Chestnut Bao

Steamed Chestnut-Shaped Chocolate Mantou with Chestnut Filling

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Preparation info
  • Yield: Makes

    ten 1¼ oz

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Breaking Bao: 88 Bakes and Snacks from Asia and Beyond

By Clarice Lam

Published 2024

  • About

My mom loves chestnuts. Every time we traveled to Hong Kong and saw a roasted chestnuts vendor, we had to stop and buy a bag. Then we saw them in Italy and France, and again, each time, we still had to buy a bag. Not much is cozier than a paper bag filled with freshly roasted chestnuts. I love how sweet and meaty they are and how they satisfy so many cravings at once.

In this recipe, I combined those memories and transformed them into these steamed chocolate bao filled with chestnut