Ice powder (otherwise known as Liangfen in some regions, Chinese name is 冰粉 BingFen) is a famous snack that originated in Yunnan and Guizhou and was later introduced to Pengshan (Wuyang), Sichuan.
It is popular in Chengdu in recent years and is a famous summer snack. It is cold and sweet, tender and rIt is popular in Chengdu in recent years and is a famous summer snack. It is cold and sweet, tender and refreshing, and relieves the summer heat and cools down the fire. As a summer food, it is popular because it is smooth, transparent, icy, delicious, and inexpensive.
Its main raw material from ice powder tree. The ice powder tree is also known as the pearl lotus and is native to Peru. In China, it is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi, and other places. It is also cultivated in Guizhou, Hunan, and Sichuan. That’s why Sichuan is the origin of this delicious snack.
Nowadays, you can buy Chinese ice powder in the most online store. It is really easy for us to cook this wonderful snack. If you like another sweet Chinese snack, maybe you can try the peach gum recipe or rock sugar snow swallow.
Cooking Difficulty
| Difficulty（1-10） | Time（minuts） | taste | Skill |
| 1 | 15 minutes | sweet | boil |
Ingredients
- 500g of water
- 10g of ice powder
- some ice powder partner(dried grapes etc)
How To Make Ice Powder
Step 1: Boil Water
Pour 500g of water into the pot. Cover the lid and boil the water.
Step 2: Add Ice Powder
After the water boils, let it cool to about 90℃. Pour 10g of ice powder into the water. Stir continuously until there are no particles.
Step 3: Solidify The Ice Powder
Put the mixed water aside to cool. Put it in the refrigerator to solidify. After refrigerating for 3 hours, the ice powder will solidify.
Step 4: Cut The Ice Powder
Use a knife to cut the ice powder into small pieces. Place in bowls.
Step 5: Seasoning
Drizzle with brown sugar syrup. Evenly sprinkle with ice powder partner. Stir well.
We can enjoy the ice powder now. Hope you can like it!
If you don’t like the material we use in this recipe, you can also replace with cherry to make cherry ice powder. In fact, you can choose your favorite type powder. Just use them in the seasoning step.
NUTRIENT CONTENT
| Content | Amount Per Serving |
| Calories | 17 kcal |
| Fat | 1g |
| Sodium | 13mg |
| Potassium | 72mg |
| Carbohydrates | 3g |
| Protein | 1g |
| Vitamin A | 16IU |
| Vitamin C | 1mg |
| Calcium | 40mg |
| Iron | 2mg |
SUITABLE PEOPLE
| People | Recommend value（1-10） |
| High blood sugar | 5 |
| High blood pressure | 5 |
| high blood fat | 5 |
| lose weight | 5 |
| child | 7 |
Ice Powder
Ingredients(affiliate link)
- 500 ml water
- 10 g ice powder
- some ice powder partner (dried grapes etc, add your favorites)
Instructions
- Pour 500g of water into the pot. Cover the lid and boil the water.
- After the water boils, let it cool to about 90℃. Pour 10g of ice powder into the water. Stir continuously until there are no particles.
- Put the mixed water aside to cool. Put it in the refrigerator to solidify. After refrigerating for 3 hours, the ice powder will solidify.
- Use a knife to cut the ice powder into small pieces. Place in bowls.
- Drizzle with brown sugar syrup. Evenly sprinkle with ice powder partner. Stir well. We can enjoy the ice powder now. Hope you can like it!
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