Fruit Agar Agar
Fruit Jelly
60
minPreparation
10
minCook
Easy
Difficulty
3
Steps
6
Ingredients
A popular dessert in Southeast Asia, this is made with a vegetarian alternative to gelatin. Usually eaten as a snack at various functions, here’s a recipe to try at home
Let's start cooking!
Step 1- Prepare the coconut agar-agar
- In a small pot, boil coconut milk, 5 g agar-agar powder, 1 Tbsp sugar, and100 ml water together. Stir constantly.
- Remove from heat when mixture boils and immediately pour into 4-inch molds.
- Lightly tap molds on a hard surface to remove bubbles and leave to chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour until set.
Not just to be eaten on its own, agar-agar can also be used to make an interesting jelly-like layer on cakes and other desserts
Step 2- Add fruit into the mold
- Spoon fruit into molds.
Step 3 - Prepare the plain agar-agar
- In a small pot, boil 10 g agar-agar powder, the rest of the sugar and water together. Stir constantly.
- When mixture boils, remove from heat.
For more colorful desserts, add a few drops of food coloring with the water and mix well.
- Pour agar-agar mixture into molds.
- Lightly tap molds on a hard surface to remove bubbles and leave to chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour until set.
Agar-agar comes in a few forms. 1 tsp powdered agar = 1 Tbsp agar flakes = â…“ cup agar strands (cut into 1 inch pieces) will set 350ml (1â…“ cup liquid [water, juice etc]) into a firm jelly.
Plate and Serve!
Cut into small pieces and arrange on a decorative plate. Eat with other nyonya kueh.