Vegan watermelon jelly

Now this is the quickest and easiest recipe ever! All you need is agar agar powder (the vegan alternative to gelatine) aka faluda power and hey presto, jiggly jelly!! A bit of a cheat really (so I'm not counting it as one of my two dishes) but the next recipe I've got planned will make up for it, trust me ;) . Inspiration for this was the half eaten watermelon found in the second fridge that had been forgotten about!

Ingredients
Half a medium watermelon
100 g sugar (though I only used about 75g in an attempt to be healthier)
13 g agar agar powder (from VB, also available in health food shops for about 10 times the price and I'm not even exaggerating)
Method

1. Cut the watermelon into large pieces, place in a food processor and puree. 
2. Strain the juice through a fine strainer to remove the pulp and seeds (I ate this, pretty yummy so don't waste it). This made about 1 litre of juice for me. As a rough guide use 10g sugar and 1.3g agar agar powder per 100ml. 
3. In a large pan heat the watermelon juice and add the sugar and agar agar powder while regularly mixing with a whisk for 4-5 minutes. 
4. Remove from heat and pour into containers of your choice - I used silicone muffin cups. It should start to thicken fairly fast and only really takes about 1-2 hours to get to the right wobbliness, but will take longer in a big container!

Original recipe: Watermelon jelly

Like I said, easy peasy! And you can use agar agar to make a jelly out of pretty much anything (see the tips below) - I aim to try some alcoholic ones when my family finishes these ones off. Also have some fun silicone moulds on the way - actually feel excited like a little kid!

Read all about it
Agar is derived from a plant source, sets more firmly than gelatin and is really easy to use. You should use ~1g per 100ml of water or milk, and ~1.3g per 100ml of more acidic liquids such as fruit juices. If it doesn't set properly or sets too hard, you can melt it down again, add more powder or liquid and the problem is solved!