Berry Champagne Jelly
Dive into elegance with our Berry Champagne Jelly, a symphony of strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries, all delicately suspended in sparkling champagne jelly. Topped with a cloud of whipped cream, this dessert is not just a feast for the eyes but a celebration of refined flavors and textures.
Each spoonful combines the fizz of champagne, the sweetness of berries, and the smoothness of whipped cream, creating a sophisticated treat perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients for 4 servings:
- 1 sprig of basil
- 300 ml Champagne
- 100 g sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 150 g strawberries
- 100 g red and black currants
- 100 g blackberries
- 100 g raspberries
- 6 sheets of gelatin or 1 sachet (9 g) of powdered gelatin (for 500 ml of liquid)
- 2 tbsp crème fraîche
- ½ sachet of vanilla sugar
In addition:
- Basil for garnish
Preparation:
- First soak the gelatin in cold water.
- Wash and shake the basil dry. Heat Champagne, sugar and lemon juice, then add basil and let steep.
- In the meantime, rinse and clean the berries. Remove currants from the panicle, slice strawberries into somewhat smaller pieces. Remove the basil from the liquid.
- Squeeze out gelatin and dissolve in the warm Champagne mixture, fold in berries and fill into 4 small moulds (approx. 200 ml liquid each) that have been rinsed with cold water. Refrigerate for approx. 2 hours and let gel.
- Unmould jellies. Mix vanilla sugar with the crème fraîche and then distribute on the jelly. Serve with a garnish of basil.