Kissel is a gentle, satisfying and incredibly healthy drink that favorably affects the digestive system. It is cooked from fresh or frozen fruits, berries, milk, vegetables and cereals. At home, you can cook a delicious jelly from starch and jam, which can be found on the shelf in the pantry of each mistress.

Thick jelly made from jam and starch

This simple recipe will help you find out how to cook jelly from starch and jam yourself, spending a minimum of effort and time. To make it thick, you need to use a large amount of potato thickener (80 g per 1 liter of liquid). And for the basis of dessert drinking, fruit or berry jam is suitable.

Required Products:

  • granulated sugar - 60 g;
  • water - 1.2 l;
  • potato starch - 90 g;
  • jam (plum or apricot) - 170 g;
  • citric acid - 3 g.

Cooking:

  1. Put the jam in a deep bowl, then add warm water and granulated sugar to it.
  2. Mix the sweet mass well, then put on the oven and boil for about seven minutes, not forgetting to periodically stir.
  3. After this, the resulting composition should be cooled and filtered through a sieve, while chopping fruit pieces.
  4. Pour the prepared liquid into a pan, boil and pour citric acid.
  5. Dilute starch in cold water, then introduce it into a sweet mixture with a small trickle.
  6. Gently mix the jelly and continue cooking at a gentle boil until the drink has a firm consistency.

Cool the finished treat and serve in portions, decorating with slices of canned fruit. Due to its elastic composition, thick jelly can be useful for decorating confectionery.

How to make a liquid drink

To to prepare liquid jelly, it is necessary to use 30 g of starch in 1 liter of water. Such a drink is ideal for babies, and if you add frozen berries and a little vanilla to it, the drink will appeal to the taste and older sweet tooth.

Required Products:

  • starch (good quality) - 45 g;
  • frozen berries (several species) - 550 g;
  • water - 1.5 l;
  • sugar - 120 g;
  • a pinch of vanillin;
  • apple jam - 85 g.

Cooking:

  1. Pour water into a heatproof container, then add jam and put to cook.
  2. When the mixture boils, put sugar, add vanilla, stir and cook for about four minutes.
  3. After that, allow the liquid to cool slightly, then strain it, pour into a saucepan and place on fire.
  4. Pour the potato thickener into the water, rub the composition thoroughly until smooth and gradually add to the boiling fruit drink.
  5. Then drop the berries and, without ceasing to stir, cook the jelly until slightly thickened.

Pour the aromatic drink into beautiful mugs and offer to try. You can prepare liquid jelly from any jam, most importantly, correctly observe the portion ratio of products.

From the cherry goodies

Drink from cherry jam has a rich taste of ripe fruit. It will help to quickly quench your thirst and at the same time muffle the feeling of hunger, therefore it is recommended to use it as a light snack between meals.

Required Products:

  • cherry jam (seedless) - 100 g;
  • lemon juice - 40 ml;
  • starch - 45 g;
  • water - 1.3 l;
  • white sugar - 23 g.

Cooking:

  1. Add water to the cooking container, boil it and put jam. After 3-4 minutes, put out the fire and set aside the pan.
  2. When the syrup has cooled, it is necessary to pass it through a sieve, and remove the large mass from the fruit.
  3. Then fill in a cup with about 200 ml of strained liquid, pour a thickener into it and mix until it dissolves.
  4. After this, bring the syrup to a boil, add diluted starch to it and cook for three minutes. Then add sugar and pour lemon juice.
  5. Prepare the drink for another minute, then turn off the burner.

Serving homemade jelly is recommended in a warm form. The fruit drink will go great with hot buns or sweet cakes.

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Raspberry Jam and Starch Jelly

Homemade jelly made from raspberry jam turns out to be quite liquid, so you need to add more starch to it. The finished treat has a bright, beautiful color, a unique aroma of fresh berries and will surely appeal to all households during lunch.

Required Products:

  • raspberry jam - 0.5 g;
  • sugar - 50 g;
  • starch - 150 g;
  • water - 2.3 liters.

Cooking:

  1. Before you cook the jelly from starch and jam, you need to get rid of the grains present in these berries so that they do not spoil the taste of the drink. To do this, put the jam on gauze and squeeze the berry mass through it into a deep bowl. After this procedure, the seeds remain on the gauze, and the sweet mixture becomes clean.
  2. Now you need to fill the pan with water, put on the stove and bring to a boil. Then pour jam and boil jelly for five minutes.
  3. Starch mixed with water, then add to the pan.
  4. Cook for another three minutes, constantly stirring the composition so that lumps do not form.

Cool the brewed drink and pour into circles. It is advisable to offer nut cookies or fresh pastries with cream.

Strawberry flavored

Strawberry jelly is a delicious delicacy that has a mouth-watering aroma and delicate texture. This drink is very loved by many adults and children, so it can be a great treat for a family holiday.

Required Products:

  • corn starch - 25 g;
  • orange juice - 12 ml;
  • strawberry jam (or jam) - 120 g;
  • white sugar - 60 g;
  • water - 1 l.

Cooking:

  1. Put jam in a small pot, pour water and put on a small fire.Cook the syrup for seven minutes, then set aside and allow to cool.
  2. After this, carefully rub the mass through a sieve so that its composition becomes homogeneous, without the presence of large pieces.
  3. Place the berry broth on the stove, dissolve sugar in it, pour the juice of fresh orange and boil for a minute.
  4. Then slowly pour starch diluted with water, mix well and boil jelly until thick.

Give the hot treat to infuse and freeze in a sealed container. You can serve it in a warm or cold form - it will be equally delicious.

Healthy cranberry drink

Refreshing jelly from cranberry jam, has not only excellent taste, but also enriches the body with necessary vitamins. Boil it is not difficult and after a quarter of an hour, you can enjoy a chic and healthy drink.

Required Products:

  • potato thickener - 60 g;
  • water - 0.8 l;
  • granulated sugar - 45 g;
  • cranberry jam - 165 g;
  • citric acid - 2 g.

Cooking:

  1. Dissolve the jam in water, then put the dishes with the berry mixture on the oven and bring to a boil. Then let the fruit drink cool and pass it through a fine sieve.
  2. Now pour citric acid, sugar into the sweet mass, put on fire and boil again.
  3. Then, stirring the broth, pour the mixture of starch and water into it. When the jelly begins to boil, remove from the stove and cool.

Serving the drink is recommended chilled, pouring each serving with powdered sugar. It can be consumed as an independent dessert or combined with fruit baked in the oven.

Jelly with currant jam and starch

This jelly is considered very useful because it contains a large amount of vitamin C. It is better to cook it from fresh berries, grated with sugar, but you can also use jam rolled up in jars.

Required Products:

  • cold water - 2.8 l;
  • sugar - to your taste;
  • currant jam - 0.5 g;
  • four mint or lemon balm leaves;
  • starch - 110 g.

Cooking:

  1. Dissolve the jam in warm water, then strain it with a sieve to release liquid from pieces of berries.
  2. Then pour 200 ml of fruit drink in a separate glass, and put the rest of the liquid on the stove and heat.
  3. Pour starch into a glass with berry solution, mix vigorously and introduce into a boiling fruit drink.
  4. Then toss the mint leaves, bring the jelly, stirring constantly, to a boil and immediately remove from heat.

If desired, you can add currant berries to the drink - this will give it a more appetizing and beautiful appearance. Ready-made jelly with a refreshing taste of ripe currants, perfectly invigorate, add strength and uplift the whole day. Bon Appetit!