Easy Coconut Milk Agar Agar Jelly Dessert Recipe

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: almond milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

agar-agar

🥗Healthier: gelatin

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Gelatin is more widely available and can provide similar texture.

Pour 1200 ml of water into a heavy bottomed pan.

Sprinkle in 4 teaspoons of agar-agar powder and 10 teaspoons of sugar.

Stir and let the mixture simmer gently over low heat for 8 minutes.

Add 400 ml of coconut cream and allow it to rise to a gentle boil for 2 minutes.

Turn off the heat and stir to prevent overflow.

Transfer the mixture into a heat-proof vessel, smoothing the surface to remove air bubbles.

Let the mixture cool at room temperature before refrigerating for at least 2 hours.

Once set, cut into diamond shapes.

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