Moulded Grape Compote Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time30 MinCooking Time5 Min
Ready In35 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexHealthyServings8
CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 3 envelopes unflavored gelatin
 Sugar1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs)
 Water5 1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Lemon juice1 Cup (16 tbs)
 Oranges3 Large, peeled
 1 cup seedless green grapes, halved and seeded
 Grapefruit1 Large, peeled
 Flaked coconut1/4 Cup (16 tbs)

Directions

MAKING
1 In a small saucepan, mix gelatin and sugar ; stir in 3 1/2 cups of water.
2 Heat slowly, stirring constantly until gelatin dissolves.
3 Stir into the remaining 2 cups water and lemon juice in a medium-size bowl. Chill while preparing fruits.
4 Into a second medium-size bowl, measure 2 1/4 cups of the gelatin mixture .
5 Place bowl in a pan of ice and water to speed setting; chill until as thick as unbeaten egg white.
6 Fold in the orange sections and spoon into an 8-cup serving bowl. Chill in the refrigerator.
7 Repeat Step 2, chilling half of the remaining gelatin mixture at a time and folding grapes into one half and grapefruit into the other.
8 Spoon grape mixture over the orange layer and grapefruit mixture on top. Chill until firm.

SERVING
9 Just before serving, spoon coconut in a mound in the center of dessert and garnish with a small cluster of green grapes.(optional)
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