Homemade Fruit Gels Basic Recipes

BASIC FRUIT GLAZE (FRUIT TART GLAZE, FRUIT PIZZA GLAZE)

Steps:

• Combine the jelly or jam in a small saucepan with the water or liqueur. Heat over medium heat until the mixture is liquefied. If you used jam, strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer to remove any lumps or seeds.
• Let the mixture cool slightly. Brush gently over the fruit tart or fruit pizza. Alternatively, toss the fruit in the glaze before topping the pastry.

FRUIT JELLIES

Steps:

• Place 2/3 cup juice in a small bowl or measuring cup and sprinkle with gelatin. Let sit 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine remaining 2/3 cup juice and 1 1/2 cups of the sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, 5 minutes. Add preserves and whisk to combine. Return to a boil and cook until thick and syrupy, 2 minutes. Add gelatin mixture and whisk until gelatin dissolves. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into an 8-inch square baking dish. Refrigerate until set, 3 hours (or up to 2 weeks).
• Place remaining 1 cup sugar in a pie plate or shallow bowl. Cut fruit jelly into 1-inch squares. Toss in sugar to coat just before serving.

SIMPLE FRUIT JELLIES CANDY

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Prepare a 6-inch pan by wetting it lightly with water.
• Pour the water into a bowl and add the gelatin; let sit for about 5 minutes to soften.
• Place the juice, sugar, and corn syrup in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
• Stir in the gelatin and continue stirring until the gelatin dissolves.
• At this point, add food coloring if desired.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and leave until completely set. This will take about 4 hours in the refrigerator or overnight at room temperature.
• When set, turn out of the pan and cut with a sharp knife or cookie cutter into desired shapes.
• Jellies can be rolled in superfine sugar, if desired, or served plain.
• Enjoy.

FRUIT GEL PARFAITS

Steps:

• Layer pink cubes, green cubes and whipped cream creatively in tall skinny parfait glasses.
• Get the kids involved in measuring the liquids, squeezing the citrus, cutting the finished gel into cubes, whipping the cream, and layering the parfaits. The combination of pomegranate, lime and cream is delicious!

PEACH GELS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water; let stand 5 minutes. Meanwhile, bring sugar and remaining 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over gelatin mixture; stir until it is dissolved.
• Stir in peach juice, and pour mixture into an 8-inch square cake pan. Place in refrigerator until it is set, at least 3 hours or overnight. Cut into 1-inch cubes; serve.

EASY FRUIT-JUICE GELATIN

Steps:

• Place 1 cup juice in a glass bowl. Sprinkle with gelatin. Meanwhile, bring remaining 3 cups juice to a boil. Pour boiling juice over gelatin-juice mixture, and stir until gelatin dissolves completely. Pour into 5-ounce juice glasses, which make great single servings. Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.