How To Make Black Sesame Paste
For the Japanese and some Asians, black sesame flavor is commonly used especially in desserts and baked goods. Popular recipes include macarons, purin (pudding), chiffon cake, mochi, bread, ice cream, and more. Black sesame is unique in the way it changes the dynamic of a dessert completely. Ordinary looking dessert are transformed into a peculiar dark gray color, and it surprises you with unique nutty toasty flavor.
Black sesame paste is sold in jars at Japanese (or Chinese) grocery stores. The black sesame paste is different from black tahini because black sesame seeds are roasted before they are grounded.
Homemade black sesame paste is easy and simple to make, and it’s pretty close to the store bought black sesame paste. Now you can enjoy making Black Sesame Ice Cream!
Ingredients:
- 1 part of roasted black sesame seeds (1 Tbsp.)
- 1 part of honey* (1 Tbsp.)
Instructions:
- Grind the black sesame seeds by mortar and pestle or in food processor. It takes some time for sesame seeds to secrete oil, but be patient.
- When the sesame seeds are finely ground and become moist from natural sesame oil, add honey and mix all together.
Notes
*If you want to use black sesame paste for savory dishes, you can add a little bit of sesame oil instead of honey.
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Great recipe! It really works
Thanks!
You are welcome! Glad it worked out.
If i don’t have food processor how can i do it?thanks
Hi Novi! It’s a bit of work, but you can grind the black sesame seeds by mortar and pestle. That works the same way.
Hope this helps!
I would to know how to make all those little side dishes you get when eating out at a Korean BBQ restaurant. Can you help please?
Hi Leo! You can try finding recipes at Korean food blogs. I like the following:
http://www.koreanbapsang.com/
http://www.beyondkimchee.com/
http://www.maangchi.com/
Hope this helps!
I’m excited to make black sesame ice cream! Yours looks so good. Just wondering, What can you use instead of honey?
Hi Amy! Hmm.. that’s a difficult question… If it’s for savory dish, I’d recommend to make it syrupy texture with sesame oil. However if it’s for dessert like ice cream, I think honey is the best fit. Maybe maple syrup? Hope this helps.
I was hooked to goma ice cream since I tasted in Asakusa London. Which is strange as I am not a big fan of ice cream. I now have the recipe, made my own paste and felt really proud. I was wondering what kinda savoury dishe we can use the sesame oiled version? I mean in Japanese cuisine?
Hi gulsah! I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed black sesame ice cream! Black sesame paste for savory dishes is not as popular. Some uses for mixing with blanched veggies, some use for tofu and bread, and I’ve seen it’s used for simmered dishes. I prefer white sesame paste for dressing etc. Oh you can use for steamed cake too. They are more like arranged dish and not something that everyone knows about – like black sesame pudding, or chiffon cake, etc.
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