Sunday, July 18, 2010

Agar What?

We are going to try this bad boy from one of my favorite baby food sites: wholesomebabyfood.com


Adjustments? We don't eat gelatin (it isn't kosher and it isn't vegetarian) so we will use agar agar instead. Applesauce is still out of the picture so I am going to do this with mango sauce and blueberry juice.


Fruited Gel Squaresfor babies 10 months and older


(I know my baby better than this site and I know she can handle this recipe)

Ingredients:

1/8 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1 cup unsweetened applesauce (or add thin dices of banana, peach, pear, grapes, blueberry etc)
2 cups apple juice
3 small packages unflavored gelatin

Directions:

In a small bowl, mix cinnamon into applesauce and set aside.

Pour 1 cup cold apple juice in 8x8 pan and sprinkle gelatin on top. Heat remaining 1 cup of apple juice in the microwave for 3 minutes or until boiling.

Stir boiling juice into the gelatin and cold apple juice. Stir in applesauce.

Refrigerate for 1/2 hour and then stir to keep applesauce evenly distributed. If you do not stir when in the fridge, the applesauce settles to the bottom, but it still tastes great.

Refrigerate for an additional 2 1/2 hours or until firm. Cut into squares with a knife, or use cookie cutters to cut into shapes, and serve.

4 comments:

  1. Sounds delicious! Yummy in the tummy!

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  2. sounds like something I want to eat!! haha

    how much of the agar agar did you use instead? and where to you find it?(I would much prefer to use that then mixing pork in with fruit...lol)

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  3. The agar agar is pricey at a place like whole foods. The BEST place to get this is at an Asian food market...it is a staple in many Asian kitchens and used frequently so try finding it there. You can buy it on line for pretty cheap too.

    2 cups liquid to 1/4 cup agar, but you really have to work on getting the proportions correct. Less is more when using agar agar. It firms things up!!

    Here is a site I found helpful:
    http://www.vegsoc.org/info/gelling.html

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  4. Dee I just noticed your "Yo Gabba Gabba" reference. Dalia would be so proud!

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