Best Grapefruit Campari Gelatin Recipes

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.

PINK GRAPEFRUIT GELATIN

Steps:

• Pour 1 cup grapefruit juice into a bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over and let stand to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Bring sugar and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Pour hot syrup over gelatin mixture; mix well to dissolve completely. Stir in remaining 1 3/4 cups juice.
• Pour into a 9-by-13-inch Pyrex pan; cover, and refrigerate until set, 4 hours.
• When ready to serve, cut gelatin into 1-inch cubes, and serve in tall glasses.

ORANGE-CAMPARI GELATIN

Steps:

• Stir together orange juice, Campari, and sugar in a medium saucepan. Sprinkle with gelatin; let soften 1 minute.
• Cook gelatin mixture over medium-low heat, stirring gently, until sugar and gelatin are dissolved, about 2 minutes. Pour mixture through a fine sieve into a stainless-steel bowl. Stir in Champagne and lemon juice; let stand 5 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, skim foam from surface. Pour mixture into a 4 1/2-cup fluted gelatin mold. Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours or overnight.
• To serve, carefully set mold in a bowl of hot water for 5 seconds. Invert gelatin onto a serving platter.

FRESH GRAPEFRUIT-CAMPARI COCKTAILS

Steps:

• Combine grapefruit juice, club soda, Campari, and simple syrup in a large pitcher. Pour into ice-filled glasses, and garnish each with a twist.

GRAPEFRUIT CAMPARI SORBETTO

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the grapefruit juice and sugar, and blend until the sugar is dissolved. Add the Campari, pour the mixture into the container of an ice cream machine, and churn according to the manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze for at least 2 hours before serving.

GRAPEFRUIT WITH CAMPARI SYRUP

Steps:

• Cut peel, including all white pith, from 2 grapefruit with a sharp knife. Cut segments free from membranes, letting them fall into a medium-mesh sieve set over a bowl. Squeeze juice from membranes into sieve, then discard membranes. Transfer grapefruit segments to a heatproof bowl and chill, uncovered, while making syrup.
• Squeeze juice from remaining grapefruit through sieve into bowl. Stir together 1 cup juice (reserve remainder for another use), 2 tablespoons sugar, and a pinch of salt in a nonreactive 10-inch heavy skillet and boil over moderately high heat, swirling skillet occasionally, until reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 4 minutes. Stir in Campari and sugar to taste, then immediately pour hot syrup over chilled grapefruit. Chill, uncovered, 15 minutes.

GRAPEFRUIT AND CAMPARI GRANITA

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Let syrup cool. Stir in grapefruit juice and Campari and freeze in a shallow metal pan, stirring and crushing lumps with a fork every 30 minutes, 3 to 4 hours, or until mixture is firm but not frozen. Scrape granita with a fork to lighten texture. Serve granita in chilled goblets and garnish with zest.