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Grape Gelatins

Name: Grape Gelatins
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) unflavored gelatin; 2 pounds red seedless grapes (about 5 1/2 cups), plus more, halved, for garnish; 1/2 cup sugar; 2/3 cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons honey

Making these fruit-flavored gelatin desserts from scratch is easy and takes only minutes, but allow at least two hours for them to set in the refrigerator.

Source: Everyday Food, September 2004

3 hours 20 mins 4

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

2 packages (1/4 ounce each) unflavored gelatin
2 pounds red seedless grapes (about 5 1/2 cups), plus more, halved, for garnish
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons honey

Directions

1. In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water; let soften.
2. Meanwhile, place grapes, sugar, and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, mashing occasionally with a spoon or potato masher, until grape skins are loosened, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in softened gelatin until dissolved.
3. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible (add water if necessary to yield 3 cups); discard solids. Divide mixture evenly among four serving glasses; refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours.
4. In a small bowl, stir together sour cream and honey; spoon over gelatins, dividing evenly, and spread gently to edges. Serve immediately or chill up to 2 days. Just before serving, garnish with halved grapes.

Cook's Notes

Unflavored gelatin, an inexpensive thickener, can be used to make a number of no-bake desserts; to help the granules dissolve completely, gelatin needs to be softened briefly in cold water before being added to warm liquid.

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pattyvignologm

4 NOV, 2015

I made it as listed except I used3 t beef gelatin (pork allergy). The second time , I lightly pulsed the grapes in my food processor before cooking them, and after separating the liquid, I pulverized the cooked grapes in the food processor. That made it much easier to get the juice to measure 3 cups without adding water. I may add a bit more gelatin as it was not quite "jello" consistency but husband raved and asks for it often and says it's good enough for company!
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