Easy and Tasty Ways to Make Jackfruit and Coconut Jelly Sweet Soup

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This jackfruit and coconut jelly sweet soup is a summer favorite! It’s super refreshing, really easy to make, and uses ingredients you can find anywhere. Let’s check out how it’s done! 

1. How to Make Refreshing Jackfruit and Coconut Jelly Sweet Soup with Coconut Milk

1.1 Ingredients

• 500g fresh jackfruit

• 1 coconut (just the flesh)

• 250ml coconut milk

• Coconut jelly

• 2 cups water

• 2 pandan leaves

• 50g tapioca pearls

• Sugar and a pinch of salt

1.2 Directions

Step 1: Prepare the ingredients

• Slice the jackfruit and coconut flesh into thin strips.

• Boil the tapioca pearls until clear, then scoop them out, quickly rinse with cold water, and let them drain.

Step 2: Cook the sweet soup

• Boil 2 cups of water with the pandan leaves for a nice scent. Then stir in the coconut milk.

• Add the jackfruit, coconut strips, and tapioca pearls. Once it boils again, take it off the heat.

• Add sugar to taste and just a pinch of salt to keep the sweet soup balanced, not too sweet.

Serve it in a bowl, add some crushed ice, or chill it in the fridge for about 30 minutes. That way, you can enjoy its sweet, creamy flavor and lovely scent even more!

 2. How to Make Refreshing Jackfruit, Coconut Jelly, and Boba Sweet Soup

2.1 Ingredients

• 400ml coconut milk

• 500g fresh jackfruit

• 100g white boba

• Coconut jelly

• 6 tablespoons white sugar

2.2 Directions

Step 1: Cook the sweet soup

• Boil 100ml of water in a pot, then add the coconut jelly and coconut milk. Stir well.

• Keep it boiling over medium heat, then add 6 tablespoons of sugar. Stir until dissolved.

• Cut out the jackfruit’s core, separate the pods, and shred them into strips. In a pot, cook the jackfruit for about 5 minutes, then take it out and let it cool.

Step 2: Cook the boba

Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the boba, and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Then add some sugar and cook for another 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, take out the boba, and drop them into ice water to firm up. Finally, add them to the sweet soup.

Step 3: Enjoy

To serve, put everything into a bowl, top with boba pearls, and enjoy while it’s still cold. Nothing beats a delicious and refreshing dessert like this on a hot summer day.

2.3 Some tips

Choose a ripe jackfruit that smells good, has bright golden-yellow pods, thick flesh, a sweet flavor, and pale yelloư or white fibers.

This dessert is best enjoyed immediately. Don’t leave it out for more than an hour because it has coconut milk. If you keep it in the fridge at 12–17°C, enjoy it within the day to get the best taste.

3. How to Make Jackfruit and Palm Seed Sweet Soup

Jackfruit and palm seeds make such a great combo: chewy, crunchy, and full of flavor. It’s the perfect dessert to cool you down on hot days. It’s tasty, easy to make, and totally worth a try. Let’s dive in!

3.1 Ingredients

• 500g palm seeds

• 200g jackfruit

• 200g rock sugar

• Coconut jelly

• 2 pandan leaves                                                                                            

• 2 tablespoons basil seeds (optional)

3.2 Directions

Step 1: Prepare the ingredients

• Peel the jackfruit, remove the seeds, and cut the pods into thin strips.

• Sprinkle a bit of salt into a bowl of water, then soak the palm seeds for about 10 minutes. Rinse them 2-3 times until clean and let them drain.

Step 2: Marinate the palm seeds with sugar

In a bowl, add the palm seeds, 200g of rock sugar and mix well. Let them sit for about 30 minutes so they can absorb the sweetness.

Step 3: Cook the sweet soup

• Transfer the marinated palm seeds to a pot, add 1 liter of water, and cook over medium heat.

• Add the tied pandan leaves and cook for another 5 minutes at a gentle simmer. Then turn off the heat and let it cool.

To make the drink, place the palm seeds, jackfruit strips, and coconut jelly into a bowl, then top with the sweet soup. You can add some crushed ice if you want to enjoy it cold. And there you have it - a refreshing jackfruit and palm seed sweet soup to stay cool during the summer!

With this jackfruit and palm seed sweet soup recipe, recommended by GC Food – an internationally certified coconut jelly supplier, you won’t want to miss it this summer!

For an extra tasty touch, use GC Food’s coconut jelly. It’s made from fresh, pure coconut water straight from one of Vietnam’s richest coconut-growing regions.

Thanks to modern Pasteurization, this product is not only safe and clean, but the aseptic (sterile) packaging keeps both the jelly and the container fully sterilized. That way, it stays free from harmful microbes, lasts longer, and still keeps all its natural flavor, quality, and nutrients.

So, with just a few easy steps and common ingredients, you can make a tasty, cooling jackfruit and coconut jelly sweet soup to treat the whole family!

This article is written by the GC Food Team – experts in natural ingredients.