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Cranberries are one of the healthiest Russian berries and jellies cranberry differs not only in beauty, but also in undoubted benefits for the whole organism. Unlike other blanks, natural berry juice is used for making jelly, so its consistency is very pleasant and is suitable for use even by young children.
Traditional cranberry jelly recipe
This cranberry jelly recipe traditionally uses gelatin, but agar agar can also be used for those fasting or sticking to vegetarian principles.
Cranberries can be either freshly harvested or frozen. In the case of using fresh berries, the main thing is to clean it well from plant debris and rinse it, changing the water several times.
If only frozen berries are available, then they must first be defrosted in any convenient way: in the microwave, in the room, in the oven. Then they must be rinsed under cold water and left to drain off excess liquid in a colander.
So, to make cranberry jelly you will need:
- 500 g of cranberries;
- half a glass of sugar;
- 2 incomplete tablespoons of gelatin;
- 400 ml of drinking water.
The procedure for making cranberry jelly according to the traditional recipe is as follows.
- First you need to soak the gelatin. Usually it is soaked in a small amount of cold water (200 ml of water will be needed for 2 tablespoons) from 30 to 40 minutes until it swells.Attention! Before cooking, you need to study the gelatin packaging well. If not simple, but instant gelatin is used, then it is not soaked, but immediately dissolved in hot water.
- Juice is extracted from the prepared cranberries. This is usually done by kneading the berries, then filtering the resulting puree through a sieve, separating the juice from the skin and seeds.
- The juice is set aside, and the remaining 200 ml of water, the entire volume of sugar are added to the pulp and boiled for 10 minutes.
- The swollen gelatin is added, stirred well and heated again to a boil, without ceasing to stir the mass.
- For the last time, filter the resulting fruit mass through a sieve or cheesecloth folded in several layers.
- Add cranberry juice to it, set aside initially and mix thoroughly.
- While the jelly is not frozen, pour it into prepared clean containers.
- After cooling, it is placed in a refrigerator for solidification and subsequent storage.
Cranberry jelly prepared according to this recipe can be stored for up to a month in the refrigerator if it is packaged in sterile jars and closed with plastic lids.
If you use agar-agar instead of gelatin, then you need to take 3 teaspoons of it for the same amount of ingredients and dilute it in 100 ml of hot water. It is added to the hot cranberry juice after separating the last pulp and boiled together for another 5 minutes. After that, the initially squeezed juice is added and distributed in glass containers.
Cranberry Jelly Recipe Without Gelatin
Using this recipe, you can very easily make healthy and tasty cranberry jelly for the winter. It will harden due to the presence of pectin substances in cranberries, so no additional jelly-forming additives will need to be added.
To make jelly you need to take:
- 450 g cranberries;
- 450 g sugar;
- 340 ml of water.
The very process of making cranberry jelly according to the recipe is simple.
- The washed and sorted cranberries are poured with water, brought to a boil and boiled until the berries soften.
- The berry mass is rubbed through a sieve, separating the juice, squeezing the pulp with seeds and peel and combining with granulated sugar.
- Simmer for another 10-15 minutes over low heat and lay them hot in sterile jars.
- Roll up with sterile lids and cool under a warm blanket.
Apple cranberry jelly recipe
Sour cranberries go well with sweet apples and other fruits. Therefore, a dessert prepared according to this recipe for the winter will be able to please and bring undoubted benefits on a cold dank winter evening.
You will need:
- 500 g cranberries;
- 1 large sweet apple;
- about 400 ml of water;
- 50 g dates or other dried fruits if desired;
- honey or sugar - to taste and desire.
This cranberry dessert is also prepared without the use of any jelly-forming substances - after all, there is a lot of pectin in both apples and cranberries, which will help the jelly to keep its shape perfectly.
- Cranberries are peeled, washed, poured over with water and heated.
- Dates and other dried fruits are soaked, cut into small pieces.
- Apples are freed from seed chambers, cut into slices.
- Pieces of apples and dried fruits are added to boiled water with cranberries.
- Reduce the heat to a minimum and cook for about 15 minutes until all fruits and berries are softened.
- The fruit and berry mixture is slightly cooled and ground through a sieve.
- Put it on the fire again, add honey or sugar and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- When hot, cranberry jelly is laid out in small sterile jars and rolled up for storage for the winter.
Champagne cranberry jelly recipe
An original cranberry dessert according to a similar recipe is usually prepared for dinner in a romantic setting, but it is not suitable for giving to children.
Usually, the berries are used as a whole to create a colorful composition, but it will be tastier if you squeeze juice from most of the cranberries, and use the remaining small amount for decoration.
You will need:
- 200 g cranberries;
- a bag of gelatin;
- zest from one lemon;
- 200 g sweet or semi-sweet champagne;
- 100 g vanilla sugar.
Making cranberry jelly using this recipe is not difficult at all.
- Gelatin is poured with cool water for 30-40 minutes, waiting for it to swell, and the remaining liquid is drained.
- Juice is squeezed out of most of the prepared cranberries and added to the gelatinous mass.
- Vanilla sugar is also added there and heated in a water bath to almost boiling.
- Champagne is added to the jelly in the future, lemon peel grated on a fine grater is added and the remaining cranberries are added.
- Pour jelly into pre-prepared forms or glass glasses, and put in the refrigerator for 50-60 minutes.
Cranberry Jelly Recipe with Cranberry Foam
According to a similar recipe, you can make a very original and beautiful cranberry jelly, which can also be used for a children's party. It will cause exclamations of surprise and delight and will charm you with its delicate taste.
You need to prepare:
- 160 g cranberries;
- 500 ml of water;
- 1 tablespoon of plain gelatin
- 100 g of sugar.
Cranberries can be used either fresh or frozen. Preparing an effective and healthy dish is not as difficult as it seems.
- Gelatin, as usual, is soaked in 100 ml of cold water until it swells.
- Cranberries are ground with a blender or an ordinary wooden crush.
- Rub the berry puree through a sieve to squeeze the juice.
- The remaining cake is transferred to a saucepan, 400 ml of water is poured, sugar is added and put on fire.
- After boiling, cook for no more than 5 minutes until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Add swollen gelatin to the cranberry mass, stir thoroughly and heat to almost boil.
- Remove the container from the heat, cool and filter again through a sieve or double gauze.
- The initially separated cranberry juice is thoroughly mixed with the gelatinous mass.
- One third of the future jelly is separated to make an airy foam. The rest is laid out in prepared portioned dishes, not reaching a couple of centimeters to the upper edge, and placed in the refrigerator for quick setting.Attention! If it is winter and cold outside, then the jelly for solidification can be taken out to the balcony.
- The separated part must also be quickly cooled, but to the state of liquid jelly, no more.
- After that, at the highest speed, beat it with a mixer until an airy pink foam is obtained.
- The foam is spread in containers with jelly on top and placed back in the cold. After cooling, it turns out to be very fluffy and tender.
Conclusion
Making cranberry jelly is not at all difficult, but how much pleasure and benefit this simple dish can bring, especially on dark and cold winter evenings.
