Green tea and rambutan dessert

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canned rambutan  powdered iced green tea  caramelized sweetened condensed milk

You can get the pineapple-stuffed rambutan in can (above, left) and the lemon-flavored iced green tea mix (above, middle) from the supermarket. Actually, we bought the iced green tea to sample it and the sugar in the powdered mix is already in danger of crystallizing. I had been wondering how to “save” it when I dreamed up this dessert this morning.

You can buy caramel from the supermarket or make your own. Just put an unopened can of sweetened condensed milk in a pan, cover with water and simmer for at least two hours, adding more water to replace what is lost through evaporation. Cool and open the can and voila! the milk is gone and there is caramel in its place (above, right). It’s a trick I’ve been doing since I was about nine or ten years old.

Ingredients :

The following ingredients are what I actually used. You don’t have to use the same brands.

1 can of pineapple-stuffed rambutan, drained
2 envelopes of Knox unflavored gelatin
3 tbsps. of lemon-flavored iced green tea mix dissolved in 1-1/4 c. of water
1/2 c. of rambutan syrup
1/2 c. of all-purpose cream (I used Nestle)
1/4 c. of caramel or caramelized sweetened condensed milk (please refer to the previous page for instructions)

How to make the dessert :

Heat the rambutan syrup until boiling. Turn off the heat. Sprinkle the gelatin onto the syrup and stir until fully dissolved. Pour in the iced green tea mixture and mix well. Transfer to a pan and cool. Place in the fridge and chill until firm (about two hours).

Using a wire whisk, mix together the caramel and the cream.

Place the rambutan in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Cut the gelatin into 2-inch squares and add to the rambutan. Pour in the cream-caramel mixture and stir a few times. Chill until needed.

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6 Responses to “Green tea and rambutan dessert”
  1. Kats says:
    February 23, 2006 at 11:05 pm

    madamme sassy,

    i’ll try this at home. looks good and i know it tastes good for sure!
    :wink:

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  2. Connie says:
    February 24, 2006 at 12:37 am

    Oh, do try it, Kats. This one turned out really well. :smile:

    Reply
  3. ces says:
    February 24, 2006 at 10:18 am

    i agree with kats..looks really good esp. after a great meal, huh! great tip for the caramel, sassy..something learned today! thanks!

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