Strawberry and vanilla jelly with sherbet

serves
12
Strawberry and vanilla jelly with sherbet
Strawberry and vanilla jelly with sherbet

Take your cue from Santa’s colour scheme and turn classic summer strawberries and cream into a vibrant make-ahead dessert that comes with fun pops of strawberry sherbet.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1.5kg strawberries, hulled
  • 1 1/2 cups (330g) caster sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 10 titanium-strength gelatine leaves
  • 300ml thickened cream
  • 100g pure icing sugar, sifted
  • 250g creme fraiche

Strawberry sherbet

  • 100g pure icing sugar, sifted
  • 40g corn flour, sifted
  • 2 tsp citric acid
  • 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
  • 50g freeze-dried strawberries, crumbled

Method

  • 1.
    To make the jelly, place 4 punnets of the hulled strawberries in a blender with 3 cups (750ml) cold water, sugar, vanilla and whiz until smooth. Thinly slice remaining strawberries. Soak gelatine leaves in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes or until softened. Place 1 1/2 cups (375ml) boiling water in a heatproof bowl and stir the gelatine leaves in to dissolve. Set aside to cool, then stir cooled gelatine liquid into the strawberry puree. Strain the strawberry mixture through a fine sieve into a large bowl, then pour into an 3L trifle or serving dish. Cool completely to room temperature then add the sliced strawberries. Refrigerate for 8 hours, or overnight, until set. When ready to serve, whisk cream and icing sugar together until stiff peaks. Whisk in the creme fraiche. Chill until ready to serve.
  • 2.
    For the strawberry sherbet, combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Keep in an airtight container until ready to serve.
  • 3.
    Whisk the cream and icing sugar together in a large bowl until stiff peaks. Whisk in the creme fraiche. Use immediately or store in the fridge until ready to serve and whisk again to firm up before serving.
  • 4.
    Spoon the cream mixture over the jelly, then scatter with the strawberry sherbet, to serve.
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