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Grass Jelly With Basil Seeds (Sương Sáo Hạt É)
This herbaceous, lightly sweet dessert is perfect for a hot summer day. The best part? The grass jelly and basil seeds are GREAT for your digestive health.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tbsp sweet basil seed
- 1 cup water
- 19 oz grass jelly
- 20 oz coconut jelly (nata de coco)
- 4 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- 1
soak the basil seeds in water and set aside
- 2
cut the grass jelly into 1 inch cubes and put them in a large bowl
- 3
add the nata de coco along with all of its juices to the bowl with the grass jelly
- 4
drain the basil seeds and add them to the bowl of grass jelly with nata de coco
- 5
Add more water and sugar to your own taste (i used 4 tbsp of sugar) and chill for at least four hours before eating