Looking for a Chinese New Year (CNY) dessert to win the hearts of both the young and old? We got you covered with our Instagram-worthy and auspicious-looking Koi Pond dessert made entirely from Konnyaku jelly! This dessert is refreshing with a perfect chewy bite and will earn you the Asian high praise of being “not too sweet”.
Koi fishes symbolise good fortune and success in feng shui as they are strong and determined swimmers that swim against strong currents to go upstream. 9 Koi fishes together represent longevity and prosperity as the number 9 is regarded as the most auspicious number in Chinese culture. Hence, this dessert is not only visually stunning but also carries a strong fortune symbolism to end your CNY meal with a bang!
Our Prosperity 9 Koi Konnyaku Jelly Pond recipe is from home cook Esther Chui who has more than 10 years of experience as being Jelly Artist. Her creativity and ability to customise her jellies to all types of celebrations while maintaining a perfect flavour balance that is not overly sweet have won her the heart of many customers. Check out her beautiful jelly designs here!
Gorgeous homemade jelly designs by Esther Chui!
The difficulty level of the recipe is 3 out of 5 stars, hence it would be good to gather experienced home cooks of your family and friends together. Having more hands and minds on board will make it easier to prepare this Koi Pond Jelly Cake and serve as a great bonding activity!
Making this Prosperity 9 Koi Konnyaku Jelly Pond recipe will cost around SGD $42.20 as of December 2022. However, if you already have the Koi fish moulds and food colouring available at home, it should cost you only around $3.10 instead making this desert very affordable! You could also reuse the moulds and food colourings for other dishes to make your dollars more cost-effective.
| 1 packet of Konnyaku Jelly Powder, 10g | $1.60 |
| Koi fish silicon mould | $2.30 x 9 = $20.70 |
| 4 gel colouring: Black, yellow, orange, turquoise | $4.60 x 4: $18.40 |
| Coconut Cream | $1.00 |
| Sugar | $0.50 |
- 5 g konnyaku jelly powder
- 500 ml water
- 200 ml coconut cream
- 90 g sugar
- Food coloring: black, orange, yellow
- 5 g konnyaku jelly powder
- 700 ml water
- 100 g sugar
- Food colouring: turquoise
- 2 gold leaves optional
- In a saucepan, mix sugar, jelly powder and water. Give it a good mix until the sugar and jelly powder has dissolved. Pour in coconut cream and mix.
- Boil on high heat and stir till the ingredients have fully dissolved.
- On the side, prepare an induction steamboat pot with 3 empty bowls, a cup half filled with water (for cleaning the syringe) and some water in the pot. Heat up the water to a gentle boil.
- Pour 10ml of the coconut mixture into each of the 3 empty bowls. Keep the rest of the coconut cream heated at the stove on low heat to keep it in liquid state.
- Use a disposable chopstick and mix in the gel colouring [black, yellow and orange] into the 3 bowls respectively.
- Follow the video steps to make the koi fish using the syringe.
- Each layer will take about 5 mins to set.
- In a saucepan, mix sugar, jelly powder, water and turquoise food colouring. Mix well.
- Boil on high heat and stir till the ingredients have melted. Skim off any foam that forms on top of the mixture.
- Pour 2/3 of the mixture over a sieve onto a 12 inch white round plate. Let it set. Leave the remaining mixture in the pot, heat it over low heat.
- Unmold the fishes on the surface of the pond and pour the remaining jelly on the pond and let it set.
- Place some gold leaf on it and ready to serve!
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