What do you do with the surplus beans after sowing beans in Setsubun? You can eat it as a snack or snack as it is, but if you have a lot of it left, you will get tired of it.

Here are three excellent recipes for the extra setsubun beans that we would like to recommend in such a case! All of them are easy and delicious, so please give them a try!

Fukumame chocolate crunch

material

Setsubun beans 30g (1.06oz)
1 chocolate bar

How to make

Crush the chocolate bar moderately and melt it in a water bath or microwave.


Add Setsubun beans and mix evenly to cover the chocolate.


Mold it on a cookie sheet, line it up, cool it in the refrigerator and harden it, and you're done!

What is its taste?

Crisp and light texture. The bittersweet sweetness of chocolate that melts slowly as you chew, and the fragrant flavor of beans that spreads. It ’s delicious! A taste that both children and adults will appreciate. I'll eat this all the time ...

Fukutome confectionery

material

Setsubun beans 20g (0.71oz)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tbsp water

How to make

Put sugar and water in a small pan and heat.


Boil it tightly and when it becomes thick and foamy, turn off the heat, add the setsubun beans and mix quickly.


When the beans turn white and fluffy and don't stick together, it's done!

What is its taste?

It has a soft and pleasant texture and the sweetness of soft sugar that melts smoothly. This is too good as a tea maker and a snack ...! One more grain, another grain ... I just can't stop eating! If you have beans, you have to do it.

Crispy Setsubun Bean Cookie

Material (for about 30 pieces)

Setsubun beans appropriate amount hot cake mix 200g (7.05oz)
1 beaten egg sugar 50g (1.76oz)
Butter 50g (1.76oz)

How to make

Bring the butter to room temperature or heat it in the microwave for 30-40 seconds to soften it. Add sugar here and mix well until it becomes whitish.



Add the beaten egg little by little and mix well, then add the pancake mix and mix gently with a rubber spatula.



When the dough becomes cohesive, add Setsubun beans and mix roughly.


Mold the dough and arrange it on the top plate with a cooking sheet. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes to complete!

What is its taste?

It ’s crispy and it ’s really good! The crunchy texture of the Setsubun beans mixed in the dough is irresistible. It's fragrant and addictive.


How was it? If you have a recipe that interests you, try it now!