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You are here: Home / Desserts / Cookies / Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe

September 3, 2021

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe

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Gluten Free
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Low Calorie
Can be Low Carb

Just 2 ingredients are all you need to make these versatile vegan mooncakes (minus the filling): cashew butter and coconut flour.

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

I absolutely love recipes that use as few ingredients as possible, and this one’s got to be one of those recipes I’m going to be making over and over again, not just because it’s healthy, or because it’s easy to make–but because it’s so delicious!

Prepared with cashew butter and coconut flour, these dainty little mooncakes are different from the traditional recipes that rely on flour and butter to form the crust.

Even so, you’re sure to be surprised by how the golden color and fine texture of these mooncakes turn out remarkably similar to the original pastry mooncakes, minus that nutty cashew flavor of course. If you do not like have cashew butter on hand, peanut butter worked just as well. Just be sure to use the creamy kind!

Suitable for gluten-free, low-carb and vegan diets

What You'll Find in this Post:
1. Ingredients Used to Make 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes
2. More Easy Recipes Under 5 Ingredients
3. How to Make
4. Recipe Variations and Optional Add Ins:

Ingredients Used to Make 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes

**I’ve linked some of these ingredients to amazon.com to give you an idea of what they are, but you should also be able to find them in your local grocery store (usually, the natural & organic food section). They are also affiliate links, which means that I earn a commission as an Amazon Associate if you decide to purchase the items. The price will be the same for you, link or no link 🙂

  • Cashew Butter – Cashew butter is a creamy smooth spread made with ground cashews and oil, and it’s what gives this mooncake crust a tender, melt-in-your mouth texture. If you don’t have cashew butter at home, you’re also free to use other creamy nut butter, too. I’ve tried making these with smooth peanut butter and they turned out wonderfully.
  • Coconut flour – Coconut flour does not substitute well, and I can’t recommend swapping coconut flour with other ingredients unless you absolutely had to (2 Tbsp coconut flour = ½ cup almond flour). Unfortunately, you probably won’t get the same texture or mouthfeel as the original recipe.

For the Filling You’ll Need

  • Sweetened White Bean Paste (a.k.a. Shiro An) – fudgy and sweet, white bean paste is a perfect filling for mooncakes. You’re welcome to use other fillings for this recipe. More ideas below in the “variation” section
Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

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Equipment

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

The main highlight of mooncakes is their beautiful engraved patterns and shapes. Mooncake molds are readily available at different Chinese grocery stores. You can also find it online, especially on amazon. They are of premium quality and quite affordable. I got the 50g mooncake molds here

How to Make

How to Make 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncake Crust

STEP 1

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

Mix cashew butter and 1/2 of the coconut flour together.

STEP 2

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

Depending on the brand of your cashew butter you may need more or less coconut flour. For best results, add the rest of the coconut flour 1 Tablespoon at a time and use hands to knead the dough until the dough comes together. You want to get a soft and firm dough that can be rolled up into a ball without sticking to your hands. Add more coconut flour (1 Tablespoon at a time) if the dough seems too soft. Once done, divide the dough into 6 equal-sized pieces and roll into a ball (about 20-30 grams of dough each).

STEP 3

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

Prepare the filling- roll the sweetened white bean paste filling into a heaping tablespoon-sized balls (about 30g). You can also mix add ins such as nuts, seeds, dried fruits, or add flavoring/coloring to the bean paste before rolling. Cooked chestnuts work really well, too.

STEP 4

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

Flatten the dough into a thin disk using the palms of your hands, place about 30g of filling in the middle. **I wore vinyl gloves here to prevent the dough from sticking to my hands which makes it easier to shape, but the gloves are optional. Cover the filling with the dough and gently squeeze the dough into a ball. The ball really does not have to be perfect or smooth, because you’ll be using the mooncake mold to press these rough edges into shape anyways.

STEP 5

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

Use a well-greased mooncake mold to press the dough into shape. A non-stick cooking spray works well to ensure that the mold is properly greased.

STEP 6

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 12-15 minutes until the tops are golden and dry. The bottom of the cakes should be lightly browned.

STEP 7

2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe

For best results, store in a airtight container and refrigerate overnight before eating.

Recipe Variations and Optional Add Ins:

FIlling Variations

There are so many types of fillings used in traditional mooncakes. Sweet Bean Paste, Lotus Paste, Jujube Paste and Nuts/seeds are just a couple of examples. For a different kind of filling you can also try these ideas below:

  • Lotus paste – classic! You can buy these in the refridgerated section in a Asian grocery store, or buy them online (like Amazon, here)
  • Shiro-an (sweetened white bean paste) – on Amazon, here
  • Koshi-an (sweetened red bean paste) – on Amazon, here
  • Matcha paste : 1/2 cup Shiro-on mixed with 1/2 tsp matcha powder; or Matcha Chickpea Filling (recipe here)
  • Coffee paste : 1/2 cup Shiro-a mixed with 2 tsp coffee extract (click on the link to see my 2 ingredient coffee bean paste recipe here)
  • Purple sweet potato – mashed, lightly sweetened and rolled into a ball
  • Chopped Nut filling – can be peanuts, almonds, cashews, pistachios, you name it!
  • Cheesecake – it’s just how it sounds like 🙂 Use a mini circular cookie cutter to cut a small circle of cheesecake and use it to fill these mooncakes.
  • Nutella paste: 1/2 cup Shiro-on mixed with 1 Tbsp Nutella (or Nutiva)
  • Cookie dough: like my healthy chickpea cookie dough made in the food processor (recipe here)

How to Make Chestnut Stuffed White Bean Paste Filling

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

You’ll need sweetened white bean paste and cooked chestnuts

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

Roll about 20g of white bean paste into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Stuff a chestnut into the center

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes
Wrap the cooked chestnut with the sweetened white bean paste
Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes

Crust Variations

You can also play around with different Crust flavors, too.

