Description
A fresh and lightly sweetened blueberry gelatin dessert that is bright and homemade, perfect for a fruit-forward treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups fresh or thawed frozen blueberries
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 3 tablespoons unflavored gelatin (about 27 g)
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1/4 cup honey (or sweetener)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Fresh blueberries (optional, for garnish)
- Mint (for garnish)
Instructions
- Puree blueberries with cold water until smooth.
- Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a saucepan to extract about 1 1/2 cups juice.
- Bloom gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes.
- Heat blueberry juice with hot water and honey to a gentle simmer.
- Remove from heat, stir in bloomed gelatin until fully dissolved.
- Add lemon juice and pour into molds or a dish with fresh blueberries if desired.
- Chill for at least 4 hours until fully set, preferably overnight.
Notes
Can be prepared a day ahead. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling, Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg