Prepare Milk

Prepare 3 small bowls. Pour 200ml of milk into each bowl. Pour some water into the pot. After the water boils, put the bowls in. Cover the lid. Steam for 3 minutes. Turn off the heat. Take out the bowls. Set aside to cool. A layer of milk skin is formed on top of the cooled milk. We slightly lifted the milk skin with chopsticks. Poured the milk into a large bowl.

Step 2: Beat Up The Egg Protein

Beat an egg into a bowl. Remove the yolk. Add another two eggs. Do as I just did. Beat up the egg protein.

Step 3: Seasoning

Pour the beaten egg protein into the milk. Add 2 tablespoons of white sugar, 1/16 teaspoon of salt. Continue to stir. Pour the milk into three small bowls with a skimmer spoon. Cover with plastic food wrap.

Step 4: Cook Double Skin Milk

Pour some water into the pot. After the water boils, add the three bowls filled with milk to the pot.Steam for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat. Take out the bowls.

Step 5: Cut Red Heart Pitaya

Prepare a red heart pitaya. Cut it in half. Peel it. Cut it into small pieces. Put it in a bowl. Set aside to cool.

Step 6: Add Fruit To The Double Skin Milk

After the milk is cool, Add the cut red heart pitaya evenly to each bowl of double skin milk.

The double skin milk is done. Hope you can like it!

Cooking Tips

1. If you are a beginner for this double milk recipe, you can do the lazy version. It is no double skin but the taste is also good. The ratio remains the same with egg whites, sugar, and milk. But allo of them are poured into a bowl and mixed well, then put directly into the steamer and steamed. It omit the boiled milk that you can not form a double skin.
2. Do emember the ratio of milk and egg whites. More and less are the big different which will directly affect the taste.
3. There are cold and hot double-skinned milk. Personally I think hot double-skinned milk is more delicious than the cold stype. If you add fruit, you need to thaw and clean it in advance. If it is red bean paste double skin milk, also need to boil the red bean paste in advance. Then use hot red bean paste with double skin milk.

Nutrient Content

Content	Amount Per Serving
Calories	217 kcal
Fat	11g
Cholesterol	188mg
Sodium	189mg
Potassium	370mg
Carbohydrates	18g
Protein	12g
Vitamin A	572IU
Iron	1mg
Calcium	278mg

Suitable People

People	Recommend value（1-10）
High blood sugar	6
High blood pressure	6
high blood fat	3
lose weight	4
child	4

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What Does Double Skin Milk Taste Like?

The upper layer of milk skin is sweet and fragrant, and the lower layer is smooth and moist, which makes it sweet but not greasy and tender in the mouth.