Refreshing Longan Ice Jelly..................

The packet of ice-jelly powder I used...............................

A bowl of longan ice-jelly.....................................

This is a sweet dessert with ice-jelly and longan . Longan is heaty and ice-jelly is cooling. So that makes it a balance drink. Not too cool or heaty for the body.

Dried longan flesh...................................................

I used dried longan for this dessert to give it more flavour and colour. I boiled about 150gm of dried longan in 12 cups of water. Then I add in about 200gm of rock sugar to boil until the sugar dissolved and the longan flesh soft. Put in 2 to 3 pandan leaves to boil with the longans. After about 20 minutes keep aside for it to cool.

Cook the ice-jelly as directed in the package. Pour into moulds or bowls and leave to cool. When cooled put it in the fridge to set until firm. The jelly I used is a type of seaweed extract called Carrageenan. It has a soft gummy texture unlike the normal agar-agar powder which is more firm. This jelly is light brown in colour.

Ice-jelly set in a bowl...........................

Canned Palm Fruit.......................................................

To make the dessert, I cut up the jelly into pieces with a fork and put it in a bowl of boiled longan. I added some canned coconut palm fruit and some ice-cubes. It is then ready to be served.