6 Easy Agar Desserts : amazing vegan, easy no bake
Agar-agar is a superfood with so many amazing benefits. Today I am sharing with you 6 different ways to create a healthy, fun and creative agar dessert.
I didn’t add any extra sugar to these treats and used only the natural sweetness of the fruits. I created 6 different variations.
Here are the 6 different desserts :
1. Orange and cherry creamsicle (Orange/Cherry/coconut milk + hibiscus tea)
2. Pink and white dragon dream (pink + white dragon fruit + coconut milk)
3. Guava and 🥭 mango surprise (Guava/Kiwi + coconut milk+mango puree)
4. Black Forest magic ( hibiscus syrup+ cherries +coffee+ chocolate)
5. Banana split (Chocolate + banana cream+ coffee )
6. Matcha Mount Fuji (coconut milk + green matcha tea)
Fun Fact:
Agar-Agar is plant-based gelatin that is derived from red algae. It has many health benefits. It contains virtually no calories, no cholesterol, is fat-free and is 80% fibre. Its gel-like substance helps to line the gut which helps to reduce appetite and support the elimination of waste. Not only does it ease elimination but it takes it a step further and absorbs glucose in the stomach and dissolves cholesterol before it helps you pass it through your digestive system. It also contains nutritional benefits because it is a good source of minerals such as manganese, magnesium & iron, and moderate levels of calcium, potassium, zinc, copper, choline, folate (B9), vitamins E, K and omega 3.
It is also a good source of collagen which is beneficial for joints, hair and skin elasticity.
In addition to Jellies, agar allows us to create creamy textures without eggs or fats and therefore it is a great ingredient to experiment with in vegan cuisine.
Recipe:
1. Prepare all the fruits in advance and cut into small pieces
I used Orange slices, cherry halves, pink dragon fruits (cut into cubes), white dragon fruit (cut into small cubes), pink guava (cut into tiny triangles), 🥝 green kiwi, yellow kiwi (cut into small pieces), and bananas (thinly sliced)
2. Prepare 1 cup portions of the following: hibiscus tea (4 tsp roselle syrup to 1 cup water), coconut milk 2 cups, coffee + coconut milk, chocolate + almond milk, matcha tea (1 tsp matcha powder to 1 cup water)
3. Add 1 tsp of agar powder into each cup of liquid and let the powder bloom or rehydrate in the liquid for 10 mins.
4. Prepare the fruits for purée: 🥭 mango, banana, pink dragon fruit. Prepare 1 cup blended portion and add 1 tsp agar powder to each.
5. Cook the agar in separate pans over heat for 1 min
6. Assemble the dessert.
1. Orange and cherry creamsicle (Orange/Cherry/coconut milk + hibiscus tea)
1. Place 1 piece of sliced orange and 1/2 cherry into the bottom of the mold. Add coconut milk agar to 2/3 of the mold. Let cool and let this harden then fill the remainder of the mold with Hibiscus tea agar
2. Pink and white dragon dream (pink + white dragon fruit + coconut milk)
1. Place cubes of pink dragon fruit onto the bottom of the silicon mold,
2. add coconut agar liquid (fill the mold 1/3 of the way)
3. Let it harden
4. Add hibiscus tea agar (fill the mold 2/3 of the way)
5. Fill the remainder of the mold with pink dragon fruit purée agar
3. Guava and mango surprise (Guava/Kiwi + coconut milk+mango purée)
1. Fill the bottom of the mold with some pink guava, and yellow and green kiwis
2. Fill the 1/3 of the silicone mold with hibiscus tea agar and let cool and harden
3. Fill up to the 2/3 mark of the mold with coconut milk agar and let harden
4. Fill the remainder of the mold with mango puree agar
4. Black Forest magic (hibiscus syrup+ cherries +coffee+ chocolate)
1. Fill the bottom of the mold with some cherries cut into quarters
2. Fill the 1/3 of the silicone mold with hibiscus tea agar and let cool and harden
3. Fill up to the 2/3 mark of the mold with coconut milk agar and let harden
4. Fill the remainder of the mold with a mixture of chocolate milk and coffee agar
5. Banana split (Chocolate + banana cream+ coffee )
1. Fill the bottom of the mold with 1 banana slice
2. Fill the 1/3 of the silicone mold with coffee +coconut milk agar and let cool and harden
3. Fill up to the 2/3 mark of the mold with coconut milk agar and let harden
4. Fill the remainder of the mold with chocolate +coconut milk agar
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