Edible Popping Pearls
Homemade edible popping pearls made by dripping a sodium alginate mixture into a calcium chloride bath, so the pearls set solid outside while staying liquid inside.
⏱️ Prep: 20 min🍳 Cook: 0 min
Nutrition
per per 300 g portion5
Calories
0g
Protein
1g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Ingredients
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | Sodium alginate |
| 4 cups | 960 ml | Water |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | Calcium chloride |
Instructions
- Add the sodium alginate to 2 cups of water and mix with an immersion blender until the mixture becomes thick.
- Let the mixture sit for 3-4 hours, or microwave it briefly and let it cool completely.
- In a separate bowl, stir the calcium chloride into 2 cups of water until dissolved.
- Add food coloring and the sodium alginate mixture to a plastic squeeze bottle. Use different colors for variety.
- Drip the mixture into the calcium chloride water one drop at a time to form the popping pearls — they will be liquid inside and solid outside.
- Strain the pearls out of the water and rinse lightly in fresh water to remove excess calcium chloride.