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This dessert was my childhood obsession! I'd forgotten about it for a long time and just remembering it now so I wanted to share the recipe with you. In Thai it is called "Tao Huay Fruit Salad" but it is also known as Almond Float in some country. This version I'm making is a more sophisticated and more delicious version of what I used to eat as a kid, which came out of a packaged mix, but it's still really easy to make, and super refreshing!
This dessert can be made in advance and kept in the fridge, nice and chilled, it's perfect for the summer! Just keep the jelly and the fruit compote separate.
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Almond Agar Jelly & Fruit Salad (Almond Float)
- Yield: 8-10 servings
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp + 2 tsp agar agar powder (what is agar agar?)
- 2 cups water
- 3 cups milk (or unsweetened milk substitute like almond or soy milk)
- 1 - 1½ tsp almond extract (depends how strong you like the flavour)
- ¾ cups sugar
- 3 cups fruit mix of your choice: Papaya, mango, pineapple, grapes, strawberries
- 1 ½ cups water
- ¼ cup sugar
Instructions
Make the Almond Jelly:
- In a pot, add the water and stir in the agar agar powder. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Once it comes to a full boil and the agar powder is dissolved, add milk and sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. If you want the dessert to last as long as possible, bring this mixture to a boil, otherwise you can turn it off now.
- Stir-in almond extract and pour into the mold. Let cool to room temp, then refrigerate for at least 3 hours or until cold.
Make the Fruit Salad
- In a pot, combine sugar and water, and heat until the sugar is all dissolved and the syrup is just steaming but not boiling.
- Turn off the heat and add all "sturdy fruits", i.e. fruits that can stand to be cooked without turning into mush, leaving out anything that will turn mushy or discolour in the heat, like grapes and strawberries.
- Let cool to room temp, then stir in the remaining "delicate fruits".
- Chill in the fridge for a few hours until cold and to give the fruit time to infuse their flavours into the syrup.
Aurora says
Just a suggestion I make the jelly all the time but not with fresh fruit. This is new idea for me which I would try. I make the jelly drink with tapioca pearls a common Filipino drink. This is my suggestion instead of silicone I use any rectangle or square glass container and after it’s set I cut it right at the container and scrape it off with spatula.
Marianne Hutchins-Mejia says
Sugar question- I would like to sub the refines white sugar and use monk fruit, stevia or another natural sugar. Will this effect the agar agar from setting?