Agar-Agar Santan Gula Jawa: Coconut Milk and Palm Sugar Agar Pudding (Vegan)

Ingredients

• 7 gr unflavored agar-agar powder (equivalent of 1 packet Swallow Globe Brand)
• 250 gr palm sugar
• 5 tbsp sugar
• A pinch of salt
• 2 pandan leaves, knotted
• 1 drop vanilla essence
• 100 ml coconut milk
• 800 ml water

Instructions

1. 1

   In a cooking pan, put 200 ml water, palm sugar, sugar, salt and pandan leaves. Boil over medium heat until all the ingredients are dissolved. Sieve and set aside.

2. 2

   Put the remaining water in a cooking pan, add the agar-agar powder, mix well, then put in the vanilla essence and the sugar water from Step (1).

3. 3

   Add the coconut milk, stir, then cook over low medium heat until it bubbles. Stir constantly for about 15 minutes.

4. 4

   Transfer the agar-agar mix into a pudding mold.

5. 5

   Let the pudding cool and then chill it in the refrigerator, to set it, before serving.