Sparkling Cider Gel Flutes
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8 to 10 Fluted glasses chilled in the fridge about 30 minutes.
*3 packages Knox Unflavored Gelatin (1/4 ounce each)
*1 cup Cold Water
*1/2 cup Sugar
*1 cup small Ice Cubes
*1 Bottle 25.4 ounce Sparkling Cider (I used Apple Pear), like Martinelli’s
*2 cups Sparkling White Grape Juice, like Welches
*1 tablespoon Half-and-Half, low-fat is fine too
*Raspberries or small Strawberry, one per glass
Serves 8-10 depending on size of flutes or glasses
In a sauce pan add the gelatin and cup of water and stir together, let set 5 minutes or so until it mixture becomes translucent. Then stir in the sugar and on medium-low heat, simmer the mixture until the gelatin and sugar are completely dissolved. Do not boil mixture.
Remove the gelatin mixture from the heat and pour into a large 2 quart measuring bowl and add 1 cup of ice, stir until ice has melted then slowly add the sparkling cider and sparkling grape juice. Reserve 1/2 cup in a bowl of this mixture, place bowl in the fridge.
Now pour the sparkling juice mixture into chilled clear fluted glasses or glasses of your choice. Leaving at least 1 inch from the top for foamy topping.
Refrigerate the filled fluted glasses for 30 minutes. Then remove filled glass from the refrigerator and using a flat end skewer press in one raspberry into each filled glass (3 inches into the middle of the gel mixture). Add the foamy topping and refrigerate filled flutes 2 hours or until sparkling cider gelatin mixture has set.
Foamy Topping
Remove the 1/2 cup of the reserved sparkling cider gelatin mixture and add the half-and-half, whisk together with a fork and then add about 2 teaspoons to the top of each filled flute/glass.
Enjoy!
Lindy
