Cold Desserts Recipes - Apricot and Orange Jelly Recipe

  
 

Cold Desserts Recipes - Apricot And Orange Jelly

Ingredients

  • 350g/12oz well-flavored fresh ripe apricots, stoned

  • 50-75g/1/2 cup sugar

  • 300ml/1 1/4 cups freshly squeezed orange juice

  • 15ml/1 tbsp gelatine

  • single cream, to serve

  • finely chopped candied orange peel, to decorate

Method:

  1. Heat the apricots, sugar and 120ml/1/2 cup of the orange juice, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Simmer gently until the apricots are tender.

  2. Press the apricot mixture thorough a nylon sieve into a small measuring jug.

  3. Pour 45ml/3 tbsp orange juice into a small heatproof bowl, sprinkle over the gelatine and leave for about 5 minutes, until softened.

  4. Place the bowl over a saucepan of hot water and heat until the gelatine has dissolved. our into the apricot mixture slowly, stirring all the time. Make up to 600ml/2 1/2 cups with the orange juice.

  5. Pour the apricot mixture into four individual dishes and chill in the fridge until set. Pour a thin layer of cream over the surface of the jellies before serving, decorate with candied orange peel.