Making Sweets is a Small Science Experiment. A Recipe Book Explaining the Secrets to Delicious Pudding, Jelly, and Cake. Includes How to Summarize Research Reports! "Making Sweets is an Experiment! Free Study Sweets" Released 7/7

Book cover for "Making Sweets is an Experiment! Free Study Sweets" (Author: Kana Yagi, Hakusensha)

Hakusensha Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Yasufumi Takagi) released "Making Sweets is an Experiment! Free Study Sweets" (Author: Kana Yagi) on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

Learn science in the kitchen!!

Why does cider fizz?

Why does the chocolate on chocolate bananas harden?

What's the difference between agar and jelly?

This book gently unravels the "why" behind everyday snacks from a scientific perspective, along with recipes.

The popular "Free Study Sweets" series from the parenting magazine kodomoe is now a book. This book also provides detailed explanations of the processes, making it easy for children to follow and ensuring success!

It also includes tips for taking photos and how to summarize research reports. With this one book, you can completely solve the problem of "What should I do for this year's free study?"

Understand the scientific secrets behind "deliciousness"!

<CONTENTS>

Basic Tools and Ingredients / Preparing for Free Study Sweets / Observation Points

PART 1: It's like Magic!? The Mystery of Color Change

Colorful Shiratama / Lemonade and Apple Compote / Drawing Pancakes / Nama Caramel

PART 2: Amazing! It Hardens!? It Changes Shape!? The Secrets

Rock Candy / Colorful Gummy / Chocolate Banana /

Stained Glass Cookies / Kohakuto / Fruit Mochi / 3-Color Shake

PART 3: Fizzing, Chewy, Crispy - Why Do These Mysterious Textures Occur!?

Fizzy Ramune / Aero Chocolate / Shaped Marshmallows /

Baked Meringue / Kids' Beer & Colorful Ice Cider

PART 4: How Does It Change!? Let's Change Conditions and Compare!

Pudding / Cupcakes & Hotcakes / Sponge Cake /

Microwave Jam / Lemon Jelly & Lemon Agar

COLUMN

Mysterious Two-Layer Jelly / Separate Drink / Rich Cream Cheese

Let's Write a Report / How to Take Good Photos

Book Information

Making Sweets is an Experiment! Free Study Sweets

Author: Kana Yagi

ISBN Code: 9784592733331

Series Name: Kodomoe BOOKS

Price: 1760 yen (1600 yen + 10% tax)

Release Date: 2026.7.7

https://www.hakusensha.co.jp/booklist/79236/

Author Profile

Kana Yagi

Yagi Kana / Food Stylist. In addition to styling for books, magazines, websites, and advertisements, she also handles her own food production. She has a wide range of activities, including menu development for companies and food coordination for celebrities. She excels at creating delicious, visually appealing, and inventive recipes, such as recreating recipes from picture books. She lives with her husband and two daughters. Her recipe books include "Bam to Kero no Oishii Ehon" (Bunkeido), and her picture books include "Norimono Bento" (Photos by Kitchen Minoru, Hakusensha).

Supervisor Profile

Megumi Murakami

Murakami Megumi / Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts. Completed Master's program at Nara Women's University Graduate School of Home Economics. Ph.D. (Academic). Assumed current position in 2015. Specializes in cooking science. Her research primarily focuses on changes in the cooking properties of food due to freezing and heating.

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