Yaksik (Sweetened Rice with Dried Fruits & Nuts: 약식)

Full recipe: www.maangchi.com/recipe/yaksik
This recipe is also in my cookbook, Real Korean Cooking: www.maangchi.com/real
Yaksik is a Korean rice cake made with honey, nuts, jujubes, and glutinous rice. It’s a sweet, delicious treat that’s packed full of flavor and healthy ingredients. Even the name is healthy - in Korean, yak means “medicine,” and sik means “food.” Koreans have long believed that honey is a medicine that’s beneficial to your health, so anything with honey is good for you. We feel the same way about jujubes and pine nuts, too, so yaksik is good for you. Luckily, it’s also delicious!

[@AsheTheRedScout]

Do I still have to soak the rice if I have a rice cooker?

[@Maangchi]

You can make this in a pressure cooker not with a normal rice cooker. 1. Put 2 cups of washed and drained rice in a pressure cooker. No need to soak it. 2. Add the caramel sauce, seasoning sauce, honey, jujubes, raisins, pine nuts, chestnuts, and the dried cranberries (if used). 3. Add 1 cup of water and set the pressure cooker to make rice. Check out the description box in any video and follow the link for the written recipe. Every video has a written recipe where I provide more detailed information such as ingredients, step by step directions, stories behind, photos, and tips.

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@@Maangchi thanks so much for the reply! I can’t wait to try this recipe :)

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Thank you for sharing your touching story! It seems like you are surrounded by some people who are related to Korea. : ) Happy cooking!

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[@HulklingsBoyfriend]

For anybody wondering what jujube is, it's also known as the red, Korean, Chinese, or Indian date. She uses dried ones here, so other dates may work as well, but it won't be the truly authentic dish.

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Oooo nice

[@Maangchi]

Hi everybody! I just finished uploading English and Korean caption! Enjoy the recipe plus my caption! : ) 영어, 한국어 자막 올렸어요. 맛있는 약식 만들어드세요!

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[@Maangchi]

Angelique Amour It's served as a dessert or snack. You can serve it with tea. www.maangchi.com/recipe/yaksik

[@katiemarlow8441]

Instead of using a cotton cloth can I use cheesecloth

[@nyzellovret5836]

We have quite similar dish called Wajik Durian. It's much more stickier and mixed with durian. Though we don't add nuts to it. This recipe looks lighter and seems to suit my tastebud. Gonna try it later ;)

[@lisaz7859]

Maangchi Amazing desert! Have tried 3 times which are all lovely and delicious. Thank you Maangchi.

[@seldonjeung7531]

I remember my Grandmother & my Dad making this when I was little. I always thought, I'll never learn to make this. Finally learned how to make it!! And it is the same taste as I remembered!! So good! My wife is "hooked"!!!!! I'm Canadian-Korean and she is Canadian. Thank you so much for your recipes!! ( brings more Korean food to the table)!!! We have tried other of my favorites and sooooooo good! 고맙습니다!!

[@Maangchi]

I'm so happy to hear that you rediscovered yaksik! You never forgot the taste and now you can have it anytime.

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This article makes me cry for some resen. Thank you for not fogetting Korea ^^

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[@Maangchi]

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Greek caption is available now! Sofia Anna submitted the caption for our Greek speaking viewers! Thank you very much!

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[@Maangchi]

Paul Lee 네, 막걸리 만드는법도 곧 올릴거예요 (5월 18일 아니면 5월 19일). 기대하세요... : )

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This was my favorite snack growing up! Thank you for the recipe!

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[@lyrika0433]

thank you for being my savior. we are about to make full course Korean cuisines as our finals and this is our dessert. we can now finally do it. thank you so much.

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우와 제가 본 약식 레시피 중에서 제일 맛있어 보여요!! 망치님 항상 잘 보고 있어요 감사합니다♡

[@sabrinamarie3974]

thank you so much for this recipe! yaksik used to be my favorite as a little kid and still is

[@NiharaNao]

Oh yeaaaah!!! my korean friend ajhumma used to make this when we were studying chinese and they were amazing!!!!! I need to try make them!!!! By the way, your food not only looks tasty but also is so beautiful!! And you always made me hungry when you talk about the good smell. I love your channel!

[@Maangchi]

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[@ouhhyeah2563]

I cooked it its really very tasty. But I love that tea.. I'm vegetarian thanks for this vegan recipe.. Please make more videos for vegan.

[@thuynh9071]

I made this today! So yummy! Thank you Maangchi!

[@menmaputut]

Thank you so much for your recipe. I made it yesterday. I love your cooking instructions. It is very easy to understand and follow.

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[@Cuteprincesscutie]

I tried it and it tastes so awesome thank you maanghi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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What a wonderful recipe. You are such a friendly and passionate cook!! Thanks for sharing this!!!

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This looks amazing! I love your videos and have tried many of the recipes. They always come out amazing!

[@themsdwallace]

Omg i was trying to figure out how to use my high protein black rice into a sweet treat. Thank you! 😍

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i will try it for sure!!!! i love sweet recipe and is look amazing thank u ^^

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Please show us how to make yakkwa (약과). I read an article about this traditional dish in my Korean reading class.

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that looks amazing! thank you for sharing!

