Sparkling Berry Mold Recipes

SPARKLING BERRY MOLD

Steps:

• Stir boiling juice into gelatin in large bowl 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in cold club soda, liqueur and lemon juice. Refrigerate about 1-1/2 hours or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression).
• Toss berries gently. Stir in 2 cups of the berries. Spoon into 6-cup mold or bowl sprayed with cooking spray; cover. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Unmold. Garnish with remaining 1 cup berries.

SPARKLING BERRY CHIFFON

Steps:

• Put a strainer over a glass bowl. Put the lemon zest and juice and the granulated sugar in a heavy bottom, non-reactive saucepan over high heat and stir until the sugar dissolves, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn the heat to low, making sure the mixture is below a simmer, and whisk in the butter and eggs. Cook, stirring regularly and taking care to keep it below a simmer, until thickened, 9 to 10 minutes. Strain into the glass bowl, press some plastic wrap on the surface and cool.
• Meanwhile, combine the berries, 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and the sparkling wine in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate while the curd cools.
• Whisk the cream and the remaining 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar together in a large bowl until thick and creamy and just under soft peaks. Fold the cream into the cooled lemon mixture. Transfer the chiffon to a pastry bag; snip off the tip of the bag.
• Pipe some of the lemon chiffon into the bottoms of the wine glasses, then spoon in some berries with their juices; repeat, finishing with just a few berries on the tops. Serve immediately.

CRANBERRY MOLDS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring the cranberry juice to a boil. Transfer to a medium mixing bowl and pour in the gelatin. Stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in vodka. Chill 1 1/2 to 2 hours in the refrigerator until it begins to set. Stir in remaining ingredients. Divide into 12 (4-ounce) molds. Refrigerate at least 4 hours to set.
• Remove from molds by first running the tip of a sharp knife around the edge of the mold to loosen side. Then dip the bottom of mold in a bowl of warm water. Invert onto a plate. Serve garnished with fresh cranberries and a sprig of fresh mint

PHILADELPHIA® SPARKLING STRAWBERRY MOLD

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin in medium bowl 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in ginger ale.
• Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add gelatin mixture in very small amounts, mixing on medium speed after each addition until well blended. Stir in thawed frozen strawberries.
• Pour into 1-1/2-quart mold sprayed with cooking spray; cover. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold onto serving plate. Top with whipped topping and the fresh strawberries just before serving.

BERRY GELATIN MOLD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling cranberry juice. Let stand for 10 minutes. Stir in club soda and lemon juice; refrigerate for 45 minutes or until partially set. , Fold in berries. Pour into a 6-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Unmold onto a lettuce-lined platter; fill center with additional berries if desired.

SPARKLING BERRY-PEAR MOLD

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mixes in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Refrigerate 15 min.
• Stir in club soda. Refrigerate 30 min. or until slightly thickened. Stir 15 sec., then gently stir in pears and raspberries.
• Pour into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold just before serving.

SPARKLING BERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl or pitcher. Serve immediately in chilled glasses over ice.

SPARKLING BERRY JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Stir boiling cranberry juice (heat in pan) into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes (until well dissolved).
• Stir in club soda, liqueur, and lemon juice.
• Refrigerate about 1-1/2 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites-I set my bowl inside a larger bowl of ice water and it takes about 20 minutes).
• Stir in 2 cups of the berries.
• Spoon into 5-cup mold.
• Refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm.
• Unmold and top with remaining 1 cup of berries in center.

SPARKLING APPLE BERRY MOLD

Steps:

• Mix gelatin and sugar in small saucepan. Stir in apple juice; let stand 1 min. Cook on low heat 3 min. or until gelatin is completely dissolved. Cool slightly.
• Stir in cider. Refrigerate until mixture is consistency of unbeaten egg whites, stirring occasionally. Gently stir in fruit. Pour into 6-cup mold.
• Refrigerate at least 4 hours or until firm. Unmold onto serving plate. Store leftover mold in refrigerator.

CRANBERRY FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• Dissolve both jellos with the boiling water in a large bowl. Gently stir in ginger-ale.
• Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 1 1/2 hours. Stir in grapes amd oranges. Transfer to a five cup mold that has been coated with non stick cooking spray. DO NOT USE A FLAVORED COOKING SPRAY or your mold will taste like that spray. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
• Invert onto a serving plate.
• Garnish with extra raspberries, mint sprigs.

BERRY GELATIN MOLD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in the boiling cranberry juice. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Stir in club soda and lemon juice.
• Refrigerate for 45 minutes until partially set.
• Fold in berries to gelatin mixture.
• Pour into a 6-cup ring mold that has been coated with non-stick spray.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours or until completely set.
• Unmold onto a pretty plate or platter (you can even line it with lettuce leaves if you want to decorate it a bit - remember the 70's?).
• Fill center of the ring mold with extra fresh berries if desired.

SPARKLING BERRY DESSERT

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in club soda. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened.
• Measure 1 cup gelatin into medium bowl; reserve for later use. Stir strawberries into remaining gelatin; spoon into 8 champagne glasses or dessert dishes.
• Beat reserved gelatin with mixer on high speed until doubled in volume; spoon over gelatin in glasses. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

JIGGLING FRUIT MOLD WITH BERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• To make the fruit jell, put the berries, water, sugar and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring, and boil gently for 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, and set aside for an hour.
• Line a fine-meshed sieve with a double layer of cheesecloth, and strain the cooked berries, pressing down gently so no pulp or seeds get into the liquid. Discard the pulp; there should be 2 cups of berry juice.
• Soften the gelatin sheets in enough cold water to cover for about 5 minutes. If using powdered gelatin, sprinkle it over 1/4 cup cold water, and allow to soften for 5 minutes.
• Put the reserved berry juice in a saucepan. Squeeze out excess water from the gelatin sheets, and add them to the juice, or add all the softened powdered gelatin. Warm over low heat, stirring, until the gelatin dissolves.
• Spray four 1/2-cup molds with flavorless oil. (You can use metal molds, ramekins or coffee cups.) Fill with the berry juice. Refrigerate, covered, for 4 hours or overnight.
• To make the berry compote, put the 1 1/2 pints of mixed berries in a saucepan with the water, sugar, orange rind and salt. Bring to a low boil, and cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes until the fruit has almost dissolved and is syrupy. Remove from the heat, transfer to a bowl, cool, and refrigerate, covered, for 4 hours or overnight.
• To serve, spoon berry compote onto four dessert plates. Dip the bottom of each mold into warm water, and unmold onto the compote. Put a dollop of whipped cream on the side of each, and serve.