Home Party Dessert Recipe

8/13/2011

1/3 cup cold water
2 packets of unflavored gelatin
2 cups orange or grapefruit juice
1/3 cup sugar
Segments from 2 navel oranges
Segments from 1 pink grapefruit
About 3 cups mixed berries

>how to make<

*Put cold water in a large bowl,pour in gelatin, and stir to combine.
*Meanwhile, bring juice and sugar to a boil.
*Pour some of the juice over the gelatin, stir to dissolve; add remaining juice. *Chill 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until slightly thick.
*Stir the fruit into the lightly thickened juice and pour everything into a cake pan.
*Chill 4 hours or more.
*To unmold, dip the cake pan into hot water for a few seconds, then run a knife around the terrine's edges.
*Serve with sweetened fruit sauce.

Note: This recipe was taken from Parade.com.

Labels: berry terrine recipe, fruits terrine recipe, jelly recipe

¶ 8/13/2011 12:13:00 PM 0 Comments

9/08/2010

Strawberries in Ice Wine Jelly

2 packets of unflavored gelatin
3 cups of water
2/3 cup of sugar
1 1/2 cups of Ice Wine such as Muscat
2 cups of hulled and cut strawberries

>how to make<

*In a large bowl, sprinkle the gelatin powder onto 1 cup of cold water.
*Stir, and let gelatin soften for 10 minutes.
*In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of water and sugar to a boil.
*Pour the hot liquid into the cold gelatin and whisk until combined.
*Stir in the sweet wine and refrigerate it for a while.
*Fill 6 wine glasses with strawberry pieces.
*Divide the gelatin liquid among the glasses and chill at least 4 hours before serving.

-makes 6-

Labels: jelly recipe, strawberry dessert recipe, wine dessert recipe

¶ 9/08/2010 06:05:00 PM 1 Comments

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