Peach Gum with Snow Bird Nest Dessert

The peach gum with snow bird nest dessert (桃胶雪燕糖水 in Chinese) is one of the most wonderful collagen desserts to serve hot or cold. In this recipe,

I will cook peach gum with snow bird nest, red dates, and sugar cane rock sugar. This is a very easy and mouthwatering recipe to make at home.

Recipe Ingredients

The key ingredients call for:

• 30 gram of Peach Gum – This is a natural gum that is rich in collagen, galactose, rhamnose and amino acids. Collagen is a popular ingredient and nutritional supplement in most skincare and beauty products that help improve skin quality and muscle function. Collagen is one of the major building blocks of tendons, bones, ligaments, skin, and muscles. Amino acid allows collagen to be quickly absorbed into the human body. Read more about peach gum here.
• 15 gram of Snow Bird Nest – Snow bird nest is also known as Xueyan in Chinese. Snow bird nest is a type of secretion of Tragacanth Gum, which is rich in plant collagen. This can helps to nourish our lungs, aids in constipation, enhance our immunity system and also regulates our gastrointestinal function. After soaked, it will became crystal clear and look like bird’s nest.
• 10 medium/big Red Dates – Red dates is also known as Jujube fruit or Chinese date. These small round fruits with a seed-containing pit grow on large flowering shrubs or trees (Ziziphus jujuba). It will become dark red and slightly wrinkled when it is ripe. Red dates have a lot of benefits, which include enhancing digestive system, protecting the liver, and to prevent hair loss. Sun-dried red dates have a natural sweetness that people often think that it is added sugar. It is also good for skincare due to its high concentration of vitamin B and vitamin C which can promote blood circulation and reduce melanin and spots production.
• 200 gram of Sugar Cane Rock Sugar – To enhance the sweeteness of the dessert.

Cook Tips

• Soak the snow bird nest in between 8 to 10 hours. The snow bird nest will dissolve in water if it is soaked for too long (over 10 hours).
• Cook (normal boil or double boil) the snow bird nest for 30 to 40 minutes to avoid it being dissolved into the soup.

How to Cook Peach Gum with Snow Bird Nest Dessert?

1. Wash and soak the peach gum and snow bird nest overnight. Clean the impurities and drain.

2. Removes the red dates seed.

3. Add in 2.4 liters of water in a pot and bring it to boil.

4. Add in peach gum and red dates. Turn to medium low heat and simmer it for 30 minutes.

5. Add in snow bird nest and simmer it for 15 minutes.

6. Lastly, add in sugar cane rock sugar and simmer it for 15 minutes.

7. Done and serve (You may serve it hot or cold).