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    Hotteok Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Hotteok is a popular street snack from Korea. It is also known as Korean sweet pancakes or Korean fried pancakes. Honey seed hotteok recipe and cheese hotteok are very popular across South Korea. Hotteok is usually made with a yeasted dough with combination of plain flour and glutinous rice flour which is stuffed with brown sugar, cinnamon, seed mixture. I have already shared a potato cheese hotteok recipe. In this blog post, learn how to make the best Hotteok with step by step pictures and video.

    hotteok fried and served

    Hotteok

    During our recent trip to South Korea, this is one street snack which we enjoyed quite a lot. I tried honey seed hotteok which is my favorite, cheese hotteok is very popular in the South korea market. After our vacation, I have been on a mission to create more Korean dishes for the blog. Make sure to check out my Korean rice cake, Tteokbokki and Japchae.

    Yeasted dough is stuffed with brown sugar, cinnamon, seed mixture and fried in griddle till crispy and golden. They are served piping hot in disposable cups, each bite taste like heaven. I tried recreating the recipe from my memory of eating it and it turned out to be delicious.

    Table of Contents

    • About Hotteok (Korean Sweet Pancakes)
    • Watch Hotteok Video
    • Hotteok Ingredients
    • Tasty & Crispy Korean Hotteok Tips
    • How to Make Hotteok (Stepwise Pictures)
    • Expert Tips
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Hotteok Recipe | Korean Sweet Fried Pancakes Recipe

    About Hotteok (Korean Sweet Pancakes)

    Hotteok is a Korean fried pancake which is made with yeasted dough, brown sugar filling which is fried. The yeasted dough is made with a combination of plain flour and glutinous rice flour which provides the chewy and crispy texture.

    The filling for hotteok is usually made with a brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts and seeds combination. There are few popular variations like glass noodles veggie version known as Yachae hotteok. Yachae hotteok is a popular version of hotteok served in Namdaemun market, seoul. It is made with vegetables and glass noodles as stuffing. I will be making it soon and sharing it with you all.

    The dough for hotteok is quite soft which makes the hotteok chewy in texture. In this blog post I am sharing a simple recipe of hotteok which is easy to make and taste just like the authentic one. Meanwhile check out my cheese potato hotteok recipe.

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    Watch Hotteok Video

    YouTube video

    Hotteok Ingredients

    ingredients for hotteok

    Plain Flour - The hotteok dough is made with all purpose flour for the main portion. Traditionally it has a little bit of glutinous rice flour added in the dough to get the proper texture.

    Glutinous Rice Flour - a small amount of glutinous rice flour is added in the dough which makes the hotteok chewy.

    Sugar - Sugar is added in the dough for little sweet taste to the dough.

    Dry Yeast - yeast helps to activate the dough and helps it rise and gets fluffy.

    Oil - Oil is added in the dough to prevent it from drying out and also for frying. Use neutral oil like canola, vegetable or refined oil. Don't use sesame oil for making hotteok since it over powers the dish.

    Brown Sugar - Brown sugar is added in the filling which adds a caramel like taste. You can use white sugar in filling too.

    Ground Cinnamon - the main flavour and aroma of a hotteok is cinnamon.

    Nuts & Seeds - I used walnuts in this recipe. but you can use a mix of seeds like sesame, pumpkin, sunflower seeds.

    crispy hotteok

    Tasty & Crispy Korean Hotteok Tips

    Glutinous Rice flour - Some people may find it hard to buy glutinous rice flour. In that case, you can substitute glutinous rice flour with plain flour. It may affect the texture a bit but still it will taste great.

    Sugar Swap - You can easily swap brown sugar with white sugar without any change in taste and texture.

    Using Nuts - Use any chopped nuts that you prefer. you can use a mix of seeds like sesame, pumpkin, sunflower seeds. Chopped peanuts can be used as well.

