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Pumpkin Kissel for Kids, Thickened with Starch

A drink your little ones are sure to love! By now, the goodness of pumpkin is no secret to anyone, so here's how to make a lovely kissel for kids from this wholesome vegetable. (Kissel is a soft, lightly thickened drink from traditional Russian cuisine.)

Milada

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Pumpkin (fresh, juicy)

300

Corn starch

Sugar

Water

1.5

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 17 % 1 g

Fats 0 % 0 g

Carbohydrates 83 % 5 g

19 kcal

GI: 0 / 0 / 100

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

Step 1:
1. Ingredients.
Step 2:
1. Peel and cut the pumpkin.
Step 3:
1. Grate the pumpkin on the fine side of a grater.
Step 4:
1. Squeeze out the pumpkin juice.
Step 5:
1. Add the water to the juice.
Step 6:
1. Set it over the heat and bring to a boil.
Step 7:
1. Dissolve the starch.
Step 8:
1. Add the starch to the pot.
Step 9:
1. Add the sugar.
Step 10:
1. Take it off the heat as soon as it boils.
Step 11:

Step 11:

Peel and seed the pumpkin and grate it on the fine side of a grater. The recipe gives the net weight of the pumpkin once it's already grated. Squeeze all the juice out of the grated pumpkin using a piece of damp cheesecloth. Mix the juice with the water called for in the recipe, but set aside 2 tablespoons of that water to dissolve the starch. Always go for corn starch — it's the better choice, especially for kids. Put the pumpkin juice and water in a pot and bring it to a boil. Right away, stir in the dissolved starch and cook, stirring constantly so no lumps form. Add the sugar. As soon as the kissel comes to a boil, take it off the heat and let it cool. Serve it to your little one to enjoy. By the way, pumpkin kissel is good for grown-ups too — and its cheerful orange color can brighten even the grayest, rainiest day.