Korean Snacks and Desserts
Quick treats, snacks, and sweets that come before, after, and between Korean meals.
Fresh Spring Rolls with Spicy Korean Dipping Sauce
These spring rolls are made with perilla leaves and kochujang (chili pepper paste), two common Korean ingredients. I first made these rolls because I had all the ingredients for SE Asian spring rolls except for the herbs (Thai basil, mint, cilantro). I had Italian basil, but I also had a bunch of fresh perilla leaves from the garden. Since perilla is in the mint family, I just knew it would work.
These spring rolls are made with perilla leaves and kochujang (chili pepper paste), two common Korean ingredients. I first made these rolls because I had all the ingredients for SE Asian spring rolls except for the herbs (Thai basil, mint, cilantro). I had Italian basil, but I also had a bunch of fresh perilla leaves from the garden. Since perilla is in the mint family, I just knew it would work.
Korean Scallion Pancake (Pa Jun)
This Korean scallion pancake recipe is easy to make and is always a big crowd-pleaser. It works as a hearty snack, an appetizer, or a side dish to a Korean or Asian meal. As with most Korean recipes and dishes, you can tweak it to your own tastes.
This Korean scallion pancake recipe is easy to make and is always a big crowd-pleaser. It works as a hearty snack, an appetizer, or a side dish to a Korean or Asian meal. As with most Korean recipes and dishes, you can tweak it to your own tastes.
Korean Fish Shaped Pastry (Bungeoppang)
These doughy pastries filled with sweet red bean paste are sold in Korea by street vendors. To make the fish shape at home, you need a special appliance similar to a waffle-maker. A healthy and delicious snack or dessert, their chewy, sweet, and slightly crispy texture make them a big crowd pleaser and always a hit with the under-10 crowd. There are also custard cream and ice cream versions; the red bean paste is the traditional filling.
These doughy pastries filled with sweet red bean paste are sold in Korea by street vendors. To make the fish shape at home, you need a special appliance similar to a waffle-maker. A healthy and delicious snack or dessert, their chewy, sweet, and slightly crispy texture make them a big crowd pleaser and always a hit with the under-10 crowd. There are also custard cream and ice cream versions; the red bean paste is the traditional filling.
DIY Korean Frozen Yogurt
A simple and easy way to make Korean-style frozen yogurt at home. Tart, lightly sweet, and impossibly healthy, Korean-style frozen yogurt is the perfect snack or dessert. But the popular Korean chains like Pinkberry and Red Mango charge around $5 a cup, so this Do-It-Yourself recipe saves you both gas and cash.
A simple and easy way to make Korean-style frozen yogurt at home. Tart, lightly sweet, and impossibly healthy, Korean-style frozen yogurt is the perfect snack or dessert. But the popular Korean chains like Pinkberry and Red Mango charge around $5 a cup, so this Do-It-Yourself recipe saves you both gas and cash.
Korean Scallion Pancake (Pa Jun)
This Korean scallion pancake recipe is easy to make and is always a big crowd-pleaser. It works as a hearty snack, an appetizer, or a side dish to a Korean or Asian meal. As with most Korean recipes and dishes, you can tweak it to your own tastes.
This Korean scallion pancake recipe is easy to make and is always a big crowd-pleaser. It works as a hearty snack, an appetizer, or a side dish to a Korean or Asian meal. As with most Korean recipes and dishes, you can tweak it to your own tastes.
Korean Egg Sandwich
Koreans will eat eggs for every meal of the day. This egg sandwich recipe shows a quick, easy, and delicious way to make a protein-filled snack to go.
Koreans will eat eggs for every meal of the day. This egg sandwich recipe shows a quick, easy, and delicious way to make a protein-filled snack to go.
Sweet Korean Ginger Tea
Koreans rarely eat dessert the way Westerners do. Usually a Korean meal is followed by some fresh fruit and maybe a sweet dessert drink. This sweet chilled ginger tea, infused with Asian pear and oranges, is the perfect ending to a Korean meal.
Koreans rarely eat dessert the way Westerners do. Usually a Korean meal is followed by some fresh fruit and maybe a sweet dessert drink. This sweet chilled ginger tea, infused with Asian pear and oranges, is the perfect ending to a Korean meal.
Korean Sushi Rolls (Kimbap)
Portable, mess-free, and easily made to your own tastes and moods, Kimbap is the ultimate snack food in Korea. There are stands and cafes with every possible variation of these Korean seaweed and rice rolls.
Portable, mess-free, and easily made to your own tastes and moods, Kimbap is the ultimate snack food in Korea. There are stands and cafes with every possible variation of these Korean seaweed and rice rolls.
Korean Dumplings
These dumplings are easy to make and can be prepared in large quantities in advance and stored in the freezer for future use. Korean dumplings are traditionally made with a beef or pork filling, but chicken and vegetarian dumplings are also popular. Steamed or fried dumplings are the ultimate snack for eating on the run; they are filling, healthy, and self-enclosed in a neat little package.
These dumplings are easy to make and can be prepared in large quantities in advance and stored in the freezer for future use. Korean dumplings are traditionally made with a beef or pork filling, but chicken and vegetarian dumplings are also popular. Steamed or fried dumplings are the ultimate snack for eating on the run; they are filling, healthy, and self-enclosed in a neat little package.
Rice Cakes (Dduk)
Korean rice cakes (Dduk) come in every imaginable shape, color, and size and are eaten, served, or shared at almost every Korean holiday gathering or special occasion. They can be a snack, a fancy present, an appetizer, or a dessert, and at any special occasion there are often different types served together.
Korean rice cakes (Dduk) come in every imaginable shape, color, and size and are eaten, served, or shared at almost every Korean holiday gathering or special occasion. They can be a snack, a fancy present, an appetizer, or a dessert, and at any special occasion there are often different types served together.