    Alternate stuffing - instead of nuts, you can use some grated low moisture mozzarella in the stuffing for cheesy hotteok.

    Healthier Option - instead of shallow frying in oil, you can pan fry hotteok in some butter or less oil on low heat till golden. It wont be crispy like shallow fried ones, but still it will taste great.

    Vegan & Gluten free - Hotteok is naturally vegan, but for gluten free option. you can use gluten free flour instead of plain flour.

    sweet nuts and sugar stuffed hotteok

    How to Make Hotteok (Stepwise Pictures)

    Activating Yeast

    1)Take warm water in a bowl. This is to activate yeast. Make sure you use warm water and not hot water. Using too hot water can kill the yeast and not activate it.

    take warm water in a bowl for making hotteok

    2)Add in sugar. Sugar helps activate the yeast. Instead of sugar, you can use honey too.

    add sugar to water

    3)Sprinkle over some dry yeast in this sugary warm water. Leave aside for 5 minutes for the yeast to activate.

    add yeast for making hotteok

    4)Now you can see the yeast is activated. it should look foamy and frothy like this.

    yeast activated

    Making Hotteok Dough

    5)To this yeasted water, add in all purpose flour. This is plain flour.

    add plain flour in yeast

    6)Add in glutinous rice flour. This helps to create chewy texture in hotteok. You can buy glutinous rice flour in Amazon.

    add glutinous rice flour for making hotteok

    7)Add in salt.

    add some salt

    8)Use a spatula to mix the flour into the water to create a sticky dough.

    sticky dough for making hotteok

    9)Drizzle in oil over the dough. This oil prevents the dough from drying out and makes it soft.

    add some oil

    10)Mix the oil into the dough gently. Cover this with a towel or lid and let it ferment for 1 hour till the dough is doubled in size.

    dough is soft

    11)Now you can see the dough is doubled in size. It is well fermented.

    hotteok dough is doubled in size

    Make filling

    12)Take brown sugar in a bowl. Instead of brown sugar you can use white sugar as well.

    brown sugar for filling

    13)Add in cinnamon powder.

    add cinnamon

    14)Add in chopped walnuts. Instead of walnuts you can use a combination of nuts and seeds like pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds.

    add walnuts

    15)Mix it well. This is your filling.

    hotteok filling ready

    Shaping Hotteok

    16)Grease your hands really well with oil. The dough will be sticky. So make sure you grease your hands with oil.

    Also before shaping the hotteok, make sure you heat up the oil on low medium heat.

    grease hands with oil

    17)Take a small portion of dough. Flatten it gently in your hands.

    take small portion of hotteok dough

    18)Spoon some brown sugar, nuts filling into the dough.

    spoon filling into the dough

    19)Seal from the sides to cover the filling with dough. The dough will be very soft so this will be easy. If you see any gaps in the dough, just add some more dough and seal it.

    seal the hotteok dough

    20)Completely sealed hotteok.

    shaped hotteok

    Frying Hotteok

    21)Heat oil for shallow frying. Drop in hotteok carefully and fry on low medium heat for 30 seconds.

    fry hotteok in hot oil

    22)Flip over the hotteok.

    flip over

    23)Use a press like this, this is my potato masher. Press the hotteok gently so it flattens. Press multiple times to ensure the hotteok doesn't puff and gets fried evenly.

    Pro Tip: Hotteok has to be fried on low heat so it gets crispy on the outside while the inside is chewy.

    press and fry

    24)Fry the hotteok till it gets golden brown in colour. If some of the brown sugar leaks out, it is not a big deal.

    fry hotteok till crispy

    25)Once the hotteok is fried till golden brown. Strain onto some paper towel. Let it cool for a few minutes before serving.

    fried hotteok

    Expert Tips

    • If your dough looks too sticky, you may add a bit of all purpose flour.
    • Make sure you oil your hands really well before handling the dough. 
    • Always fry the hotteok on low to medium heat so it gets crispy.
    • You can use toasted sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds into the filling. 
    • Grated low moisture mozzarella cheese can be used in the filling.

