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Milk agar jelly

Very simple and easy to make milk jelly
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Cooling time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Easy dessert, Milk agar jelly
Servings: 4 people
Author: okawarishitene staff

Equipment

  • Small pan
  • Glass, jelly mould or bowl

Ingredients

  • 150 ml Water
  • 2.5 - 3 gram Agar jelly powder (the amount can be different per product, please follow instructions on the package.)
  • 350 ml Milk (Normal milk or plant milk)
  • 80 gram Sugar for syrup
  • 80 ml Water for syrup
  • 1-2 teaspoon Lemon or ginger juice If you use ginger, peel and grate a piece of ginger and squeese grated ginger to get some juice.

Instructions

  • Put water in a small pot and add agar powder and stir well.  
  • Cook on medium heat until it boils.  Then turn down to low heat and simmer further a couple of minutes.  Agar should be melted completely and the water and agar mixture becomes transparent. 
  • Add the milk and stir gently.  Pour the mixture into the form or dessert bowls through fine sieve immediately otherwise the jelly starts setting. When it is cooled down, place it in the fridge. 
  • To make syrup : mix together sugar and water in microwave safe pitcher or bowl.  Put it in the microwave for 1 – 2 minutes or until it boils and the sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Let it cool to room temperature.  Then add lemon or ginger juice to the syrup.  Cover with cling film and store in the fridge until required.
  • When both jelly and syrup are cooled, pour the syrup on the jelly.

Notes

Above amount of agar powder is for soft set jelly.  If you like hard set jelly,  increase to 3.5 - 4 grams.
Syrup : sugar and water ratio is 1 : 1.  Eg. 100 gram sugar : 100 ml water