  • Chocolate mooncakes – add 1 Tbsp of cocoa powder to the dry ingredients before mixing; add some mini chocolate chips to the filling before rolling into tablespoon sized (about 30 gram) balls.
  • Matcha mooncakes – add 1 tsp of matcha powder to the dry ingredients before mixing
  • Chai or Cinnamon mooncakes – Try adding a tsp of Cardamom Powder or Chai Tea Powder to the batter with the other dry ingredients.
  • Add food coloring. For example add some red food coloring to make a red velvet mooncake variety!
  • Coffee or mocha? Add either a teaspoon of coffee extract or espresso powder.

How to Make this Healthier

  • Storebought lotus pastes and sweet bean pastes are delicious, but rather high in refined sugar and calories. While I still recommend you use the storebought kinds to make these mooncakes as close to the original texture as possible, there are many healthier alternatives for the filling, such as mashed sweet potato (the best ones are Asian sweet potato and Purple Sweet Potato), chickpea cookie dough or chopped nuts (I’ll post the recipe on this later).
  • I also love adding nuts, seeds and other ingredients to the filling that add texture, fiber and nutrition. Try adding nuts or dried fruit to the filling before rolling into tablespoon sized balls.
  • If you want to increase fiber, mix a Tablespoon of ground flaxseed or coconut flour to the filling.
  • For a protein boost, you can also add a Tablespoon of protein powder of your choice. I’ve tried using an unsweetened plant-based protein powder. You can also use this chocolate protein powder 

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How to Store

  • You can store these cakes covered at room temperature for up to 24 hours. For longer storage, you can place them in a plastic freezer bag or airtight container to store in the fridge for up to 4 days, or freeze up to 4 months.

Final Tips

  • Depending on the brand of the cashew butter, you may need more coconut flour to hold the dough. You can see below. You want your resulting dough to be soft but still firm enough to be rolled into a ball.
Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes
Too soft – needs a little more coconut flour
Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakes
Just perfect consistency for dough
  • I found that these mooncakes taste WAY better the day after they are made. I don’t know how to explain it other than that these mooncake crusts have a better flavor and develop a more melt-in-the-mouth, tender texture when they have a chance to rest in the fridge overnight. So for the best flavor and texture, I recommend that you store these mooncakes inside an airtight container and let them cool in the fridge for at least 8 hours before eating.

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2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe

2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes

Quick and Easy: 2-Ingredient Vegan Mooncakes Recipe - vegan mooncakesAll Purpose Veggies
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 6 servings
Calories 186 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Tbsp cashew butter or peanut butter
  • 8-10 Tbsp coconut flour
  • 180 g filling of choice

Instructions
 

  • Mix cashew butter and half of the coconut flour in a clean bowl
  • Add coconut flour, 1 Tablespoon at a time, until a soft but firm dough consistency is achieved
  • Divide dough into 6 equal pieces
  • Flatten each piece of dough into a disk, then stuff about 30g of filling inside
  • Use a mold to press the dough into mooncake shapes and set onto a clean parchment paper.
  • Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 12-15 minutes
  • For best results, store in an airtight container overnight in the fridge, then eat next day.

Nutrition

Calories: 186kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 21mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 4gSugar: 15gCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mgZinc: 1mg***Net Carbs: 23g
Keyword anko, cashew, mooncakes
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Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Fall, Gluten-Free, Snacks, Top 2020, Vegan Tagged With: anko, asian-inspired, coconutflour, i, LowCalorie, LowCarb, mooncake, Vegan

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Comments

  1. Michael Nguyen says

    September 16, 2021 at 3:55 pm

    Hi,

    Does the dough have to rest in the fridge or can it be used right away?

    Also, is the dough white enough to accept food colouring?

    Thanks,

    Reply
    • All Purpose Veggies says

      September 17, 2021 at 8:18 pm

      Hi Michael, the dough can be used right away. I think the dough is white enough for food coloring, but may depend on the brand of cashew butter you use. Hope this helps.

      Reply
    • Marren says

      October 13, 2021 at 4:27 pm

      I know I could use any kind of filling, but what filling did you use? I want to make sure I’m using one that goes well with the flavor of the wrapper.

      Reply
      • All Purpose Veggies says

        October 16, 2021 at 8:00 am

        Hi Marren, I used Sweetened White Bean Paste (a.k.a. Shiro An) with cooked chestnuts for this particular recipe. Hope you enjoy!

        Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    October 14, 2021 at 10:00 am

    5 stars
    This was good! Slightly on the dry side. I think the trick is using as little coconut flour as possible. I used 10 tablespoons of coconut flour, but I’ll try using 8 or 9 next time.

    Reply
    • All Purpose Veggies says

      October 16, 2021 at 8:03 am

      I’m so glad you liked it! Yes–the cookies will be drier with more coconut flour. That’s why I’ll try to use as little coconut flour as possible for a tender mooncake.

      Reply
  3. Stephanie says

    February 6, 2022 at 8:12 pm

    Could you sub the coconut flour for almond flour?
    Thanks!!

    Reply
    • All Purpose Veggies says

      February 19, 2022 at 10:31 am

      I haven’t tried using almond flour, but my guess is that the mooncakes won’t hold their shape (and patterns) as well as the coconut flour. I do have a sweet potato mooncake recipe that uses almond flour (and the coconut flour can be subbed with almond flour) here. Hope this helps!

      Reply

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