Melon pans are an extremely popular sweet treat in Japan, usually made with enriched dough covered in a thin layer of crisp cookie dough. If you’ve never given them a try before, Yukiko Tanzi will help you make them on your own. This food blogger is constantly sharing amazing recipes for this tasty treat, and here are some of her very best.
Chocolate and Vanilla Japanese Melon Pan
If you want to start your melon pan-making journey with a basic recipe, it doesn’t get much better than this one. Chocolate and vanilla are a timeless combo that’s never going out of style, and they gave these melon pans a truly irresistible and rich flavor.
Purple Sweet Potato Melon Pan
Many of Tanzi’s best desserts come in fun and colorful shades, and that also happens to be the case with these melon pans. She used purple sweet potato powder to make them colorful and fun this time around.
Mini Matcha Melon Pan
Matcha desserts are one of the staples of Tanzi’s Instagram page and she couldn’t resist giving her melon pans a vibrant green shade. Matcha powder is widely available so you can easily recreate this recipe on your own.