    Serving & Storage

    Hotteok is best served hot as soon as it is made. If you want to store, keep it in fridge and reheat it by cooking it in a frying pan again till it gets crispy.

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    📖 Recipe Card

    Hotteok Recipe | Korean Sweet Fried Pancakes Recipe

    Hotteok is a popular street snack from Korea. It is also known as Korean sweet pancakes or Korean fried pancakes. Honey seed hotteok and cheese hotteok are very popular across South Korea. Hotteok is usually made with a yeasted dough with combination of plain flour and glutinous rice flour which is stuffed with brown sugar, cinnamon, seed mixture. I have already shared a potato cheese hotteok recipe. In this blog post, learn how to make the best Hotteok with step by step pictures and video.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Resting Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 10 pancakes
    Calories: 160kcal

    Equipment

    • Mixing Bowl
    • Cooking pot
    • Potato Masher or Steel Press
    • Tongs

    Ingredients

    For Hotteok Dough

    • ¾ cup Warm Water
    • 2 tbsp Sugar
    • 1 tsp Dry Yeast
    • 1 cup All Purpose Flour
    • ½ cup Glutinous Rice Flour
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • 1 tbsp Oil

    For Filling

    • ½ cup Brown Sugar
    • 1 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
    • ¼ cup Walnuts chopped

    Instructions

    • Take warm water in a bowl. This is to activate yeast. Make sure you use warm water and not hot water. Using too hot water can kill the yeast and not activate it. Add in sugar. Sugar helps activate the yeast. Instead of sugar, you can use honey too.Sprinkle over some dry yeast in this sugary warm water. Leave aside for 5 minutes for the yeast to activate. Now you can see the yeast is activated. it should look foamy and frothy.
    • To this yeasted water, add in all purpose flour, salt and glutinous rice flour. This helps to create chewy texture in hotteok. Use a spatula to mix the flour into the water to create a sticky dough. Drizzle in oil over the dough. This oil prevents the dough from drying out and makes it soft. Mix the oil into the dough gently. Cover this with a towel or lid and let it ferment for 1 hour till the dough is doubled in size.
    • For Filling. Take brown sugar in a bowl. Instead of brown sugar you can use white sugar as well. Add in cinnamon powder and walnuts. Mix well and set aside.
    • Grease your hands really well with oil. The dough will be sticky. So make sure you grease your hands with oil. Also before shaping the hotteok, make sure you heat up the oil on low medium heat. Take a small portion of dough. Flatten it gently in your hands. Spoon some brown sugar, nuts filling into the dough. Seal from the sides to cover the filling with dough. The dough will be very soft so this will be easy. If you see any gaps in the dough, just add some more dough and seal it.
    • Heat oil for shallow frying. Drop in hotteok carefully and fry on low medium heat for 30 seconds. Flip over, Use a press like potato masher. Press the hotteok gently so it flattens. Press multiple times to ensure the hotteok doesn't puff and gets fried evenly. Hotteok has to be fried on low heat so it gets crispy on the outside while the inside is chewy. Fry the hotteok till it gets golden brown in colour. If some of the brown sugar leaks out, it is not a big deal. Once the hotteok is fried till golden brown. Strain onto some paper towel. Let it cool for a few minutes before serving.

    Video

    YouTube video

    Notes

    • If your dough looks too sticky, you may add a bit of all purpose flour.
    • Make sure you oil your hands really well before handling the dough. 
    • Always fry the hotteok on low to medium heat so it gets crispy.
    • You can use toasted sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds into the filling. 
    • Grated low moisture mozzarella cheese can be used in the filling.

    Serving & Storage

    Hotteok is best served hot as soon as it is made. If you want to store, keep it in fridge and reheat it by cooking it in a frying pan again till it gets crispy.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 236mg | Potassium: 53mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
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