Red Rubies and Jackfruit Jelly

Ingredients
100g chestnuts, fresh/canned, diced small
¼ tsp cochineal/red colouring
200g tapioca flour
100g fresh jackfruit, sliced thinly
1 litre water
2 tbsp agar-agar powder
150g sugar
½ tsp salt
200ml MARIGOLD Evaporated Creamer
Use jelly moulds or a deep baking tray of your choice
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To prepare rubies, combine chestnuts with cochineal or red colouring. Spoon into a bowl of tapioca flour making sure it is all well coated. Sieve out the excess tapioca flour.
Bring water to a boil, add in chestnuts and once it starts to float, remove with a sieve and put into a bowl of cold water.
In a separate pot, combine water, agar-agar powder, sugar, salt and MARIGOLD Evaporated Creamer. Place over medium heat and stir until it starts to boil, add in jackfruit and cook for another 2 minutes.
Spoon the jackfruit mixture about 1cm high into each mould and add in add a few rubies. Leave it to set before adding in another layer of jackfruit mixture with rubies added on each layer. Repeat the process until the mixture and rubies are all used up. Serve chilled.
Fruits like oranges and mangoes can be used as a replacement for jackfruit. Dice them and use as indicated in the recipe.
