Korean Sweet Red Bean Latte
Quick answer
- Total time
- 32 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
Pat-latte is a Korean red bean milk drink built around two simultaneous uses of the same cooked beans.
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Most of the beans are blended smooth with water into a thick puree, while the remainder are left whole and stirred in afterward to provide soft, chewy pockets of texture throughout. That combined bean base goes into a saucepan with milk and warms over medium-low heat as sugar, sweetened condensed milk, a pinch of salt, and vanilla extract are added one by one. The condensed milk transforms the beans' mild natural sweetness into something denser and more complex, landing somewhere between caramel and roasted grain. Salt does not make the drink taste salty but instead sharpens the contrast that makes the sweetness register more clearly on the palate. Vanilla rounds off the earthy, slightly rustic edge of red bean aroma and brings the whole flavor profile together. Served hot, the drink takes on the gentle warmth of traditional red bean porridge. Poured over ice, the same flavors tighten and become more concentrated. Either way, stirring once before drinking keeps the whole beans evenly distributed rather than settled at the bottom.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Heat
Place 140 grams of tenderly cooked red beans and 120ml of water into a blender, processing until completely smooth and thick to create a rich and concentrated red bean paste base.
- 2Heat
Carefully set aside forty grams of the remaining whole cooked red beans in a separate bowl to maintain their shape, as they will be used later as a textured topping.
- 3Control
Combine the prepared red bean base and 420ml of fresh milk in a pot, stirring constantly over medium-low heat until the mixture is thoroughly heated and steaming gently without burning.
- 4Control
Stir in twenty-five grams of sugar, eighteen grams of condensed milk, and one gram of salt, then simmer for five minutes until all ingredients are perfectly integrated into a smooth consistency.
- 5Finish
Incorporate the reserved whole red beans and two milliliters of vanilla extract, heating for two additional minutes to infuse the deep flavors before turning off the heat and preparing to serve.
- 6Finish
Divide the finished red bean latte between cups and serve while warm.
Stir once before drinking so the whole beans do not settle at the bottom.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Pat-latte balances creamy blended red bean puree with whole cooked beans for a textured milk drink.
- Finish cue
- Divide the finished red bean latte between cups and serve while warm.
- Avoid this
- Combine the prepared red bean base and 420ml of fresh milk in a pot, stirring constantly over medium-low heat until the mixture is thoroughly heated and steaming gently without burning.
How Substitutions Change the Result
The taste, texture, nutrition, or cooking adjustment to expect when swapping an ingredient.
- You can replace part of condensed milk with honey for a lighter sweetness.
Cooking decision evidence
Calculated Charim data and applicable official cooking and food safety guidance.
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32min, 7 ingredients
Category median
20min, 6 ingredients
Based on 118 recipes
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