![]() Okay, back to our monkey-brain forbidden fruits.īy now all the agar-agar should have set up. If we were using gelatin, it would react with the oil and start to break down almost immediately, resulting in a goopy mess. To make this recipe work, we’ll be using a bit of coconut oil in a later step. Agar-agar is non-reactive when it comes into contact with oil. We’ll be doing some assembly with this recipe which means a bit of time out of the fridge as we cut and adjust and I want our recipe to remain firm enough to handle without being so firm as to be chewy.Ģ. Agar-agar (or just agar) is derived from red sea algae and is a natural thickener that sets more firmly than gelatin and has a higher melting point. It sets up much faster and at a warmer temperature than gelatin. There are a few other recipes online for these laundry pods that use gelatin, which is perfectly acceptable, but I’m using Agar-agar for two simple reasons:ġ. Set this aside to cool as well.Ī quick word about Agar-agar and why we’re using it for this recipe while we wait for all this jelly to set. A layer of about ½ an inch is about perfect. Again, you don’t want it to be too thick. Line a shallow pan with plastic wrap and pour in your white coconut agar-agar jelly mixture. Set these aside to cool in the fridge for about 10 minutes. You don’t want to fill the molds up all the way, just a little under half will give you the shape you want. Using a small spoon or ladle, fill half of your heart molds with the mango puree and the other half with the blue-purple agar-agar-agar-agar jelly. You’ll end up with a gorgeous, translucent color that is almost exactly like the laundry pod color. To make the purple half of your laundry pod, mix in 2 drops of neon purple food coloring and 1 drop of blue. Adjust as needed until you end up with a color you like. To make the mango as orange as the laundry pods look, add in a few drops of yellow food coloring and 1 drop of red. ![]() To the half on the stove, add in your coconut cream and mix well, making sure if you have any solid lumps of coconut that they melt completely into the agar-agar.Īdd your mango puree to ¼ of your agar-agar liquid and mix well. From this ½ left on the stove, scoop out about 1/8 of a cup and set aside for later. Transfer ½ of your liquid to 2 separate bowls, leaving the other ½ in the pot on the stove. Once at a boil, add in your sugar and again mix to dissolve. Bring the liquid up to a boil, mixing continuously to ensure that all the agar-agar powder is dissolved (about 2-3 minutes). Start by first mixing your water and your agar-agar powder in a pot over medium heat.
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