Berry gelatin dessert from frozen berries

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   For berry gelatin from frozen berries, you can use absolutely any frozen berries you've put up for winter or bought at the store. I happened to have black currants, raspberries, cherries, blueberries, and cranberries. Add gelatin, water, and sugar to those, and you're ready to start making this sweet dessert.

2. Step 2:

   

   First, soak the gelatin according to the package directions (these vary nowadays, so it's best to follow the instructions for yours).

3. Step 3:

   

   The berries don't need thawing — they'll thaw perfectly as they cook. Cover the frozen berries with water and bring to a boil. Simmer them a bit — most of the vitamins evaporate with heat anyway, so at least the liquid comes out tasty and full-bodied.

4. Step 4:

   

   Crush the berries with a masher — that way their pulp enriches the resulting compote.

5. Step 5:

   

   Now strain the crushed berries and their liquid through a sieve, pressing them well with a wooden spatula or pestle — whatever you have.

6. Step 6:

   

   Pour the syrup back into the pot and add the bloomed gelatin. Stir well until it's completely dissolved and smooth.

7. Step 7:

   

   Add sugar to taste and warm the mixture through. People usually advise not to boil a gelatin mixture — supposedly it won't set afterward — but on some cooking forum it was shown that boiling dissolved gelatin doesn't affect its setting; what matters is the quality of the gelatin. One thing's for sure: if a gelatin mixture is frozen, it'll turn back to liquid (or broth, or compote, depending on what you made) — you'll just need to bring it back to a boil and let it set again. So no harm done.

8. Step 8:

   

   Pour the mixture into small dishes or dessert glasses and leave them to cool. Then put them in the refrigerator. The setting time depends on the concentration of the mixture — up to 3 hours.

9. Step 9:

   

   Here's the wonderful berry gelatin from frozen berries I ended up with — my husband said he wouldn't eat something this beautiful; it's a work of art, how could you eat it! ))