Coffee Jelly

Serious Eats

Sep 16, 2025

This 3-Ingredient Coffee Dessert Is the Pick-Me-Up You Need

In Japan, coffee is often in its jiggly, jellied dessert form. Made with black coffee to highlight the roasted, bitter flavors of the beans, Japanese coffee jelly is typically set with kanten (a type of agar-agar) or gelatin) and is served for dessert with heavy cream and ice cream.