Fruit Jellies
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Everyday Food, December 2010
- Prep Time 20 minutes
- Total Time 20 minutes plus chilling
- Yield Makes about 60 pieces
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Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups fruit juice (any flavor) or water
- 4 packets powdered gelatin (1 ounce total)
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 cups fruit preserves or jam
Directions
- 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.
Tasted like a fancy jello jiggler...won't make again.
I thought this was extremely sweet. I wanted to see if anyone had tried it another way. I would maybe omit the sugar or the jam but thought it would not gel. I would like to see if anyone had more success with less sugar.