[@jgas2235]

Maangchi, I'm so happy you posted this recipe! I lived in Korea for 2 years. The best dish of ALL I've eaten there was 약식. I went to my best Korean friend's house and his mother served it for an afternoon snack/early dinner. I can still remember how homemade 약식 tasted ^_^ Thank you!

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***** Wonderful! Good luck with making best of best yaksik! : )

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my dream is to visit korea one day! and eat lots of food there! 💓💓💓💓💓 love korea! specialty this one!

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Miam Galarza same here..

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I think that the YAKSIK will be an healthier and easy to eat diet complement. Thanks for sharing.

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All the ingredients in this video are always my FAVORITES!!!

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Oh my goodness I am going to make this! It looks so delicious! I could watch your videos all day, Maangchi!

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The flower tea look so good..

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This is one of my favorites! But my mother’s yakbap is always blend... so I usually get it at ddeokjib I think I should try to make with your recipe Thanks Mangchi!

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Looks so good! I can't wait to make this myself!

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i love your reciepe thank you for sharing

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maaangchhhiiiii, i love you and your channel, just watching you and hearing you talk makes me happy :) and of course i love the delicious food too

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Maangchi!! This looks amazing!!

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Love you. You always cook with your heart. I just love this

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Parece delicioso,hummmm. ..vou tentar fazer. Obrigada por traduzir para o português.

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Wonderful presentation! A thousand thanks.

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this looks amazing and the flower tea looks so elegant

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Looks so good!!

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Beautiful recipe!

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Great...made it n enjoyed....

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Glad to hear that!

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Ótima receita, vou tentar faze-lá.

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Hi Maangchi, I love you this recepe you made and also like you flower tea...

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I can hardly wait for the new cook book!!!

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I'll definitely have to try this with coffee! Do you have any suggestions for types of coffee that go good with this?

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I really love this one Maangchi !!! 😋😋

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After all these years, I've finally made these! They just came out of my oven (I didn't have a steamer so I improvised 🙂). They smell so good!!!

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In tamilnadu we call this as Pongal, and ofcourse with some changes in the way we prepare and also the ingredients..we also used to eat this as breakfast or snacks..

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Make or not. I watch all your recipes. Love the way you eat. You're so adorable. God bless you.

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My friend's mom makes something like this and it is so good! I ordered your cookbook. Thanks for sharing. Now I can make my own!

[@Maangchi]

ClayCrazay Thanks a lot! Cheers!

[@nicolerok4167]

I just made this tonight for dessert after having jajang myeon for dinner. only tip I have is if you only want your yaksik to be slightly salty only use 1 tbsp soy sauce. that's how much I used and it came out perfect. another thing: I used cranberries, raisins and walnuts and it came out delicious! Even my boyfriend who is kinda super traditional american boy, tried jajangmyeon and yaksik. he loved both. thanks maangchi

[@jackielee7940]

제가 제일 좋아하는 약식.^^ 항상 느끼지만 어쩜 그리도 요점만 시원시원하게 잘 가르쳐주시는지. 제 스타일~~. 제가 new york 에 사는 오십대인데요. 오늘도 많이 배우고 가요. Thank you!!! Maangchi.

[@Maangchi]

jackie lee 감사합니다...

[@congvu4552]

Look so great. You are a good cook teacher too

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That looks so delicious!!!

[@angelcake2804]

설명절을 앞두고 망치님 레시피로 약식 만들었어요. 밥은 꼬들거리고 향기좋은 약식을 지금 완성해서 가족들에게 주려고 담았어요. 압력솥으로 쉽게 만들었던 것보다 훨씬 맛있어요. 처음으로 캬라멜 소스도 만들어 넣으니 향이 좋아요. 감사합니다~♡

[@artmarina2011]

I adore you!!! Thank you so much!!! :)

[@arihoang7716]

It’s looks so so yummy and pretty.

[@Scott-J]

I bet if I bake it the second time instead of steaming, this would make a great energy rice cake for bicycle training. Baking would maybe make it stick together better. Tasty and nutritious with enough energy to pedal for another hour. Something to look forward to on a long ride. Thanks Maangchi!

[@ydujnayiyom]

Scott J glutinous rice holds its shape pretty well once its completely cooled, so it'd make a nice chewy snack even if you don't bake it :)

[@buhedwen]

Scott J I thought of "Korean granola bars" as I watched the recipe :)

[@isntrik8889]

expialidocious I was thinking of that too

[@angelac.3107]

I wouldn't recommend baking it...yaksik is softer. The only semblance that it bears to granola bars is that they're in bars.

[@buhedwen]

Angela C. There is much more resemblance than that - a whole grain (rice vs oats) packed with fruit and nuts + sugar and spice ^^

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Looks so tasty!! Can't wait to try out you're recipe maangchi. Ready to order your new cookbook

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Rodney Le Thank you, Rodney! Happy cooking!

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Your videos always make me happy....and hungry.

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I bought your book and i love it just like your videos. You make it seem so easy to make. I'll check if you have white steemed bun too.

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+Annie Cs Thank you so much! Enjoy the book and make many delicious dishes with it!

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I love all your videos and the way you explain to us! I will definitely buy your book! I love korean food! Thanks Maangchi! Greetings from Tijuana, México!

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I have to make this recipe, it looks so good, yum

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Woo Hoo!!! New video! Thanks Maangchi, I love watching your videos.