Tea jelly

With only 100 calories per serving, this is an excellent dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth after dinner.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Course Dessert

Cuisine Japanese

Servings 4 people

Calories 99 kcal

2 tea bags
3 sheets gelatin (or a bit less than 1 tablespoon powdered gelatin or 1 teaspoon agar agar)
1 ⅔ cup water
¼ cup granulated sugar
fresh fruit i.e. passion fruit and strawberries

Put the sugar in a saucepan with the water, heat, and stir occasionally until the sugar is dissolved. Meanwhile, soak the gelatin in cold water.
Allow the tea to steep in the warm sugar water for a few minutes, and remove the tea bags.
Squeeze out the gelatin and stir it into the sweet tea with a whisk. Pour the tea jelly in glasses, let them cool down to room temperature then place them in the refrigerator for the jelly to set. This will take about 3-4 hours.
Before serving, garnish the tea jelly with the fresh fruit of your choice.

Prepare the tea jelly up to 2 days in advance. Cover the glasses with kitchen foil and add fresh fruit right before serving.