Coconut Dream Dessert
May 1st, 2012 filed under Desserts, Gluten Free, Snacks
Coconut Dream is a vegan delight, it is flavored with cardamom and saffron, very soothing and refreshing. Adding Agar-agar sets this dessert like jelly. It is super easy to make and taste great. I like to serve Coconut Dream chilled.
This recipe will serve 8.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2 cup soy milk
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons agar-agar powder, available in Indian and Asian grocery stores
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom crushed
- ¼ cup coconut shredded
- Approx. 20 crushed pistachios
- Pinch of saffron crushed
Method
- Boil coconut milk, soy milk, coconut, pistachios, and sugar over medium high heat. After milk comes to boil let it boil for about 7-8 minutes, stir occasionally.
- Mix agar-agar, saffron, and cardamom powder with ¼ cup of lukewarm water making sure agar-agar is dissolved.
- Add the agar-agar mixture to the milk and mix it well, let it boil for 3-4 minutes. Stir occasionally otherwise agar-agar can become lumpy. Turn off the heat.
- Pour it into either flat dish or molds, while it is still hot. Note: As milk mixture will cool it will start getting firm.
- Refrigerate for about 2-3 hours or until set. Serve chill.
Notes
Agar-agar is a vegetarian gelatin substitute made from seaweed vegetation. This works as a stabilizing and thickening agent for many recipes like custard and pudding. As this comes to room temperature it starts solidifying. Coconut Dream can be served at room temperature as it maintains its shape. But it taste best when it is served chilled.
can I substitue jellytin instead of agar agar?
Dear Manjula,
Can I substitute any other milk instead of soy?
Also, when I used agar agar, it forms lumps in the dessert.
You could taste the lumpy agar agar. Is there anyway to avoid this?
Thanks,
Chitra P.
Chitra,
Soy milk you can substitute with milk and you have to disove the agar agar before in milk or water before adding.
Dear Manjula,
thank you for your recepies, they are great!
Katerina from Russia.
hi ms manjula,
greetings to u!
i tried the coconut dream dessert. it was really delicious but it was a bit hard. is it suppose to be like that or softer?
please advise. thank you.
regards,
esther
esther, Next time use little less agar-agar.
Hi Ms Manjula,
oh ok… will try it out again.
Thank you.
Regards,
Esther
your recipes are nice. i likes your recipes………
Agar Agar is only available in strands in the Indian stores. Where can u get it in the powdered form? Or can we grind the strands and use it as powder.Please let me know.Thanks.
SRINIDHI
Brake the strands and soak for few minutes.