Cubes or strips of mango or other fresh fruit of your choice
Instructions
To make simple palm sugar syrup:
Put sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil and cook until sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let it cools down completely before using
To make grass jelly cubes:
The grass jelly pack comes with sugar and a stabilizer (not sure exactly what it is) but I didn't use the stabilizer. Put the grass jelly powder, sugar, and I add my own sugar to make up to 1/3 cup in a saucepan. Stir to mix them and then add the remaining 1/3 cup water and continue to stir
Cook this over medium heat and continue to stir. Make sure you stir and scrape the side and bottom of the saucepan. The mixture will continue to get thicker in about 3 minutes or so and it will turn lumpy. Don't panic, but keep stirring. It will eventually turn smooth on its own. Bring it to a gentle boil and then turn off the heat
Pour the grass jelly mixture into a heat-proof container. I use a rectangle glass dish. Let it cools down for about 1 hour at room temperature and then transfer to a refrigerator and let it sets for at least 2 hours before cutting
To make grass jelly drink:
Mix chilled milk of your choice with condensed milk. You can adjust how sweet you want it to be. Portion some grass jelly cubes in a tall glass. Pour in the milk. Add some palm sugar syrup if you like. Some people like to use iced coffee or milk tea instead of just milk
To make grass jelly dessert:
Portion out the grass jelly mixture into a bowl or glass. Add some sweetened red beans, coconut milk, fresh fruit of your choice, palm seeds, and a drizzle of palm sugar syrup. Top with some shaved ice too if you like and drizzle more palm sugar syrup