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Pink grapefruit jelly – homemade low fat dessert recipe

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time12 hours
Total Time12 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 4 -6 jellies
Author: Sarah Trivuncic

Ingredients

  • 2 whole pink grapefruit
  • 120 ml boiling water
  • 1 sachet of powdered gelatine
  • 200 g caster sugar
  • <em> You will also need a muslin cloth or clean j-cloth a sieve and citrus juicer.</em>

Instructions

  • Slice the grapefruit in half and press them in the citrus juicer to extract their juice.
  • Boil the kettle and pour 120ml into a plastic jug. Empty over the sachet of gelatine and beat briskly with a whisk so it will dissolve fully without forming lumps. Whilst this liquid is still hot, stir in 100g of the caster sugar until this too dissolves.
  • Pour the grapefruit juice through a sieve into a medium size bowl to filter off the pulp.
  • Then pour over the gelatine solution and stir in the remaining 100g of caster sugar.
  • Remove the pulp from the sieve then drape the insides with a muslin cloth or clean j-cloth. Pour the whole mixture through, squeezing the fabric into a ball if necessary. Squeeze as much liquid through as you can.
  • Decant the pink liquid equally into glass dishes. There should be enough for 4-6 servings.
  • Chill the jellies overnight in the fridge.