Have you ever made jelly from fresh fruit rather than a packet? It tastes like jellied fruit and has a fresh, fruity flavour.
I made some with fresh blackberries and it tasted so good. My husband who's a jelly fan, found some packets in the cupboard the other day and asked if I could make it. Instead I made this fresh blackberry jelly and he commented twice how nice it was. Serve with yoghurt, ice cream or both!
Speaking of yoghurt, has anyone tried the banana and mango frozen yoghurt yet? I wanted to let you know we tried it with a punnet of strawberries instead of mango. This combo seemed to whiz up softer in the food processor so I placed it in the freezer for a while. It was nice, but think I prefer the banana/mango flavour best so far.
This jelly recipe comes from Bill Granger's book Easy. I received it for Christmas and have made a few dishes from it now which have all been winners.
The jelly contains three ingredients (plus water) so is simple to make. I made it before I went to bed and refrigerated overnight.
I placed 150g blackberries, 150g (2/3 cup) caster (superfine) sugar and 200ml water in a small saucepan and heated gently until the sugar had dissolved and the blackberries were soft.
I then mashed the blackberries with the back of a spoon and poured the mixture into a sieve over a measuring jug. I pushed as much of the fruit through the sieve with the back of a spoon as I could. I topped up the jug with hot water so total quantity was 500mls (2 cups).
I returned the liquid to a clean saucepan and sprinkled over 2 teaspoons of gelatine. Placed the pot on low heat and stirred until the gelatine had dissolved. I removed from the heat and allowed to cool for a few minutes before pouring into a two cup capacity bowl and refrigerating overnight.
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Catherine x
7 comments:
Looks delicious Catherine! I often make my own jelly using just fruit, sugar and cornstarch. It turns out delicious and if you go easy on the sugar it's a super healthy dessert!
Ohh that sounds great, thanks for the tip Keely :)
That's so funny, my boys watched an episode of playschool the other day where they made jelly. Of course that was all they wanted to do, I grudgingly (I don't like anything artificial or with colours) bought a packet at the supermarket and we made it. So this, my dear seems like a fantastic solution and it will teach them how to cook properly. Extra bonus is that I will get to eat it too:) Thanks Catherine! M x
Hi Catherine, this looks so delicious and pretty too! I have not tried the frozen yoghurt yet but I plan to when I have some spare fruit. So hot here today...the perfect day for frozen/cold treats!
Hey Catherine-I had an epiphany this year too with jam. So easy to make small batches and not go thru all the canning bath process. Thanks for sharing this one-it looks great-especially with your eyecatching photos!
Alison
Oh Catherine, although not a fan of Jelly, you could sway me...
It looks so delicious and your styling and photography is truly beautiful!!
I cannot wait to try the frozen yoghurt. Thanks for the tip re: strawberries.
See ya xx
Another great recipe :) I've only tried making jelly from scratch, last Christmas actually. I used a Nigella recipe to make rhubarb jelly for a trifle which turned out pretty good! Quite easy and such great flavours that come out of it..
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