Mung Beans, Red Beans, Agar-agar with Coconut Milk

Three Asian desserts with mung beans, red beans, agar-agar, coconut milk, and shaved ice in plastic cups with red spoons.

Mung Beans, Red Beans, Agar-agar with Coconut Milk

Mung Beans, Red Beans, Agar-agar with Coconut Milk is a delicious and refreshing Asian dessert filled with shaved ice and flavored with vanilla or pandan, if desired. Great on hot summer days.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Asian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 5

Servings

Calories 396kcal

Ingredients

½ cup split hulled mung beans boiled until soft
½ cup red beans boiled until soft
1 agar-agar stick any color
1 can coconut cream or milk
pandan or vanilla flavor optional
shaved ice depending on how many cups you are making

Sugar syrup

¾ cup sugar
¾ cup water

Instructions

Boil mung beans and red beans separately with 3 cups of water over medium heat until soft. Drain water. Let it cool before using.
Soak one stick of agar-agar in water for ½ hour, then boil stirring occasionally until it melts. Cool in a flat pan until it hardens then cut into cubes or strips. For more detailed instructions to make agar-agar bar, visit “How to Make Gulaman (Agar-agar)”.
Heat sugar and water in a small pot under medium heat. When sugar is dissolved, remove from heat. Set aside to cool.
Time to assemble this dessert.
In a tall glass, add 2 tablespoons of each ingredients: mung beans, red beans and agar-agar.
Pour about 3-4 tablespoons of coconut cream and 3 tablespoons sugar syrup.
Fill the glass with shaved ice about ¾ full.
Add flavoring like pandan or vanilla, if desired.
Top it with 1 teaspoon of mung and red beans and 1 teaspoon agar-agar.
Eat immediately before ice melts. Before eating, mix it all up. Enjoy!

Notes

This will make 5 to 8 servings depending on glass size.
I used my blender to shave the ice.
I am using the Filipino gulaman (agar-agar) and they can in stick or bar. If you are using a different type, follow their cooking instructions on the packaging.

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