AGAR AGAR CANDY

Agar agar Candy

has a contrast of crunchy on the outside

and soft on the inside.

This was once very popular

especially during Chinese New Year Celebration

but

later, because of the threat of using artificial colouring

many shunt from making it anymore.

Many bloggers have suggested the use of the following natural food juice:

Red - beet root

Green - pandan leaf

Agar agar Candies need long hours of drying in the sun.

The ingredients are simple

agar agar strips (37.5g packet), sugar (1 1/4 cup) and water (2 cups)

Bring all the ingredients to boil until agar agar strip is dissolved.

To add flavour:

some pandan leaves to boil together with the rest of the ingredients.

To add colour:

 1 or 2 tsp of natural juice added before removing from flame.

I have scooped up some for white colour

before adding the beet root juice for the red colour.

Pour the mixture onto 1 or 2 pans to cool, to harden.

Cut into desired pattern once it does not stick to your fingers when touched,

Spread out to dry in the sun.

When fully dried, you will love the layer of crust on the outside!