Coconut Agar Eggs
This realistic dessert features an outer layer made from shredded daikon and coconut milk, filled with a faux egg yolk crafted from carrot juice.
Ingredients
agar strands (rinsed and slightly snipped, soaked for 15 minutes)
40 g
water
4½ cup
sugar
160 g
carrot juice
½ cup
coconut milk
120 ml
fresh milk
60 ml
gelatin powder (dissolved in a hot water bath)
2 tbsp
water (for dissolving the gelatin)
4 tbsp
Instructions
1
Prepare the Ingredients
Rinse the agar strands and snip them slightly. Soak in clean water for 15 minutes, then drain. Dissolve the gelatin powder in a hot water bath and set aside.
2
Cook the Agar Liquid
Place the agar and 4½ cups of water in a pot and cook until dissolved. Add the sugar and the dissolved gelatin and continue cooking until melted. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
3
Make the Yolks
Take out 1 cup of the agar liquid, stir in the carrot juice until well combined, and pour into round ice cube molds to form the yolks. Transfer to the freezer and freeze until set, then remove and set aside.
4
Make the Coconut Mixture
Cook the remaining agar liquid over medium-low heat, then add the coconut milk and fresh milk and stir until it comes to a boil.
5
Assemble
Place 1 yolk in each egg mold, pour in the coconut agar liquid, and freeze in the freezer until set. Serve.
