Almond jelly or jello is a popular Asian dessert among Chinese in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. This almond jello recipe is a classic Cantonese dessert like red bean ice drink, sweet mung bean soup, sweet red bean soup, black sesame soup, tofu pudding, grass jelly and taro sago. Also, it is usually served with mixed canned fruits. Let's learn how to make this refreshing almond jelly dessert for your treat with a few simple ingredients, step by step photos and a video.
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What is almond jello?
Almond jello is a classic Cantonese dessert. Often, almond jelly is served with mixed canned fruits. Also, almond jelly is called almond tofu or annin tofu because it's soft and looks like tofu. Besides, in Cantonese it calls heng yan tau hu (杏仁豆腐) or xing ren dou fu in Mandarin.
Traditionally, annin tofu is made of apricot kernel milk. But, it often translates to almond milk. Almond jello usually uses agar. However, some people like to use gelatin. Besides, annin tofu can be made from scratch or using instant mix. In this almond jelly recipe, I am going to show the easy way to make this Cantonese jello dessert.
What are the ingredients in Chinese almond jelly recipe?
In this almond jello recipe, I used almond milk, agar, sugar, pure almond extract and canned mixed fruits. Some people like to use regular cow milk and gelatin. However, I still prefer to use agar for this dessert recipe.
Cooking tips for how to make almond jelly or annin tofu:
- Mix the almond milk, sugar, pure almond extract and agar in a pot well. Then, turn on medium small fire heat up until it’s boiling.
- Pour the mixture with the rest of almond milk. Remember to mix it very well. It is very important.
- Let it cool down before refrigerating it.
- The best is to chill it before eating.
FAQs:
Yes, you can. But, you need to use the right amount. I haven’t tried to use gelatin in this dessert recipe. And, I still prefer agar in this almond jello recipe because this is what I used to eat when I was a kid.
Of course, you can. However, you need to follow the instructions on the box. The recipe that I share in this post is pretty much made from scratch.
If you use agar, you don’t have to refrigerate it. When you leave it at room temperature for a few hours, it will become solid. But, it’s better to refrigerate it and serve it cold with canned fruits.
Instructions for how to make almond jelly dessert recipe:
1.Pour 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk into a container and set it aside.
2. After that, pour 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk, 4 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of agar agar powder and 1 teaspoon of pure almond extract into a pot. Then, mix it very well. Turn on the fire to medium small, keep stirring and heat up until it's a little bubbling.
3. Next, pour the mixture into the container with 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk from step 1. And, mix and stir it very well. Let it cool down and refrigerate for 3-4 hours.
4. After, cut the almond jello into cubes.
5. Put some almond jelly in a bowl and add some mixed canned fruits.
Enjoy this simple and delicious Cantonese almond jello recipe dessert! Also, check out these chocolate strawberries, strawberry muffins, sugar donuts, hot chocolate balls, pan fried buns, tom yum kung and mango sticky rice recipes.
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Almond Jello
Equipment
- 1 Pot
- 1 Refrigerator
Video
Ingredients
- 2 cups Unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon Agar agar powder
- 4 tablespoons Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Pure almond extract
- 1 can Mixed canned fruits (15 oz)
Instructions
- Pour 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk into a container and set it aside.
- After that, pour 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk, 4 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of agar agar powder and 1 teaspoon of pure almond extract into a pot. Then, mix it very well. Turn on the fire to medium small, keep stirring and heat up until it's a little bubbling.
- Next, pour the mixture into the container with 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk from step 1. And, mix and stir it very well. Let it cool down and refrigerate for 3-4 hours.
- After, cut the almond jello into cubes.
- Put some almond jelly in a bowl and add some mixed canned fruits.
Notes
Cooking tips for how to make almond jelly or annin tofu:
- Mix the almond milk, sugar, pure almond extract and agar in a pot well. Then, turn on medium small fire heat up until it’s boiling.
- Pour the mixture with the rest of almond milk. Remember to mix it very well. It is very important.
- Let it cool down before refrigerating it.
- The best is to chill it before eating.
Stephanie
Best recipe ever. Thank you very much for sharing.