To make jelly desserts, I use Gelatine Powder. Sometimes I use Agar Agar OR Kanten for vegetarian jellies. Recently I started using Corn Starch. Corn Starch is easily available from any stores, very cheap, and plant-based. When liquid is thickened with Corn Starch, the texture becomes firmer when cooled. If you have never used Corn …
My ‘Coffee Panna Cotta with Kahlúa’ has become popular. Then I decided to make Tea Flavoured Panna Cotta. I used the fragrant Earl Grey Tea which I love, and 1/2 Milk and 1/2 Cream for lighter texture. The fragrance of Earl Grey in the Panna Cotta is quite subtle. You need Earl Grey Tea Syrup …
This ice cream is almost identical to my ‘Super Easy Mango Yoghurt Ice Cream’. I simply replaced Mango puree with Mixed Berries sauce. It is absolutely easy to make. I used Frozen Mixed Berries, but you can use Blueberries OR other Fruit, that are made into thick sauce OR puree. Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 1 …
Savoury Carrot Mousse is often served at restaurants, but I much prefer sweet Carrot Mousse. Many people use Carrot for baked sweets but not for cold sweets. Today I added Yoghurt and Whipped Cream to my ‘Carrot Jelly’ and made this Mousse. This Mousse is not very sweet and I added Orange Sauce, but Apricot …
I have been trying to make a recipe for ‘No-Egg Tiramisu’ on my daughter’s request. My first challenge was making No-Egg Sponge. After several attempts, I was happy with the result of No-Egg Sponge. Next challenge was the Filling. I made the first No-Egg Tiramisu with the Filling made with just Mascarpone and Cream, as …
Coffee & Milk jelly dessert with two jellies set in two layers is popular. Today I wanted to make the same dessert in a different way. This dessert looks like Coffee Jelly floating in Milk, but Milk part is also Jelly. You can make this dessert in the other way, having Milk Jelly floating in …
This cake is basically Yoghurt & Milk Jelly. I set it in a cake tin on the Sweet Biscuit Base just like Cheesecake. I didn’t use Cream because I wanted to make this cake very light and low in calories. I recommend to enjoy it with fresh fruit or not-so-sweet berry sauce. Today I enjoyed …
It is my daughter who introduced me the delicious drink ‘Lychee Tea’. Today I made it into a jelly dessert. ‘Lychee Tea’ is a sweet drink, but I added extra Sugar for this dessert. This jelly looks slightly milky. The milkiness in tea-based jelly tends to happen due to the reaction between Tea’s tannins and …
To make Vegetarian jelly desserts, ‘Agar Agar’ OR ‘Kanten’ are commonly used. However, Agar Agar and Kanten are not widely available where I live. I use Queen’s ‘Jel-It-In’ Vegetarian Gelling Powder and I am a big fan of the product. It doesn’t have unpleasant smell like Gelatine and it is so easy to use. This …
‘Warabi Mochi’ is made with ‘Warabi’ (Bracken) starch flour and it is similar to ‘Kuzu Mochi’ which is made with ‘Kuzu’ starch flour. Those rare starch flours are not available for many of us, even in Japan. People make these sweets using some substitutes such as Potato Starch, that is widely available. Today I added …
Since my daughter moved out and started living independently, our family’s consumption of Fruit dropped. I found some Apples turning wrinkly and spongy again. I stewed them, but no one was eating the stewed Apple. Today I made them into this dessert using Cream Cheese that was also getting old and I needed to use. …
My ‘Cream Cheese Frosting’ is delicious and perfect for decorating cakes. This is another great Frosting made with Cream Cheese. This ‘Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting’ is perfect for filling of the cakes and cold desserts. Ingredients 125g Cream Cheese *softened3-4 tablespoons Caster Sugar1 tablespoon Lemon Juice1/2 cup Thickened Cream *whipped Method Place softened Cream Cheese, …