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I love this dessert: shaved ice with a melon and agar flavor.

I love this dessert: shaved ice with a melon and agar flavor.

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An Indonesian dessert that mimics a bird’s nest: strands of red and green agar jelly, melon and crushed ice, all drizzled with lychee syrup.

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Recipe from Khairuddin6, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The inspiration for this colorful and refreshing dessert, the ice cream nest, is a unique creation that will delight both children and adults. This simple and quick recipe is perfect for an evening meal or a unique appetizer.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting4 hr
  • Total4 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodfreezing
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people

Agar fiber

  • $0.03

Syrup

  • $2.24
  • $0.03

Service

  • $0.31

Directions

  1. Bring the agar-agar, water, and sugar to a boil, stirring constantly. Divide the mixture in half: color one half red and the other green.
  2. Pour this into two small square ramekins, let it set, then freeze. ≈ 3 min
  3. Grate the frozen jelly blocks to obtain long strands. ≈ 8 min
  4. For the syrup, bring the lychee syrup and sugar to a boil, then let it cool.
  5. In individual serving glasses, arrange the gelatin, cantaloupe, and melon, cover with crushed ice, and pour over with syrup. ≈ 3 min

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 packet of powdered agar-agar
  • 1/4 of a teaspoon of instant gelatin
  • 500 ml of water
  • 50 g of sugar
  • 3 drops of red dye
  • 2 drops of dark green food coloring
  • 250 ml of canned lychee syrup
  • 50 g of sugar
  • 200 g of cantaloupe melon, cut into long, round pieces
  • 100 g of green melon, cut into long, round pieces
  • 2 kg of crushed ice

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