Maple Yellow Split Pea Cake
By: Angie's Recipes
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:49pm

Ingredients




200 grams Yellow split peas
60 grams Maple syrup
800 ml Water

Preparation

1 Rinse the split peas and drain. Pour into an electric pressure cooker, and fill in the water. Close the lid and turn the knob to "bean cooking cycle" and cook for about 20 minutes. Remove the mixture once the pressure cooker has cooled down. 2 Puree the cooked bean mixture through a strainer. Set the large skillet over the medium heat. Pour the puree into the skillet and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture has thickened. Switch the heat off. Add in the maple syrup and blend them together. 3 Fill the molds with the puree and press to remove the air. Smooth the top. Chill overnight and remove.

About


Split peas are the dried peeled and split seeds of Pisum sativum. They are a great source of protein. There are yellow and green varieties. In Chinese cuisine, yellow split peas are used to make sweet pudding-like snack, which sometimes flavored with osmanthus blossoms and Chinese dates.