Rote Grutze (red Fruit Jelly)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 300 ml fruit juice or 300 ml water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons sugar (or more, depending on the sweetness of your berries)
• 5 teaspoons starch (i used potato)
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 400 g mixed berries, washed and drained (i like blueberries and red currants but feel free to use your favorites)

Recipe

• 1 in a small pot bring the fruit juice or water, vanilla and sugar to a boil.
• 2 meanwhile combine starch and cold water in a small bowl and stir to mix.
• 3 when water is just starting to boil, add starch mixture.
• 4 let it come to a full boil; make sure to stir well as the starch will form lumps if you don't.
• 5 mix in berries and turn off the heat.
• 6 let your pot stand on the hot stove top for one or two more minutes, stirring once or twice.
• 7 pour everything into a bowl and chill until the jelly has thickened. this might take one or two hours depending on how thick you want your jelly to be.
• 8 serve with topping of your choice, or plain, and enjoy!