How to Make Popsicles With Agar

A flavoring agent added to dissolved agar makes a tasty frozen treat.

Agar is a chemical food component made of sugar and galactose. While primarily used to culture bacteria in laboratories, agar also is used as a thickening agent in soups, jellies and ice cream. The food industry uses agar in the place of gelatin when bacteria degradation is an issue. The cosmetic industry also uses agar as a base agent for mascara and other products. When agar is dissolved in boiling water and allowed to cool, it takes a form similar to gelatin.

Things You'll Need

• 2 cups water
• Saucepan
• 4 tbsp. Agar
• 1/2 pack unsweetened drink mix, .07 oz.
• Spoon
• Ice tray
• Aluminum foil
• Wooden craft sticks

Instructions

1. Boil water in a saucepan over a medium flame.

2. Add the agar and drink mix to the water.

3. Stir the mixture for two minutes while the water is boiling.

4. Pour the hot mixture into the ice tray cube slots.

5. Cover the ice tray with foil.

6. Poke wooden craft sticks into the foil in every slot.

7. Place the ice tray in the freezer and freeze for four hours.

8. Take off foil and pop out with sticks to serve.

References

• All About Agar: An Introduction to Agar
• Summer Vegan Treats