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Kohakutou is Japanese candy that looks exactly like a gemstone or crystal! Not only can these delicious treats be enjoyed on their own, but they look great as decorations on cakes, cupcakes, and other desserts. They look excellent and taste great – plus, they’re super simple to make too. | Kohakutou – Everything You Need to Know! | How to make Japanese Kohakutou candy | #sweets #candy #desserts

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Kohakuto (or Kohakutou) is a traditional Japanese candy (wagashi) that has a firm jelly texture on the inside and a crunchy shell on the outside. It can be enjoyed with your favorite cup of Japanese tea, and is often served as part of a tea ceremony. This recipe comes from our friend Gabriela Sorgenfrey (Instagram). Se

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Firm jelly inside, crunchy shell outside. Kohakutou is a traditional Japanese confection (Wagashi). You just need only 4 ingredients!

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This kohakutou recipe teaches you how to make popular Japanese crystal candies with agar agar powder, water, and sugar. You can also substitute water with juice, tea, coffee, or alcohol to make your homemade kohahutou candies colorful and flavorful.

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Jen Dao on Instagram: "I think it’s crystal clear, this candy is a gem! 💎🍬 Fun fact: “Kohakutou” translates to “amber sugar” in Japanese, inspired by its resemblance to precious gemstones like amber. 🔗Full recipe: on @YouTube & jenhdao.com/crystal-gummies Ingredients: 5 tsp agar agar powder 1 3/4 c cold water 3 c sugar food color 1 tsp Avocado oil 1 tsp extract of choice #crystal #candy #kohakutou #gem #crystals #sweets #JapaneseFood"

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Crystal Hart / Star's Candy Factory on Instagram: "Candies that look like rocks! I won’t get over how pretty these candies are, they’re always gonna catch me staring at them🥰🤪. This set sold so quick! But, I mean- I could make more, these are Lemon Lotus Blossom Kohakutou. Tell me if I should make more like these, oh and let me know if I should make them in a different colors or just keep them in the colors the video shows! . . . #kohakutou #lotus #lotusflower #agaragar #agar #agarart…

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Crystal Hart / Star's Candy Factory on Instagram: "Definitely this candy is a game changer! I love that this old fashioned traditional Japanese candy came back to our day! Did you guys know it’s made out of some seaweed too? So cool right?! The agar agar is a seaweed plant and that’s what gives it the jellyness! You don’t taste anything from it, but it definitely gives you lots of seaweed plant vitamins! You guys remember those science class Petri dishes from school, well this is it’s cool…

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there are many different colored gummy bears in the tray on the counter top,

Jen Dao on Instagram: "I think it’s crystal clear, this candy is a gem! 💎🍬 Fun fact: “Kohakutou” translates to “amber sugar” in Japanese, inspired by its resemblance to precious gemstones like amber. 🔗Full recipe: on @YouTube & jenhdao.com/crystal-gummies Ingredients: 5 tsp agar agar powder 1 3/4 c cold water 3 c sugar food color 1 tsp Avocado oil 1 tsp extract of choice #crystal #candy #kohakutou #gem #crystals #sweets #JapaneseFood"

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