Almond jelly with fruit cocktail
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.
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.
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
- $1.93
- $0.07
- $0.15
- $0.02
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Place the agar-agar, sugar, and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Remove from the heat and let it cool.
- Add the milk and almond extract. ≈ 3 min
- Pour in into a mold. ≈ 3 min
- When it’s cold, place the gelatin in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes to allow it to set.
- Cut the jelly into cubes. ≈ 8 min
- 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.
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