Grapefruit Gelatin Recipes

GRAPEFRUIT ORANGE JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Drain grapefruit and orange sections, reserving juice.
• Add enough orange juice to reserved fruit juices to make one cup.
• Dissolve gelatin in boiling water;add juice mixture.
• Chill until mixture is the consistency of unbeaten egg whites.
• Fold fruit sections and pecans into gelatin mixture.
• Pour into 9 inch square dish; chill until firm; cut into squares to serve.

GRAPEFRUIT CAMPARI GELATIN

Steps:

• Bring water and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add peppercorns if desired. Refrigerate for 2 hours and strain through a fine sieve.
• Prepare an ice-water bath. Stir syrup, Campari, and salt into grapefruit juice (you should have about 6 cups liquid).
• Sprinkle gelatin over 1 cup juice mixture in a small saucepan, and let stand until softened, about 5 minutes. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring until gelatin dissolves. Strain gelatin mixture through a fine sieve into remaining juice mixture in a bowl set in ice-water bath. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to gel, about 30 minutes.
• Remove from ice water bath and pour half the gelatin mixture into a 7-cup bowl. Arrange orange segments around perimeter, pressing them into the gelatin. Refrigerate 30 minutes. (Remaining gelatin can sit at room temperature.) Pour remaining gelatin on top. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or up to overnight.

RED GRAPEFRUIT JELLY

Steps:

• Combine juices and sugar.
• Bring to a rolling boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and quickly skim off any foam.
• Stir in liquid pectin.
• Ladle into hot sterilized jars leaving about 1/4 inch headspace and cover with lids and rings. Process jars in boiling water for 10 minutes to seal.

GRAPEFRUIT JELLY CANDY

Steps:

• You'll need a 13 x 9-in. baking pan lined with nonstick foil; let foil extend over ends of pan.
• Remove enough zest from grapefruit to measure 1/4 cup. Juice the grapefruit (you'll need only 1 cup juice).
• Put zest, 1 cup of the sugar and 1/4 cup of the juice in a blender; purée. Pour into a 6-qt saucepan. Stir in remaining 2 1/2 cups sugar and 3/4 cup juice. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil.
• Let boil gently for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in butter; boil 3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in pectin and food color until incorporated and color is light red. Quickly pour into prepared pan and spread with offset spatula.
• Let stand at room temperature until jelly is firm to the touch, about 2 hours.
• To cut and decorate: Put 1 cup sugar on wax paper or a plate. Lift foil by ends onto cutting board. Cut with 1 1/2" cookie cutter (or into 1 1/4-in. squares). Lift shapes from foil to sugar and turn to coat on all sides. Scraps can be cut into small shapes and sugared, or discarded.
• Storage Tip: Store in airtight containers with wax paper between layers at cool room temperature, or in refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

RUBY RED GRAPEFRUIT JELLY

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, whisk pectin into juice. Bring to a full boil over high heat.
• Add sugar and return to a rolling boil. Boil hard one minute.
• Remove from heat, and pour into hot jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Adjust caps, and process in boiling water bath 5 minutes.

RUBY RED GRAPEFRUIT JELLY

Steps:

• 1. Whisk together the pectin and grapefruit juice in a large pot. Add 1 t. margarine. Bring to a full boil, over a medium high heat.
• 2. Add your sugar all at once, stirring constantly. Bring it to a full rolling boil, and let boil hard for 1 minute, (no less) while constantly stirring.
• 3. Remove from heat and pour your jelly into your prepared jelly jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Place lids and rings on tightly and process in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
• 4. Remember to put the date on your label so you know when it is no longer safe to use. Good for 1 year before opening.