Strawberry Red Wine Jelly with orange whipped cream

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Red Wine Strawberry Jelly with orange whipped cream … such a delicious way to end 2016, and ring in the new year! Have a great new year. HNY 2017.

Catch you on the other side. This one’s short & sweet!

Red Wine Strawberry Jelly with orange whipped cream

Light, fun, easy to make, and a visual delight, the Red Wine Strawberry Jelly with orange whipped cream is a great make ahead dessert. Visually exciting and flavours that pop, berries work really well in this recipe!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 4 15

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

Jelly

650 ml cranberry juice {550ml+100ml}
100 ml red wine
50 g brown sugar
3-4 star anise
2 tsp gelatin
250 g strawberries chopped

Cream topping

200 ml whipping cream chilled
2-3 tbsp boora/powdered sugar
Zest of 1 orange/keenu
1/2 tsp strawberry essence

Instructions

Jelly

Warm 100ml juice and pour over the gelatin in a small bowl. Stand for 5 minutes for gelatin to soften.
Put the remaining juice and star anise in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Take off heat, and stir in the wine, followed by the softened gelatin.
Divide the strawberries between the serving glasses/bowls. Strain the jelly mixture and pour into the glasses over the strawberries. Refrigerate for 4-5 hours until set and chilled.

Cream topping

Whip the cream, sugar and orange zest at high speed {with sugar if desired} until medium peaks form.
Top the set jelly with piped whipped cream.
Garnish with sliced strawberries and chill until ready to serve.