Surely jelly is a dessert that we all love for its attractiveness and delicious flavor. Today, let’s join TasteVN to the kitchen to try making 2 recipes of pandan jelly with creamy coconut milk to invite the whole family to enjoy!
1. Pandan jelly with coconut milk
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pandan jelly with coconut milk Serves 3
Jelly powder 25 gr (1 packet) Coconut powder 50 gr (1 packet) Pandan leaves 50 gr (1 bunch) Pandan essence 1/2 teaspoon Sugar 350 gr
How to make Pandan Jelly with Coconut Milk
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Mix and soak the jelly powder mixture
Take a pot, add 25gr of jelly powder, 350gr of sugar, mix well, then add 1.1 liters of water and continue to stir until all the ingredients are dissolved. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes to allow the powder to bloom.
Tip: To prevent the jelly powder from clumping, mix the jelly powder and sugar thoroughly before adding water.
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Prepare and filter pandan leaf juice
Remove the roots of the pandan leaves, wash them thoroughly, and chop them finely. Then, put them in a blender with 100ml of water and blend until smooth.
Once the mixture is smooth, strain it to extract the juice using a clean cloth or sieve.
Tip:- To achieve a beautiful color and reduce bitterness, soak the pandan leaves in warm water for about 5 – 10 minutes before blending.
- If you don’t have a blender, you can pound the pandan leaves until they are crushed, mix with water, and then strain it.
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Make coconut milk
Add 50g of coconut milk powder and 250ml of water into a bowl and mix them together. Then, put the pot on the stove and stir the coconut milk mixture over low heat for 5 – 10 minutes until the mixture is thick and smooth, then turn off the heat and pour it into a bowl.
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Cook pandan jelly and coconut milk jelly
Put the jelly pot on the stove over medium heat for 10 minutes.
When the mixture boils, cook for another 3 minutes until it thickens, then divide the jelly into 2 parts.
For the first part, take another pot, pour in 600ml, add the pandan leaf juice and 1/2 teaspoon of pandan flavor, mix well, and keep it on the stove over low heat.
For the remaining jelly in the pot, continue to add 250ml of coconut milk and stir over low heat.
Tip:- To prevent the jelly from clumping, stir continuously.
- The color of the jelly will be more beautiful, if there are bubbles during cooking, skim them off.
- To reduce the jelly from setting quickly in the pot while pouring into molds, keep it on the stove over low heat to maintain warmth.
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Pour into molds
Take 1 mold and put a layer of pandan leaves in first to let the jelly cool and set for about 3 – 5 minutes.
Then continue to add a layer of coconut milk and also wait for 3 – 5 minutes, then alternate the layers until finished.
Tip:- To check if the jelly has set to the required firmness, you can use your hand to feel how sticky it is.
- The first layer always takes longer to set than the others, so be sure to time it accurately.
- When pouring the layers into the mold, use a spoon to pour gently and don’t be too forceful.
2. Pandan Jelly with Coconut Milk (recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pandan Jelly with Coconut Milk (recipe shared by a user) Serves 4
Soft jelly 2 packets (50gr) Pandan leaves 1 bunch (50gr) Coconut milk 400 ml Fresh coconut water 1 liter Condensed milk 50 gr Sugar 450 gr
How to make Pandan Jelly with Coconut Milk (recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare and extract pandan juice
First, use a knife to cut off the base of the pandan leaves, then wash each leaf thoroughly and place them in a colander to drain. Next, cut the pandan leaves into pieces about the length of a finger.
Put the pandan leaves into a blender with 200ml of water and blend until smooth. Finally, pour the blended pandan mixture through a clean cloth to extract the juice. Alternatively, you can also strain it through a sieve if you prefer!
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Cooking pandan jelly
Put 1 packet of gelatin powder (25gr) into a pot along with 250gr of sugar and use a ladle to mix well. Depending on your taste, you can adjust the amount of sugar accordingly!
Next, add 400ml of filtered water and 500ml of fresh coconut water into the pot, then place the pot on the stove and turn on medium heat. Stir continuously while cooking so that the gelatin powder and sugar dissolve completely.
Wait until the jelly mixture boils, then add 200ml of filtered pandan leaf juice, stir well for about 3 more minutes, then reduce the heat.
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Cooking coconut milk jelly
Use another pot to add: 1 packet of jelly powder (25gr), 200gr of sugar and mix well. Then, add 400ml of filtered water and 500ml of fresh coconut water, then place the pot on the stove to boil.
While boiling, stir continuously until the jelly mixture boils, then add 50gr of condensed milk and 400ml of coconut milk. Continue to stir evenly for about 3 more minutes, then reduce the heat.
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Pour the jelly mixture into the mold
Use a ladle to scoop the pandan jelly into the mold, wait for the surface of the pandan jelly to set slightly before gently scooping the coconut milk jelly on top.
Similarly, alternate pouring the layers until the pandan jelly and coconut milk jelly mixtures are used up. Place the jelly molds in the refrigerator refrigerator to let the jelly set.
Note:- While pouring the jelly into the mold, you should keep 2 pots of jelly on low heat to prevent the jelly from setting.
- Regularly stir the 2 pots of jelly on the stove to avoid burning the jelly.
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Finished product
Pandan jelly with coconut milk after being placed in the refrigerator for about 2 – 3 hours can be taken out to enjoy.
Pandan jelly with coconut milk has alternating layers that are very eye-catching. The aroma of pandan leaves is fragrant but not bitter, the coconut milk is rich and creamy, with a gentle sweetness that will definitely be a dessert loved by everyone.
How to choose fresh and delicious pandan leaves
- You should choose pandan leaves that are dark green, glossy, with the underside possibly being slightly lighter in color.
- Good pandan leaves will be long and large, younger leaves will be tastier than older ones. Also, select leaves that are not bruised or scratched much, and when smelling, you can detect a gentle and pleasant aroma.
- You should not choose plants that have wilted, turned yellow, or are broken and bruised because when used they will be less fragrant and taste bitter.
Where to buy coconut milk?
- Currently, there is also a type of canned coconut milk available in the market that is very convenient to use, you can easily find it at supermarkets or at TasteVN stores nationwide.
- The price of canned coconut milk updated in December 2021 is from 28,000 VND – 38,000 VND/ 400ml can.
- In addition, you can easily make coconut milk from grated coconut right at home following the instructions from TasteVN.
Pandan jelly with coconut milk is fragrant, creamy, and crunchy, and it will definitely be a snack that everyone in the family will love. Hopefully, with the 2 recipes pandan jelly with coconut milk that TasteVN shared above, you will successfully make this dish!
