Almond jelly with a fruit cocktail

Almond jelly with fruit cocktail

Desserts

The dessert from Southeast Asia: a milk jelly made with agar-agar, flavored with almond, cut into cubes, and served with a fruit cocktail with syrup.

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At a glance: serves 4 people, 45 min total (10 min prep, 5 min cook time and 30 min resting), difficulty: easy, about $0.54 per person.

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A simple and original dessert that doesn’t require butter or milk. Ideal for vegetarians and people with lactose intolerance.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time5 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$2.17 $0.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 16, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.93
  • $0.07
  • $0.15
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the agar-agar, sugar, and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
  2. Remove from the heat and let it cool.
  3. Add the milk and almond extract. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour in into a mold. ≈ 3 min
  5. When it’s cold, place the gelatin in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes to allow it to set.
  6. Cut the jelly into cubes. ≈ 8 min
  7. Serve in a glass with the fruit cocktail and its syrup. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Almond jelly with fruit cocktail

  • 1/2 cup of powdered agar-agar$1.93
  • 6 tablespoons of sugar$0.07
  • 150 ml of milk$0.15
  • 1/2 teaspoon of bitter almond extract$0.02

Total$2.17

that's $0.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup of powdered agar-agar
  • 6 tablespoons of sugar
  • 300 ml of water
  • 150 ml of milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon of bitter almond extract
  • One box of fruit cocktail in syrup

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