List of recipes using Agar-agar: 6 recipes (gluten free)

Apricot blancmange

Blancmange is a very old dessert recipe, going back to the middle-ages. Updated for our century, it's almond milk with whipped cream and a smooth apricot puree.
August 23^th 2011306 K4 3 hours 15 min.

Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine

Vanilla-lime, confectioner's custard and blackcurrant coulis, topped with a layer of whipped cream (chantilly) and dusted with a little matcha green tea powder. Light and flavoursome.
September 12^th 2010189 K4.9 1 hour 9 min.

Like Bounty

You will no doubt be familiar with Bounty, the chocolate-covered coconut bar. Here's a melt-in-the-mouth version "on a plate" for a chic dessert.
August 1^st 2011146 K4.6 1 hour 55 min.

Pears in red wine with blackcurrant

Pears cooked until soft in a red wine and blackcurrant syrup, served with the reduced syrup and custard sauce (crème anglaise).
February 21^th 2011239 K4.1 2 hours 35 min.

Quick bramble jelly

Fruit jelly is jam made with the juice only. All the skin and seeds are strained out, which gives a very smooth texture. Here's a quick recipe which will give you an excellent jelly, and which keeps the full flavour of the blackberries thanks to its very brief cooking.
July 5^th 2013275 K4.2 50 min.

Pear compote

Stewed pears are not as easy to prepare as stewed apples, as they contain more juice and you risk ending up with more of a coulis than a compote. So here are two simple methods to help you succeed.
April 26^th 2012460 K4.3 40 min.