Snow Fungus Dessert Soup
This Snow Fungus Dessert Soup is a nourishing, delicately sweet Chinese classic made with rehydrated snow fungus, tender Asian pear, goji berries, and red dates. It’s often enjoyed warm or chilled as a dessert soup and is known for its skin-nourishing, hydrating benefits—perfect for both wellness and indulgence.
Ingredients
- 25 g dried snow fungus rehydrated overnight
- 10 cups water
- 1 large Asian pear ~300–400g, peeled and chopped
- 40 g rock sugar or to taste
- 15 g dried goji berries 2 tbsp
- 20 g dried Chinese red dates ¼ cup
Instructions
- Soak snow fungus overnight. Trim and tear into small pieces.
- Add fungus and water to a pot. Simmer 30 minutes.
- Add pear pieces. Simmer 30 more minutes.
- Add rock sugar, goji berries, and dates.
- Simmer 1–2 hours on low until syrupy and amber-colored.
- Serve hot or chilled.
- See full steps with tips & photos → https://p4pd.org/snow-fungus-dessert-soup/
Notes
- Adjust rock sugar to taste depending on how sweet your pear is.
- Snow fungus is also called white fungus, tremella, or silver ear mushroom.
- This dessert keeps well in the fridge for up to 4 days.