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Japanese · Dessert

Mitsumame Agar Jelly with Fruit and Syrup

Clear, lightly sweet cubes of kanten jelly topped with tangerine segments, sliced peaches, chilled sugar syrup and a spoonful of little red peas; a cool, refreshing year-round sweet that is best in summer.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total4 h 59 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

jelly

  • 1 stickkanten (agar-agar stick, about 8 g), or 1½ tbsp powdered gelatin
  • 540 mlwater
  • 2 tbspsugar

syrup

  • 200 gsugar (1 cup)
  • 480 mlwater

fruit

  • 3tangerines
  • 3ripe peaches (or the same amount of canned fruit)
  • 1 tbsplemon juice
  • 90 mljuice from the tin, if using canned fruit (60 to 120 ml)optional
  • 1 cansmall can aka-endo (sweet red peas)optional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Legumes (any)
  • Peas
  • Adzuki beans
  • Stone fruits (any)
  • Peach
  • Cherry
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Mandarin
  • Lemon
  • Pineapple
  • Seaweed (any)
  • Gums and thickeners

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer
  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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