Lovers of jelly, or low-calorie desserts , will surely learn a few delicious recipes from this article, because today we are learning to make jelly from the currant.
Getting a currant in the season is not difficult, because many will certainly find a couple of bushes of this berry in the country. And even if you are not lucky enough to find a fresh berries, the opportunity to eat currant dessert will not bypass you, since jelly can easily be prepared and based on frozen fruits.
Well, let's move on to the recipes.
Jelly with red currants without gelatin
Ingredients:
- red currant - 750 g;
- sugar - 500 g.
Preparation
On medium heat, heat 70 ml of water and lay the washed currant berries. We wait until all the berries begin to burst and give juice, we help them in this wooden spatula. Isolated juice is boiled.
Add the sugar to the contents of the pan, mix it and let it puff for another 3-4 minutes.
The future of jelly from the currant is filtered through cheesecloth and poured over cans, covered with cap nylon or parchment paper, and leave to freeze in the refrigerator.
Jelly from currant with gelatin
Add an unusual taste of the dish can be with a small amount of alcohol: table wine, high-quality port, or currant liqueur, will perfectly cope with this task.
Ingredients:
- currant - 500 g;
- powdered sugar - 1 item;
- gelatin - 15 g;
- Port wine - 150 g;
- cream - 150 ml.
Preparation
Before you can cook the jelly from the currant, you need to pour gelatin with 5 tablespoons of cold water, or milk, and leave to swell.
The currants are washed and sent to the saucepan with a glass of water and 2/3 cups of powdered sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and strain the syrup through a sieve.
To make a gelatin mixture for redcurrant jelly, mix the portside saucepan, soaked gelatin and 2/3 cups of water. Blend the mixture on a small fire until the gelatin is completely dissolved, and then mix it with currant syrup. We pour the jelly on the molds and send it to the fridge for 5-6 hours.
From the remaining berries you can make mashed potatoes, for this you should beat them in a blender along with the remains of powdered sugar and cream. We serve jelly, decorating with fresh berries, mint leaves and currant puree.
Recipe for jelly from frozen currant
Ingredients:
- currant - 200 g;
- sugar - 200 g;
- gelatin (granules) - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- water - 500 ml.
Preparation
Gelatin soak in a glass of water for 1 hour. As soon as the gelatin swells - we dissolve it in a water bath.
Frozen berries of currants are cooked together with sugar in boiling water for 1 minute. Stirring, pour the gelatin mixture into the berry syrup. We filter the basis for jelly through cheesecloth and poured into molds. Let it freeze in the refrigerator for a few hours.
Jelly from currant without cooking
Currant is a record for the content of vitamin C, ahead of this parameter, even citrus! Therefore, in order not to lose valuable vitamin reserve,
Ingredients:
- currant - 200 g;
- sugar - 250 g.
Preparation
Currant washed and sorted. Those berries that have passed the "selection" are kneaded and carefully squeezed out the juice from them. Currant juice is mixed with sugar until the latter dissolves completely. Pour the jelly over the jars and cover with parchment lids.
Currant jelly according to this recipe will not be as elastic as in the recipes containing gelatin, however its benefits will be much higher.