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Just one last sweet orange-colored autumnal recipe before I begin with the savory versions of orange-colored squash recipes … What can you do with your extra homemade pumpkin purée ? Well you can just eat it with a spoon or you can make quick and easy fruit jellies ! My last 2 recipes used pumpkin purée incorporated in the pumpkin caramel and also a softer pumpkin jelly, closer to a jam. The idea behind this easy recipe is to thicken up the pumpkin jelly and use up the sweet juice of the roasted pumpkin as well, with extra gelatin to firm it up and sugar, but not too much ! I like the idea that my fruit jellies are 50% natural fruit and juice and 50% added sugar and nectar or syrup. Then you need to decide how to shape them. I used a silicone mould and it’s easy to pop the individual jellies out but you can also use a larger square pan and cut them into smaller squares; What else can I say ? Agave nectar or agave syrup, that I use a lot is a very healthy alternative to corn syrup with a very low glycemic index (9 times less compared to corn syrup) so quite acceptable especially if you’re watching your sugar intake ! Enjoy … :)

pumpkin fruit jellies

06.11.2015

40-50 fruit jellies

ingredients

  • 125 grams pumpkin purée (1/2 cup) or see recipe here
  • 125 grams agave nectar or corn syrup (1/2 cup)
  • 60 grams pumpkin juice - the liquid from homemade pumpkin purée (1/4 cup) or use apple juice
  • 50 grams granulated sugar (1/4 cup)
  • 16 grams gelatin (or 16 sheets)
  • + 2-3 tbsp extra granulated sugar for coating the fruit jellies

instructions

  • use store-bought pumpkin purée or make half the amount of the homemade pumpkin purée as in the last recipe using only 300 grams fresh sliced pumpkin (for instructions, click here)
  • in a small casserole on medium-high heat, heat up the pumpkin juice (or apple juice) with the granulated sugar and stir until dissolved
  • soak your sheets of gelatin in a bowl of cold water and set aside for 5-10 minutes
  • add the agave nectar to the warm pumpkin juice and sugar mixture and stir and then add the pumpkin purée and keep stirring and remove from heat
  • squeeze out the excess water from the gelatin sheets and add to the warm (not hot) sweetened pumpkin mixture and keep stirring until no clumps are visible
  • pour the warm mixture in a flexible silicone mould or wax-paper lined square cake pan and let it set at room temperature overnight until firm
  • the next day, carefully remove the fruit jellies from the flexible silicone mould (I used a mini 24 half-sphere mould, each cavity measured 3 cm wide by 1,5 cm high) or remove the fuit jelly from your cake pan and slice into small 3 cm squares
  • set aside the fruit jellies and let air-dry for at least 24-48 hours before coating in sugar
  • fill a small bowl with granulated sugar and coat the fruit jellies by tossing them in the bowl
  • store jellies in a container (not air-tight) at room temperature.