Agar Agar Jelly (2-ingredient)
This no sugar Jelly, or Agar Agar Jelly Recipe (Kanten Jelly), is an easy, healthy dessert full of fibre. One of my favorite easy no sugar snacks and desserts, this coconut agar agar jelly only needs 2 ingredients and is cooked in minutes! (I also include an introduction to this amazing culinary ingredient which I grew up using - perfect for clean eating, refined sugar free, naturally vegan and Gluten-free.)
- Prep time
- 1 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 0.35 oz agar agar powder
- 4.2 Cups coconut water
- Cut-up fruits
Instructions
- 1
Pour the cold/ room temperature coconut water into the pot, add the agar agar powder then stir to dissolve. The heat is not on yet.
- 2
Switch on the fire to medium heat, bring the solution to the boil, whisking continuously.
- 3
Stil till all the powder has dissolved, let it fullyboil for 5 minutes, then switch off the fire.
- 4
Agar agar sets quickly at room temperature. Hence, if you are adding fruits, stir them into the agar agar now before it has set, making sure to stir such that the fruits are well-distributed. Note that the heat will make the fruits soften and affect their texture a little.
- 5
Pour the jelly into the designated containers/ molds to set. Optional: cut out shapes with cookie cutters once hardened. (It sets at room tempeature but tastes nice cold, especially when the weather is hot out!)Tip: If you're entertaining, it's a nice touch to pour the jelly into coconut husks. (Leave the coconut flesh in the coconut for a nice contrast in texture.) Do make sure to choose smaller coconuts and not to pour all the way to the brim, or it will be too big of a portion for 1 person!