Chè khoai tây, Vietnamese potato, egg and vanilla dessert

Chè khoai tây, Vietnamese potato, egg and vanilla dessert

Desserts

A Vietnamese sweet soup: diced baked apples in a light syrup, finished with beaten eggs that form a delicate, stringy texture, and flavored with vanilla.

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“Chè” are the Vietnamese desserts-drinks. This one, made with potatoes, is sweet and comforting; the egg noodles dissolve in the hot syrup like in a Chinese soup.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories384 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$7.84 $1.96 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.06
  • $0.80
  • $0.19
  • $5.79

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the apples, soak them in water, and cut them into 1 cm cubes. Rinse them thoroughly and drain.
  2. Whisk the eggs in a bowl. ≈ 4 min
  3. Place the water, sugar, and apples in a saucepan and cook.
  4. When the apples are just starting to soften, pour in the eggs gradually, whisking constantly until the mixture forms ribbons. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Chè khoai tây, Vietnamese potato, egg and vanilla dessert

  • 500 g of ground apples$1.06
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 250 g of white sugar$0.19
  • 1 vanilla extract bottle$5.79

Total$7.84

that's $1.96 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Nutrition per serving

Calories384 kcal
Fat2.6 g
Saturated fat0.7 g
Carbohydrates82.6 g
Sugars63.3 g
Fiber2.8 g
Protein5.7 g
Salt0.08 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of ground apples
  • 2 eggs
  • 250 g of white sugar
  • 1 vanilla extract bottle
  • 1 liter of water

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