How to make grapes interesting and appealing? Gelatin.
Put them in a bowl, fill with water and a few drops of dish soap. Stir gently and thoroughly. 
This is how dirty the water gets.
GELATIN COATED GRAPES
You can chose any color and flavor of instant gelatin. I thought this seemed tart enough for sour grapes.
For sugar-free gelatin, get a box of unflavored gelatin. I chose lemon flavored. Mix two packets of the unflavored gelatin with one box of the flavored gelatin. This gives more powder for coverage and thins down the flavoring which can be overpowering.
I am much too lazy to roll each grape in the gelatin mix with a toothpick. Simply empty the gelatin into a ziplock bag, add the wet grapes, then shake, turn, and dump.
You'll be amazed at your first bite. It's like candy. The gelatin coating is sweet, sour, and chewy, while the grape is cold and juicy. I watched the faces of everyone I gave them to, and they were all amazed and delighted.
This could be a whole new analogy for Edward ...
GELATIN BLOCKS
4 cups white grape juice
4 packets of unflavored gelatin
grapes
In a glass pan, square or circle is fine, pour in grape juice and add the gelatin. Stir gently. Place in microwave for 2 minutes on high. Stir with the same spoon. If the spoon comes out without specks of gelatin, then it is ready.
Put in as many grapes as possible. Refrigerate until very hard, about 4 hours or more.
Slicing this was tricky. I had to sharpen my knife. Getting them out without making a mess and keeping the blocks intact also proved challenging. The next time, I will try turning the set gelatin out upside down onto a cutting board and then cutting up the blocks.
This turned out to be quite fun to eat. It would be great on a hot day. You can experiment with fun ways to cut the blocks - no need to be square.
No comments:
Post a Comment