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A teaspoon of fruit caviar next to three pots of assorted fruit caviar.

How To Make Fruit Caviar

Rosanna Stevens
Learn how to make fruit caviar and serve this showstopping garnish at your next dinner party.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 10 servings
Calories 13 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 

  • 170 ml (¾ cup) fruit puree
  • 4 g (1 teaspoon) agar agar powder
  • 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
  • 500 ml (2 cups) vegetable oil (very cold)
  • 20 ml (1-2 tablebspoon) water (if needed to thin out the puree)

Instructions
 

  • Place the oil into the freezer to chill it down completely. It needs to be very cold.
  • Blend the fruit to make a puree, and sieve if necessary to remove any seeds. Place into a saucepan on the stovetop.
  • Mix the agar agar powder with the teaspoon of sugar and then stir it into the fruit puree. Heat the mixture and bring it rapidly to a boil before immediately removing it from the stovetop.
  • Take the cold oil from the freezer and use a teaspoon, squeezy bottle, or pipette to drip the fruit puree agar mixture into it slowly from around 1 foot above the glass. Caviar pearls will form on contact with the cold oil and set as they fall to the bottom.
  • Sieve the oil to collect the fruit caviar and retain the oil for future use. Rinse the caviar in the sieve in water and serve or store it in the fridge for 3-4 days.

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Notes

  1. Citrus fruits have too much acid to work well with agar agar powder. I have had the best results from berries and currants. 
  2. Thicker fruit purees like mango will need to be thinned out with water to work best. 
  3. Gelatin powder can be used instead, but it is not plant-based, and you will need a lot more of it. For best results, use agar agar. 
  4. Agar agar needs heat to be activated, so do not skip the step where it is boiled in the fruit puree. 
  5. Any non-flavored oil can be used, but it must be very cold and in a tall glass or jug. 
  6. The mixture needs to be dropped into the oil from height, so position the pipette around 1 foot or higher above the glass. 

Nutrition

Calories: 13kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 0.2mgPotassium: 31mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 198IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.03mg
Keyword agar pearls, fruit caviar
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