Coffee Flan Agar Jelly / Thach Flan Ca Phe
This Coffee Flan Agar Jelly recipe combines creamy flan and bittersweet coffee with the fun, jiggly texture of jelly. This chilled sweet treat is a wonderful dessert to enjoy during the summertime when it’s hot outside. The Coffee Flan Agar Jelly is cool, refreshing and has just the right amount of sweetness. Enjoy this jelly dessert right out of the small bowls or cut into bite-sized pieces and enjoy as finger-food. Give this wonderful recipe a try. It’s sure to become a favorite!
- Prep time
- 25 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp agar agar powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 drops yellow food coloring
- 1 cup water
- 2/3 tsp agar agar powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp instant coffee
- 1 Tbsp light cream
Instructions
- 1
In a medium saucepan, add the water and the agar agar powder. Stir together. Let rest for 15 minutes.
- 2
Over Medium heat, bring the mixture to a gentle boil while stirring constantly. Continue cooking and stirring until the powder is dissolved (approximately 3-4 minutes). Add the sugar and combine until dissolved. Skim off the foam or any large bubbles from the top. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- 3
During the wait time, start the coffee layer. In a small saucepan, add the water and agar agar powder. Combine together and then let rest for 15 minutes.
- 4
Crack the eggs into a medium bowl. Whisk together until combined. Transfer 1/3 cup hot agar agar mixture into the eggs and quickly whisk together. Strain the egg mixture into the remaining hot agar agar mixture. Stir the egg mixture to work it through the strainer. Combine everything together. Cook over Medium Low heat until the mixture comes to a gentle boil (approximately 3-4 minutes). Add the milk, vanilla extract and yellow food coloring. Combine well. Transfer the saucepan to the back burner and simmer over Low heat while continuing with the next steps.
- 5
Heat the agar agar mixture in the small saucepan (prepared in the step above) over Medium heat. Stir to dissolve the powder. Bring to a gentle boil. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the instant coffee and combine well. Add the light cream and combine together. Transfer the coffee mixture into a measuring cup.
- 6
Gather 10 small bowls or cups. Spoon 1 1/2 Tbsp coffee jelly into each bowl. Remove any bubbles by popping with a toothpick or skimming with a spoon. Let the jelly set for 3 minutes.
- 7
Strain the flan mixture. Spoon 6 Tbsp flan mixture into each bowl. Avoid pouring the flan mixture directly into the bowl as this may break the coffee jelly. Pop any bubbles using a toothpick. Place the bowls into the refrigerator and chill for 2 hours or until set firm.
- 8
Run a spatula around the jelly to separate from the bowl. Invert the bowl onto a plate and unmold the jelly. Cut into bite-sized pieces.