Cider Gelée Candies
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- Prep Time15 mins
- Total Time45 mins
- Makes64 pieces
(Photo: Liam Morgan)
These homemade candies are for the grown-ups. (They use a giant splash of hard cider for a bright and puckery apple flavour.)
Ingredients
4 pouches powdered gelatin, (28-g packets)
1 1/4 cups hard apple cider, divided
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
1 cup apple jelly, (250-mL jar)
green food colouring, (optional)
Instructions
SPRAY bottom and sides of an 8-in. square baking pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment. Sprinkle gelatin over ¾ cup of the cider in a medium bowl. Let stand for 5 min.
BOIL remaining ½ cup cider and 1 cup of the sugar in a saucepan over medium-high. Cook, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved, about 5 min. Whisk in jelly and return to a boil, cooking until syrupy, about 2 min. Add gelatin mixture, whisking until dissolved. Skim foam from top using a spoon. Dip end of toothpick into food colouring paste and swirl around cider mixture until light green. Pour through a fine sieve into prepared pan and let cool on rack for 20 min. Refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
PLACE remaining ½ cup sugar in a shallow dish. Cut gelée into 64 1-in. squares (8 × 8 rows). Toss with sugar an hour before serving. Discard unused sugar. Uncoated gelées will keep well between layers of parchment in a covered container, refrigerated, for up to 1 week.
Kitchen TIp
Use a dry cider for these gummies—you'll love the bright, puckery apple flavour.
Nutrition (per piece)
Calories 29, Carbohydrates 7g, Sodium 3mg.
