I piped these purple clematis flowers with a frosting made of nothing more than beans and sugar with a dash or food coloring. It was my very first time piping with white bean paste and I’ve got a long way to go with my technique but I am sharing the recipe by popular request. I really love the translucence of the finished product as well as the delicacy of the edges you get. Another bonus is it doesn’t become weepy when warmed so hot hands won’t mess things up. The taste is VERY similar to sweet bean paste if you’ve had that; if you haven’t then imagine beans that are sweet, it’s actually nice, like a bean marzipan almost.
White Bean Paste
A vegan alternative to buttercream that's drop-dead gorgeous when piped!
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS:
For the Bean Paste:
- 1 lb kidney beans 454g, soaked, peeled
- granulated sugar
- 2 tsp corn syrup
- food coloring purple, green, white
Instructions
NSTRUCTIONS:
For the Bean Paste:
- Soak 1 lb kidney beans for about 3 hours in warm water. Remove the skin from the beans.
- Boil them for 20 minutes, then cover and simmer for 1 hour.
Drain and press through a sieve. Repeat the process twice.
- Fill a bowl with water, add beans and mix with your hands. Pour the mixture into a nut milk bag and squeeze out the water.
- Weigh the paste. Measure out about 40% of the bean paste weight in granulated sugar.
Pour the sugar into a pan. Add enough water to dissolve the sugar. (around ¼ cup)
- Give it a stir.
- Heat the sugar to until it comes to a boil.
- Add the bean paste in. Stir until the two are mixed.
As soon as the mixture starts to bubble, reduce the heat to a simmer. Stir continuously.
Add in about 2 tsp of corn syrup for consistency.
- It’s done once you can form peaks with your spatula.
- Transfer to a surface to cool.
- When you're ready to use the paste, add in food colorings.
- For a clematis flower, use a 127 tip for the petals and 2 tip for the details.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
I made mine a day ahead of time, wrapped it in plastic and found it to be a better consistency after it sat for a day.
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Nino Almendra says
April 9, 2018 at 11:45 amThanks for the recipe, great new idea!
John K. says
April 9, 2018 at 1:39 pmGlad you like it!
John
Johanna says
April 9, 2018 at 12:36 pmThank you for the receipt!! They are gorgeous 💜
Johanna says
April 9, 2018 at 12:39 pmRecipe 😂
John K. says
April 9, 2018 at 1:39 pmJohanna,
You’re welcome! I hope you have as much fun as I did piping these flowers!
John
Emilia says
April 10, 2018 at 7:17 amI am definitely trying this out. I love the colors too
John K. says
April 10, 2018 at 9:31 amYou have to let me know how it goes!
John
Ava says
April 20, 2018 at 11:57 amThese look magnificent! I’ve never tried bean paste but have always wanted to!
Lubna says
May 26, 2018 at 8:43 pmCan I use canned white beans?
John K. says
May 29, 2018 at 9:24 amLubna,
Yes you can! Hope you enjoy!
John
John K. says
May 29, 2018 at 9:31 amLubna,
You can use canned white beans for the recipe! Hope you enjoy!
John
Amy says
June 4, 2018 at 2:05 amBeautiful result! How long can you keep the paste in the fridge?
John K. says
June 4, 2018 at 9:06 amAmy,
Maybe about a week! So happy you like it!
John
Candy says
June 17, 2018 at 12:52 amHow much water to cook the beans ? Does it matter? Thanks for your reply in advance!
John K. says
June 18, 2018 at 9:34 amCandy,
It doesn’t matter! Hope you enjoy!
John
Varsha Korczynski says
October 3, 2018 at 6:22 amI have searching for a recope like this for ages, will defiantly try it. Thank you xx
John K. says
October 19, 2018 at 11:53 amHi Varsha,
I’m so glad you came across this one! Also, i’m very excited for you to try it!
Let me know what you think!
Best,
John
Shirley says
December 16, 2018 at 11:21 pmBeautiful result!
How does it feel? Is it soft to touch like buttercream, or is it hard like gumpaste?
jkanell says
January 1, 2019 at 2:26 pmIt’s in between 🙂