Grass Jelly (cincau)
Prep Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs
Grass jelly made from powder with a cold soaking milk tea. It can be also served with fresh fruits, usually mango and sweetened red beans in China.
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Chinese
Keyword:
Grass Jelly
Servings: 2
Calories: 253 kcal
Ingredients
For homemade grass jelly from powder (you can directly purchase canned ones)
- 2 package grass jelly powder
- 10-20 g cornstarch
- 3-4 tbsp. sugar
- 1000 ml water
For the cold soaking milk tea
- 2 black tea bags
- 100 ml water
- 2-3 tbsp. sugar
- 300-350 ml milk
Instructions
To make the grass jelly from powder
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Firstly mix all the ingredients together and add around 200ml water to dissolve.
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Heat the left 800ml water to a boil and stir the mixture in slowly. Continue heating for 1-2 minutes until there are lots of large bubbles on surface.Transfer the mixture out.Cool down several hours in fridge.
For grass jelly milk tea
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heat around 100ml water in a sauce pan and then throw in 2 bags of black tea and 3 tablespoons of sugar, simmer for 2-3 minutes. Turn off the fire and add sugar. Stir to dissolve. Add around 300ml to 350ml milk. Cover the pot and set in refrigerator for several hours. Take the tea bags out.
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Cut the grass jelly into cubes, transfer them into your serving container carefully. Add chilled milk tea.
Nutrition Facts
Grass Jelly (cincau)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 253
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 92mg4%
Potassium 198mg6%
Carbohydrates 48g16%
Sugar 44g49%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 245IU5%
Calcium 184mg18%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.