Best jelly powder Recipes for Everyday Cooking
Make the most of jelly powder with our handpicked recipes — simple, satisfying, and full of flavour.
Recipes with jelly powder
In Chengdu and Chongqing, ice jelly and hot pot are a golden pair. In summer, the crystal clear ice jelly is as smooth as white jade. It is drizzled with red sugar syrup, a spoonful of fermented glutinous rice, sprinkled with crispy peanuts, sweet and sour hawthorn slices, and a few soft and glutinous small dumplings. The moment it enters the mouth, the cool and sweet taste dispels the summer heat, and the multiple tastes jump on the tip of the tongue, refreshing from the tip of the tongue to the stomach, and one bite cures all the heat and fatigue. You can skip meals in summer, but you can never be without ice jelly. This bite of cool and sweet is an indispensable soul comfort in summer! Moreover, it is super simple to make, the required materials are easy to get at home, and the combination can be changed as you like, so you can easily reproduce this Sichuan and Chongqing summer delicacy.
Desserts/snacks: directly used as a summer dessert to cool down, the sweetness of dragon fruit and the smoothness of ice jelly are combined, with crushed ice, coconut milk or syrup, the taste is rich, suitable for eating alone or as a dessert after a meal. Drink pairing: add "Dragon Ball" to milk tea, sparkling water or juice as a visual and taste highlight, such as making "Dragon Ball Exploding Milk Tea", the spherical shape is more eye-catching in the drink, and the dragon fruit juice and the soft and tender ice jelly are blended when bitten, which increases the fun of drinking. Creative cooking ingredients: used for decoration of dessert platters, fruit salad or smoothies, can also be added to yogurt, oatmeal to make healthy light meals, and even embellished in Chinese sugar water (such as red bean paste, mung bean soup) to enhance the appearance and taste diversity of dishes.
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Dragon fruit and orange jelly is an essential dish for the New Year's Eve dinner table. Its vibrant red color symbolizes prosperity, and the oranges 🍊 represent good fortune. It's visually appealing, delicious, and fun – a favorite among children.
The delicate white cubes coated in fine coconut flakes look refreshing and exquisite. I prefer the version made with white agar powder; gelatin makes it sticky, while white agar powder has a chewy, bouncy texture that's delightfully bouncy. This one doesn't contain cream; the sweetness comes purely from milk and coconut milk, with a rich coconut flavor that's not cloying, and the sweetness is just right—completely guilt-free. A cup of jasmine tea brewed at a 1:50 tea-to-water ratio is perfect. Steep in 80-85°C water for 3-5 minutes. The fresh jasmine aroma and the sweetness of the coconut milk blend perfectly. A bite of the cube followed by a sip of tea instantly balances the sweetness, leaving you feeling incredibly refreshed. Enjoy a cup of this tea with the coconut milk cubes as an afternoon snack, or have one after a meal to cleanse your palate. Whether enjoyed alone or shared with family, it brings a sense of pure bliss.