Japanese coffee milk pudding is an easy no-bake dessert that’s made with oat milk, sugar, coffee and gelatin. Its light yet silky creamy texture is just so irresistible… This recipe is free of gluten, dairy and refined sugar.
Coffee milk pudding is as simple as it sounds. Its base is made with sweetened coffee and oat milk, then set with gelatin. If you are a coffee lover, this is something you must try!
This simple yet delightful treat can be found all over Japan including at convenience stores. It can easily be made at home as well and makes a perfect dessert or an afternoon snack.
Its melt-in-the mouth texture is so addictive, making you go back for another spoonful straight away!
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How to Serve Coffee Milk Pudding?
It can be eaten right out of the fridge, but you can also
- Top with non-dairy whipped cream
- Sprinkle crushed nuts
- Dust with cocoa powder
Ingredients for This Recipe
- Unflavored gelatin powder
- Oat milk - or any dairy free milk
- Coconut sugar
- Instant coffee granules - decaf or caffeinated
Optional toppings:
- Dairy-free whipped cream or ice cream
- Cocoa powder for dusting
How to Make Japanese Coffee Milk Pudding
1. Prepare the gelatin: Combine the gelatin powder and ¼ cup oat milk and let sit for 5 minutes.
2. Make the coffee milk base: While letting the gelatin sit, warm up the oat milk, sugar, and coffee granules together in a pan.
3. Melt the gelatin: Microwave the gelatin+milk mix at 20 seconds increments until the gelatin has completely dissolved. Or melt in a double boiler. Stir the gelatin mix into the coffee milk base.
4. Chill: Pour the mix into cups and refrigerate for 4hrs+.
Optional: Top with dairy free whipped cream or ice cream and serve.
* See below recipe card for detailed directions.
Tips
1. Choose between caffeinated (regular) instant coffee or decaf instant coffee depending on your preference.
2. Do not use ground coffee beans. It will not melt into the mix and will leave a whole lot of graininess!
3. Boiling the gelatin weakens its setting power significantly. Make sure the milk mix remains just warm enough to dissolve the ingredients.
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Recipe
Japanese Coffee Milk Pudding
Equipment
- 5 4 oz cups
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin powder 1 envelope
- ¼ cup oat milk to melt the gelatin
- 2 cups oat milk or any non-dairy milk
- ¼ cup coconut sugar or any sugar
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules decaf or caffeinated
Optional toppings:
- Non-dairy whipped cream
- Cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
- In a microwavable cup, combine the gelatin powder and ¼ cup oat milk together. Whisk well with a fork, then let sit for 5 minutes. It'll start to look spongy, absorbing the liquid.
- While letting the gelatin sit, warm up 2 cups oat milk, sugar, and instant coffee together in a saucepan. Stir well until the sugar and coffee are completely dissolved. Do not let it boil.
- Microwave the gelatin+milk mix (from step 1) at 20 seconds increments until the gelatin has completely dissolved. Alternatively, melt in a double boiler. Do not let the mix boil as it can weaken gelatin's setting power.
- Pour the dissolved gelatin mix into the warmed coffee milk base, stir well.
- Pour the mix into cups and refrigerate for 4 hours or more.
- Optional: top with dairy free whipped cream or ice cream and dust with cocoa powder.
Notes
Nutrition
The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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