Californian Jello Ring
Cooking time: few mins. to dissolve gelatin
Preparation time: 10 mins. plus time for prunes to plump
Main cooking utensil: bowl, saucepan
For 4 servings you need:
2 cups boiling water
1 cup dried prunes
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
Juice of 1/2 lemon
sugar substitute to taste
Decoration:
vanilla ice cream or
fruit snow, see Card 28
2 oranges
Approximate calories:
Prunes – 225 for 1 cup
Gelatin – 34 for 1 envelope
Ice cream – 100-150 for 1/2 cup
Oranges – 70 for 1 medium
1. Pour the 2 cups boiling water over the prunes. Leave for several hours to stand until plump, then drain, reserving the liquid.
2. Pit most of the prunes and cut into halves or quarters. Save a few for decoration.
3. Soak gelatin in 1/3 cup of the prune liquid, dissolve in bowl over hot water.
4. Mix together with lemon juice and enough prune juice to give 2 cups. Stir in sugar substitute to taste.
5. Add prunes and pour into mold rinsed in cold water.
TO SERVE: Turn out of the mold by dipping for 30 seconds in warm water. Arrange segments of orange around. Fill center with ice cream or fruit snow, Card 28, and top with prunes. Slimmers should avoid ice cream or have a very limited quantity.
TO VARY: Use strained boiling tea in place of water.
TO STORE: In refrigerator before being filled with ice cream.
* Fruit Snow (from Card 28)
This is another very low calorie dessert. Cook fruit with a minimum of water and sugar substitute to taste. When a smooth purée (it can be sieved, beaten with a wooden spoon or puréed in a blender), allow to cool. To each 1 1/4 cups of purée, fold in 1 very stiffly beaten egg white.
© Copyright Paul Hamlyn Ltd. 1967
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HMMG… would anyone eat something that looks like this? Even in California?
I found this on a ‘Distgusting Gelatin Salad Recipes’ list.and was intrigued because I love prunes.
I made it with Stash Licorice Spice tea and a squeeze of liquid stevia. It’s not pretty on a plate, but I thought it was delicious will be making it again. It’s very sweet and rich tho, I’ll omit added sweetener and serve it with whipped cream or ice cream to balance out the richness.