This berry kanten is made with Kudzu. Don’t let this esoteric ingredient scare you. It’s the best kept secret. A healing cure-all (think flus, colds, digestion, even vertigo) while being an upgraded version of corn starch. Found in the Asian foods aisle at Whole Foods, kudzu is great for this chilled summer recipe, but is also an amazingly versatile sauce thickener. Pictured below!

Berry Kanten

• 2 cups fresh, organic berries
• 3 tbs agar
• 2 3/4 cups organic apple juice
• 2 tbs kudzu dissolved in 1/4 cup cold apple juice
• Pinch of sea salt

Place apple juice and salt in saucepan and add agar. Bring agar and juice to simmer over medium heat. Stir occasionally until agar is dissolved. Next, stir kudzu into juice mixture, continuing to stir until it thickens and goes clear. Rinse a glass bowl with cold water, place berries and pour mixture over it. Refrigerate for one hour and enjoy!