Kanten Wagashi:Sakura

Source : Ingredients Amp Mold Put 300ml Of Water In A Pot Add 7-7 5g Of Kona Kanten Powder Agar And Mix Them Heat It Up On A Medium Flame To Boiling Turn ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : March 4, 2026

Step:

  1. Ingredients & mold

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  2. Put 300ml of water in a pot. Add 7-7.5g of Kona Kanten (Powder Agar) and mix them. Heat it up on a medium flame to boiling. Turn down the flame. Simmer it for 1 min.

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  3. Add 460g of Granulated Sugar and mix them on a medium flame.

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  4. Once it boils, turn down the flame and sweat down until its amount decreases to 80-85%. Add 30ml of Sakura liqueur.

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  5. Pour the half into a mold as passing through a strainer.

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  6. Add red food coloring into the rest and colorize it. Pour it into a mold as passing through a strainer.

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  7. Leave it to set.

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  8. Unmold it on a parchment sheet. Cut it out in the shape of Sakura with a mold. (It's OK just cut it into bite-sized pieces.)

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  9. Put the on a parchment sheet or a gridiron. (If you use a gridiron, please put a very little oil on a gridiron.) Leave it several for days to convert into sugar its surface until being covered with a very thin layer of sugar.

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  10. Kanten Wagashi:"Sakura" recipe step 10 photo

Ingredients

  1. 7.5 g Kona Kanten (Powder Agar)
  2. 300 ml Water
  3. 460 g Granulated Sugar
  4. 30 ml Sakura liqueur (flavor of cherry flowers & leaves)
  5. Red food coloring

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