Since childhood, we all love light and delicious homemade desserts. Therefore, it is unlikely that any of you will refuse jelly with sour cream. You will learn the recipe with gelatin by reading today's article.
General recommendations
It should be noted that this inexpensive delicacy is prepared from simple and affordable products, most of which are almost always stored in every kitchen. To create a delicious and healthy dessert, it is advisable to use exclusively high-quality and fresh ingredients. Its basis is gelatin, sugar and sour cream. The latter should not be too acidic. As for its fat content, there are no special requirements.
Artificial or natural substitutes can be added to dietary jelly made from sour cream with gelatin instead of granulated sugar or powder. In order to diversify the taste of the finished dessert a little, you can put coconut flakes, any chopped nuts, milk, cocoa, chocolate, berries or pieces of fruit in it. To give a delicious aroma, experienced chefs add zest, essence, syrup, cinnamon or vanillin to this delicacy.
Classic version
It should be noted that traditional sour cream jelly (a recipe with gelatin will be discussed later) is prepared with the addition of vanillin. It can be used as a separate treat, but can be used as a filler for various cakes and pastries. Before starting the process, be sure to have all the necessary products in your kitchen. At your disposal should be:
- Four hundred grams of fresh sour cream.
- Two tablespoons of gelatin.
- One hundred grams of icing sugar.
To make a tasty and light jelly of sour cream with gelatin, the above list of ingredients should be slightly expanded. Additionally, fifty milliliters of water and a bag of vanilla sugar are added to it. By the way, the last component can be replaced with a pure extract or essence.
Cooking technology
In one dish, water is combined with gelatin and set aside for thirty minutes. After this time, a container filled with a swollen mass is sent to a water bath and they try to melt all the small particles.
In a separate clean bowl, mix sour cream, vanillin and powdered sugar. Beat everything well with a regular whisk until the smallest grains are completely dissolved. As a result, you should get enough liquid mass. At the next stage, gelatin is gradually poured into it, without ceasing to work with a whisk. The container with the resulting mixture is placed in the refrigerator. Four hours later, a well-cured jelly of sour cream with gelatin, the recipe of which we are considering in today's publication, is decorated with coconut, fresh berries, fruit slices or whipped cream and served to the table.
Fruit option
This recipe is slightly different from the traditional one. To make such a dessert, you need a slightly different set of ingredients. Before you start, be sure to check if you have everything you need on hand. In this case, your kitchen should have:
- A pound of oily sour cream.
- Twenty grams of gelatin.
- One banana and one kiwi.
- 250 grams of brown sugar.
- Half an orange.
- One hundred grams of strawberries.
If desired, a third of a teaspoon of vanilla extract can be added to jelly from sour cream with fruits with gelatin .
Process description
First you need to do gelatin. It is poured with a third glass of warm water and left for about one hour. During this time, he will have time to swell well.
Sugar and vanillin extract are sent to a deep container filled with chilled sour cream. All thoroughly beat with a mixer until the grains are completely dissolved.
Pre-washed and peeled fruits are cut into small pieces. Strawberries removed from the stalks are divided in half. Too large berries are cut into four parts.
Dishes with swollen gelatin are placed on the stove, brought to a boil and immediately removed from the heat. The heated mass is gradually poured into sour cream and mixed well. After that, slices of banana, kiwi and strawberries are sent to the same container. Almost finished jelly from sour cream with gelatin is laid out in a bowl, covered with cling film and placed in the refrigerator. After two hours, dessert can be served at the table.
Walnut option
This recipe is interesting in that it contains ground almonds. So that later you do not have to interrupt the cooking process and search for missing components, be sure to check in advance whether your kitchen cabinets have everything you need. In your arsenal should be:
- Half a liter of sour cream.
- 150 grams of sugar.
- Half a glass of toasted almonds.
- A bag of gelatin.
- Half a glass of milk.
First you need to do gelatin. He is poured with milk and briefly set aside. After swelling of the granules, the pan is sent to the stove and heated, not forgetting to stir constantly. Boil gelatin is not necessary. It is important that it is completely dissolved in milk.
Sugar is poured into a bowl filled with sour cream and beat thoroughly with a mixer. In the end, gelatin is gradually poured into the resulting mass. After that, the almonds pre-ground in a coffee grinder are added to the dessert base and mixed well.
The resulting mixture is poured into bowls or molds and sent to the refrigerator. After a few hours, the completely frozen jelly of sour cream with gelatin and nuts is served to the table.
Hostess reviews
Women who regularly pamper their relatives with this light dessert say that its taste is in no way inferior to purchased cakes. It is enjoyed with pleasure not only by adults, but also by children.
As for gelatin, both sheet and powder versions can be used with equal success. However, most experienced housewives recommend using the second, as it is much more affordable and easier to dose.