# Edible Crystal Kohakutou

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 4 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 cups cold water
- 3 tablespoons agar agar
- 5 cups sugar
- 1 food coloring
- 1 vegetable oil
- 1 edible glitter
- 1 edible gold

## Instructions

1. In a pot, mix 3 cups of cold water and 3 tablespoons of agar agar. Let it sit for 20 minutes before heating.
2. Heat on low heat and stir every 20 seconds until you start to see bubbles.
3. Add 5 cups of sugar and turn up the heat to medium/high to boil for about 30 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
4. Take it off the heat, let it stand for 10 minutes, and skim the foam.
5. Add flavor and pour into a heat-safe dish.
6. Mix in food coloring.
7. Add vegetable oil to the top surface to prevent sticking. Let sit for about 4 hours.
8. Cut or tear into desired shapes and add edible glitter while still sticky.
9. Let sit for about a week.
10. Lift from parchment paper after a day to help crystallization on the underside.
11. Once fully crystallized, add edible gold. Mix vodka or vanilla extract into the edible gold for better application.

## Equipment

- pot
- whisk
- heat-safe dish
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS6WYWtJm/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ebb9416f-1b63-4e83-9452-4a3072f840ec
- Extracted: 2025-01-28

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