Substitute for Agar?

[sailalias]

Is there a common kitchen thing that might be a suitable sub for agar? I REALLY want to make the No-Bake Black Bottom-Peanut Butter Silk Pie from VwaV after seeing someone's drool-worthy picture of it over in

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[morningstar21]

on a side note- the only thing I can find around here is Agar flakes, not powder... and I paid 7 freaking dollars for an itty bitty package. What a rip. Do I have to use it differently?

[sailalias]

I have no idea :( $7 for a package sounds horrible.

[domin0]

If you're using it in a recipe that calls for powdered agar, you'll need three times as much of the flakes. The powdered dissolves faster, too, so allow time for the flakes to sit in the cold liquid before you start to heat it.

[supercarrot]

you can also probably get a fairly similar effect with tapioca powder. it won't solidify to the same extent, but it'll still solidify and get very puddingy.

[sailalias]

Thanks!

[bluecurlystraw]

Never buy agar at Whole Foods or other natural food stores. You end up paying way too much (see the above post). Asian markets are the place to go for agar. I pay $.99 for an ounce of powdered agar.