Fruit Kanten

Kanten is a vegan jelly, where a seaweed called agar-agar is used instead of gelatin, which is of animal origin.

The kanten is a very simple thing to do and it's a perfect dessert for hot days.

You can use any fruit as a filling and use practically any juice to make kanten jelly.

Ingredients:

1 litre of liquid (water+ apple juice, for example)
3 heaped Tbsp of agar-agar flakes (or approx. 1,5 Tbsp of agar-agar powder)
chopped fruit or berries
pinch of sea salt

Method:

Put your liquid in the saucepan, add the salt and scatter the agar flakes on the surface. Constantly stirring, bring to a boil. You need to stir, because otherwise the flakes can stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.

During boiling the flakes should melt reasonably quickly in this quantity. You need to wait for them to melt. If you don't see any small transparent particles on your stirring spoon, the flakes must have melted. Once melted, take the mixture off heat and pour it into glasses or bowls. Put the fruit bits inside each glass and set aside till completely cooled and firm.