Summer Gelatin Fruit Dessert

This gelatin fruit dessert is a cold, refreshing, and kid friendly summer treat. It is so healthy and nourishing with collagen, no added sugar, and tons of vitamins that your kids will enjoy during the hot summer months.

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What is Gelatin?

Gelatin is an animal product. It is used as a thickening agent in food dishes, such as, soups, sauces, desserts, and medicines. Colorless and odorless, gelatin is rich in collagen, protein, and amino acids. It’s molecular make up directly aids in forming connective tissues and cartilage in our own bodies.

When gelatin is warm, it stays a liquid. When it is cooled, it becomes set, or gel-like. It is important when working with gelatin that you first mix it in a cold liquid. This helps it to hydrate the molecules, opens them up, and allows them to gel after cooling. If you first mix it in a hot liquid, it will shock the gelatin and prevent it from forming a gel like structure once cooled.

A popular way of consuming gelatin naturally is via bone broth. However, as yummy as our recipe is, during the summer months it is not always as inviting to drink a cup of bone broth in 100-degree weather! So, I like to get my family eating our “supplements” with this cool, refreshing, and tasty solution!

How to make a gelatin fruit dessert

Tools Used

• Bundt Pan
• Mixing Bowl
• Sauce Pan

Ingredients

• Gelatin – I used this beef gelatin
• Apple juice – you could make this with a juicer or buy it. I used an organic store bought for convenience.
• Water
• Honey – raw
• Lemon – this needs to be juiced. My hand juicer is similar to this one.
• 4 varieties of fruit – I used organic strawberries, mangos, blueberries, and grapes. However, mandarin oranges, cherries, and other fruit would be really good in this as well.

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Steps for making a gelatin fruit dessert

1. As mentioned above, it is important to mix the gelatin in a cool liquid first before introducing it to heat. So first combine the gelatin in 1 cup of apple juice.
2. While that is hydrating the gelatin, in a medium saucepan over low heat, whisk together the rest of the apple juice, water, lemon juice, and honey until the honey has dissolved. This takes a few short minutes.
3. Once the ingredients in the saucepan have thoroughly combined, pour the warm mixture into the medium bowl which contains the apple juice and gelatin.
4. Whisk these together and place in the fridge for 25 minutes.
5. While the gelatin is setting, chop your remaining fruit.
6. Layer the fruit in a bundt pan, starting with the strawberries, then mangos, then blueberries, and last the grapes.
7. Pull the cooled gelatin mixture out from the fridge and pour over the fruit.
8. Place the bundt pan in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
9. This next step takes 10 seconds. After your gelatin fruit dessert has set, and you are ready to serve, you will need to unmold it from the bundt pan. To do this, fill a larger container (I used a larger bowl) with hot water. Then, carefully lower the bundt pan into the water for 10 seconds, making sure to only allow the hot water to touch the outside of the pan.
10. After 10 seconds, flip your gelatin fruit dessert onto your serving platter. If it doesn’t come out, re-dip it for another 10 seconds to make it come free.
11. Once it is on your serving platter, serve immediately or return to the fridge until you are ready to serve!
12. A delicious addition to this would be to top it off with homemade whipped cream!

Note

Avoid filling the larger bowl up while the bundt pan is resting inside. This will cause the gelatin to melt longer than 10 seconds and too much will melt. Instead, fill your bowl and when you are ready place the bundt cake into the water for 10 seconds.

Let me know in the comments if you like this gelatin fruit dessert!

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Proverbs 24:13

Need more summer time refreshing recipes? Try our electrolyte lemonade! Or try our Overnight Sweet Pickles!