Best Cider And Calvados Gelees With Champagne Grapes Recipes

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CIDER AND CALVADOS GELEES WITH CHAMPAGNE GRAPES



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Categories     Fruit     Dessert     Thanksgiving     Low Fat     Brandy     Fall     Grape     Gourmet     Fat Free     Kidney Friendly     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 4 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin (about 1 envelope plus 1/2 teaspoon)
1/4 cup cold water
3 cups fresh apple cider (preferably unpasteurized)
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons Calvados or other apple brandy
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Accompaniment: 4 small bunches Champagne grapes (about 1/4 pound)

Steps:

  • In a small bowl sprinkle gelatin over water to soften 1 minute. In a saucepan combine cider and sugar and bring to a rolling boil. Boil mixture, skimming froth, until reduced to 2 cups. Stir in brandy and lemon juice and pour through a sieve lined with a double thickness of dampened cheesecloth or paper towel into a bowl. Stir gelatin mixture into hot cider mixture, stirring until gelatin is dissolved. Stir mixture well and divide among four 1/2-cup molds. Chill gelées until firm, at least 3 hours, and up to 2 days.
  • To unmold gelées, dip bottoms of molds, 1 at a time, into a bowl of hot water 3 seconds. Run a thin knife around edges of molds and invert gelées onto 4 small dessert plates.
  • Serve gelées with small bunches of grapes alongside.

CALVADOS GELEE



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This recipe is from Chika Tillman of ChikaLicious and is used to make Brown-Sugar Panna Cotta.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 1/2 teaspoons agar agar powder
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons Calvados

Steps:

  • Fill a medium saucepan with 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons water and agar agar powder; whisk to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat; add sugar and remove from heat. Add calvados and pour mixture into a 13-by-13-inch nonstick baking dish. Refrigerate until set before cutting into cubes.

MULLED GRAPE CIDER



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I came up with this recipe one year when I tried to make grape jelly and ended up with 30 jars of delicious grape syrup instead. I simmered the syrup with spices to make a lovely autumn drink. -Sharon Harmon, Orange, Massachusetts

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 3h20m

Yield 12 servings (3 quarts).

Number Of Ingredients 6

5 pounds Concord grapes
8 cups water, divided
1-1/2 cups sugar
8 whole cloves
4 cinnamon sticks (4 inches)
Dash ground nutmeg

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, combine grapes and 2 cups water; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Press through a strainer; reserve juice and discard skins and seeds. , Pour juice through a double layer of cheesecloth into a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the sugar, cloves, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg and remaining water. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours. Discard cloves and cinnamon sticks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 4mg sodium, Carbohydrate 59g carbohydrate (56g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

MULLED CIDER WITH CALVADOS



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Categories     Fruit Juice     Alcoholic     Cocktail Party     Apple     Fall     Winter     Cinnamon     Clove     Calvados     Nutmeg     Gourmet

Yield Makes about 4 cups, serving 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups apple cider
2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
3 whole allspice berries
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
4 whole cloves
Two 3-inch cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces
1/2 Granny Smith or other tart apple, cored and sliced thin
1/2 cup Calvados, or to taste

Steps:

  • In a saucepan stir together the cider, the brown sugar, the allspice, the nutmeg, the cloves, the cinnamon pieces, and the apple, simmer the mixture, covered, for 10 minutes, and stir in the Calvados. Heat the mixture over moderate heat until it is hot and discard the allspice, the cloves, and the cinnamon. Divide the mulled cider among heated mugs and garnish each drink with a few of the apple slices.

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