JapaneseCakes & baking

Japanese Steamed Sweetcorn Bun Recipe

Name: Japanese Steamed Sweetcorn Bun
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 100 grams cake/plain flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 25 grams caster sugar; 1 gram egg; 50 milliliters water; 0.5 cup fresh/frozen sweetcorn kernels; 1 tablespoon vegetable/corn oil

These Japanese steamed sweetcorn buns are light and airy, studded with sweet kernels. They come together quickly, ready in about 45 minutes from start to finish. The batter is simple to whisk up, then steamed until puffed and cooked through.

Recipes.zone

October 7, 2026

Back45 minServes 4Easy163 kcal

Cook mode

Veggie

dairy free lacto ovo vegetarian vegetarian dairy-free quick budget kid-friendly

About this recipe

Japanese Steamed Sweetcorn Bun is a Japanese cakes & baking recipe that takes about 45 min from start to finish and serves 4. It calls for 7 ingredients across 6 steps, and is rated easy. A serving works out at around 163 kcal with roughly 3 g of protein. Filed under dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, vegetarian and dairy-free.