“There’s No Can’t in Kanten”- Vegan Mixed Berry and Banana Kanten
Ok, lemme guess. Your first thought when reading the dish name was, “What the heck is a kanten?” How do I know that? Well, that’s because I had the same reaction while I was reading The Kind Diet. The kanten recipe threw me for a loop because I had never had the chance to experiment with Agar Agar.
After reading through the recipe and researching Agar Agar, I just had to run out and buy some. I hit up my favorite local Asian market in Echo Park and spent about 30 minutes rummaging through all the Agar products. Let me just say, Agar Agar is pretty awesome.
Today’s recipe incorporates the Almond flavored agar dessert mix, along with some fresh berries I bought at the farmer’s market yesterday. It created a light, fresh and quick dessert perfect for summer entertaining!
What You Need:
1 pkg. Agar Dessert Mix (I used almond flavored)
4 oz Fresh Blueberries
4 oz Fresh Blackberries
4 oz Fresh Raspberries
1/2 Banana (sliced into 1/4” rounds)
1. Pour the berries and banana rounds into a shallow 9” pie dish or casserole dish. Mix the fruit around so they are evenly distributed. Set aside.
2. Then, pour contents of package into a medium pot. Add 3 cups of water and bring to a full boil. Stirring constantly. Once the mixture has come to a full boil and begins to foam on top, pour the liquid into the pie dish. If you have some extra liquid, pour the excess into a seperate bowl (feel free to add some cinnamon and banana for an extra little dessert).
3. Place the pie dish into the fridge to set and cool. It should set within a few minutes, but I suggest allowing it to fully cool in the fridge until you’re ready to serve.
Enjoy!!
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