Ingredients
- 10g agar agar
- 250mL water
- 250g sugar
- colouring and flavouring as desired
- glass container (eg. 8" x 8" or 8" by 4")
Tea flavoured
Green tea: 3g sencha steeped for 10 minutes
- Note: this flavour is pretty subtle, it is worth increasing the steep time or the amount of tea
Peach tisane: 1 bag (2.5-3g) steeped for 5 minutes
Blueberry tisane: 1 bag steeped in 500mL for ~1 day (double batch). Sprinkle in tartaric and ascorbic acid until colour becomes bright red.
Instructions
- Combine water (or tea) and agar agar and heat on medium until a simmer is reached
- Simmer 1-2 minutes while whisking
- Add sugar while continuing to whisk and simmer until the sugar dissolves completely
- Pour the mixture into a container
- (Optional) Add in any extra colours or flavours
- Let set 1-2h in fridge
- Remove from container, slice and let air dry on a wire rack or parchment lined pan, turning daily until dried