Goma purin (black sesame pudding)

Name: Goma purin (black sesame pudding)
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 300ml unsweetened soya drink; 100ml coconut milk, from a tin, full fat; 4 tbsp black sesame paste, or ground toasted black sesame seeds; 50g caster sugar; 1.5 tsp agar powder; 0.25 tsp salt; 1 tsp black sesame seeds, to finish

A smooth, nutty, deeply toasty black sesame pudding that sets with agar, no eggs or dairy needed.

Time20 min plus setting
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.75 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 puddings

Ingredients

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300 mlunsweetened soya drink
100 mlcoconut milkfrom a tin, full fat
4 tbspblack sesame pasteor ground toasted black sesame seeds
50 gcaster sugar
1½ tspagar powder
¼ tspsalt
1 tspblack sesame seedsto finish

Method

1
Put the soya drink, coconut milk and agar powder in a pan and whisk well. Leave for 5 minutes.
5 min
2
Bring to a gentle boil over a medium heat, whisking. Simmer for 2 minutes until the agar has dissolved completely.
2 min
3
Whisk in the sesame paste, sugar and the pinch of salt until smooth and evenly grey. If it looks grainy, blend it with a stick blender.
4
Pour into 4 small glasses or ramekins and skim off any foam.
5
Cool for 15 minutes at room temperature, then chill for at least 2 hours until firm.
120 min
6
Scatter over the sesame seeds and serve cold.

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