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July 27, 2017

Strawberries and Milk Yokan

A layer of milk kanten and a layer of mizu yokan, studded with strawberry chunks, makes for a beautiful and refreshing summer treat.

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Strawberry and Milk Yokan cut into rectangles and lined up on black slate.

Strawberry and Milk Yokan- A layer of milk kanten and a layer of mizu yokan, studded with strawberry chunks, makes for a beautiful and refreshing summer treat.

Mizu yokan is a common and delicious Japanese dessert, especially popular in the summer. It’s basically a red bean jelly, made with kanten. Powdered kanten is similar to agar agar, as they are both made from a seaweed, but their textures are slightly different. Kanten is a little firmer, and has a nice silky texture.

You’ll need koshian, which is a smooth sweet red bean paste. Although you can get it on Amazon (affiliate link, just because), it’s a lot cheaper at the Asian store, so I would go there. You will also need kanten, which you can find in the Japanese section of most well stocked Asian stores. Here’s a picture of a couple of different brands, for reference.

Layer of milk kanten with strawberry pieces in it. Red bean paste in background.

Alright, let’s talk about why I made it strawberries and milk. Follow my logic here, okay? Strawberry mochi/daifuku is absolutely delicious (strawberries enrobed in sweet red bean paste and mochi). Strawberries and condensed milk is amazing. It’s my favorite way to eat strawberries. Therefore, the three things combined should also be delicious.

Got it? Agree? And isn’t it so pretty? I just love the layers!

Fork cutting into strawberries and milk yokan.

This dessert is smooth, silky, refreshing, and not overly sweet. The sweet red bean flavor, balanced out so nicely by the strawberries, and the mellow milk kanten. It’s a unique combination, and I love it!

It is seriously dangerous to put it in front of me. I can just keep eating it and eating it… seriously good to eat it on a hot summer day.

By the way, if you don’t want to do the milk layer, double the yokan and just make strawberry yokan! Then you can use one 500g bag of koshian, one 4g stick on kanten, and 500ml of water. So easy! But I do recommend trying it with the milk kanten on the bottom, yum.

top view of Strawberry and Milk Yokan rectangle slices.

Strawberry and Milk Yokan- A layer of milk kanten and a layer of mizu yokan, studded with strawberry chunks, makes for a beautiful and refreshing summer treat.
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Strawberries and Milk Yokan

A layer of milk kanten and a layer of mizu yokan, studded with strawberry chunks, makes for a beautiful and refreshing summer treat.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Japanese
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 246 kcal

Ingredients

Milk Kanten

  • 250 ml milk
  • 1 T sugar
  • 1 t kanten powder
  • 1 T condensed milk

Mizu Yokan

  • 250 g koshian (smooth sweet red bean paste) 1/2 of a standard bag of koshian
  • 250 ml water
  • 1 t kanten powder
  • 10 strawberries

Instructions

  1. Dice the strawberries and set aside. 

  2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine milk, sugar, and kanten powder and stir until kanten is completely dissolved. Bring to a boil, turn down the heat, and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in the condensed milk, and pour into a 6inx8in container. Place half of the strawberries into the mixture, spread out evenly. Place in refrigerator to set, while making the yokan portion. 

  3. Clean out the saucepan, place over medium heat. Combine the water and kanten, stir until dissolved, bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Stir in the koshian until fully combined. Gently spoon the mixture over the milk kanten. The mixture is hot, so if you pour it, it can break through the milk kanten. Spread the remaining strawberries throughout the Yokan mixture, and allow to cool. Refrigerate until fully cooled.

  4. To serve, cut into rectangles. 

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  1. Sadaf says

    February 6, 2020 at 5:27 am

    very yummy and superb

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