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Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Cold Tofu Pudding1

Cold Tofu Pudding 凍豆腐花

This recipe uses agar agar powder and not the traditional gypsum powder. Thus it can only be eaten cold. It will turn to liquid if heated.
Here in Vancouver, I found 2 kinds/brands of agar agar powders:
1. Golden Coins brand which also contains sugar. If you use this kind, make sure to mix the powder well before adding to your soy milk. If you don’t mix it first, you may get more sugar than agar, making your pudding too liquidity.
2. CLT Intertrade Co. which is pure agar agar. I find that this one takes a longer cooking time for the agar to completely dissolve.
I like to use the Golden Coins Brand with sweetened soy milk. I don’t find this combination too sweet.
Approximate cost (CAD) $3
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Set Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 204 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 500 ml Soy milk (sweetened or unsweetened)
  • 1.5 g Pure agar agar powder (18g if using Golden Coins Brand agar + sugar powder)
  • 4 tbsp Horlick powder (if making Horlick flavour)

Ingredients for ginger brown sugar syrup:

  • 2 slices Ginger (you may also use 1 tsp ginger juice for a more pungent ginger taste)
  • 4 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 60 ml Water

Instructions
 

  • Measure 500 ml soy milk into a pot
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  • Add 1.5 g pure agar agar powder (18 g if using Golden Coins Brand) to the pot. Let it sit for 5 minutes before heating so that the agar powder can soak-in the liquid ½ tsp of agar powder is approx. 1.3g. As for Golden Coins brand, 1 tbsp is approx. 14.5g
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  • Mix and heat on the stove on medium heat stir constantly to prevent agar from sticking to the bottom of the pot
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  • Stir until mixture comes to a boil
  • Turn heat down to low, cover with lid and let simmer for approx. 10 minutes or until agar powder has completely dissolved You can check using a spatula. If it has not fully dissolved, you’ll see little specs of the agar on the spatula
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  • Pour mixture through sieve
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  • Pour into container for setting
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  • Remove bubbles with a spoon
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  • Let cool
  • Put into refrigerator to set for 2-3 hours, depending on the thickness of the pudding
  • Serve with ginger brown sugar syrup, brown sugar or just on its own
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Instructions for Horlick flavour Cold Tofu Pudding:

  • Measure 500 ml soy milk into a pot
  • Add 1.5g pure agar agar powder (20g if using Golden Coins Brand) and 4 tbsp Horlick to the pot ½ tsp of agar powder is approx. 1.3g. As for Golden Coins brand, 1 tbsp is approx. 14.5g
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  • Follow the rest of the regular instructions

Instructions for ginger brown sugar syrup:

  • Add 4 tbsp brown sugar, 60 ml (4 tbsp) water and 2 slices of ginger (or 1 tsp ginger juice) to a pot and bring to a boil
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  • Turn down to low heat until sugar dissolves
  • Turn off heat, cover with lid and let sit for 10 minutes
  • Remove ginger
  • Let cool
  • Pour onto cold tofu pudding
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Keyword Ginger, Horlick, Pudding, Soy Milk, Tofu