Mandarin Jelly

Recipe in a pot and also with the Thermomix.
Today I’m bringing you to my home in Sicily with this easy and tasty recipe that you can make with mandarins, tangerines, oranges, and clementines.
It is a lactose-free dessert served as a snack or at the end of a meal.
Delightful to the palate of the whole family, Mandarin Jelly will solve the dilemma of what to serve during the holidays.
In fact, you can prepare it in advance and serve it when needed.
For this recipe, you will also find directions for those who cannot or do not want to consume sugar with alternatives not only for sweeteners but also for starch opting for FiberPasta or oatmeal flour to thicken the mixture.

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Difficulty: Very Easy
Cost: Very Cheap
Rest time: 4 Hours
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 8
Cooking methods: Boiling
Cuisine: Regional Italian
Region: Sicily
Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, and Spring, Christmas

142.77 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 142.77 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 36.30 (g) of which sugars 25.36 (g)
Proteins 0.66 (g)
Fat 0.25 (g) of which saturated 0.03 (g)of which unsaturated 0.10 (g)
Fibers 0.25 (g)
Sodium 1.37 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 150 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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3/4 cup sugar (or 3/4 cup erythritol or 2 1/2 tbsp Stevia)
3/4 cup cornstarch (or FiberPasta flour, or oatmeal, or tapioca)
4 cups mandarin juice (filtered)

Mandarin Jelly

Tools

What we need to make

1 Knife
1 Citrus Juicer
1 Strainer
1 Pot
1 Hand Whisk
8 Molds

Steps

To make

The first thing to do is to choose fresh and possibly organic fruits.
Juice the mandarins with the help of a citrus juicer, then filter the juice.
Once you have the juice, filter it, then transfer it to a pot.
except for 100 g that you will place in a bowl where you will combine the starch or low-GI flour, depending on what you are using.
With a fork or a whisk, mix this mixture to avoid lumps.
Now add the sugar or sweetener to the mixture and mix well.
At this point, you can combine the mixture with the mandarin juice and mix.
Transfer the mixture to a pot and turn on the heat.
Bring to a boil, always stirring, on low heat to prevent sticking.
You will see it thickens quickly.
Now turn off the heat, moisten some molds with water, and pour the mandarin jelly into 8 molds.
Let it cool at room temperature for 20 minutes and then transfer to the fridge for 4 hours, or if it’s cold enough, let them rest overnight outside the fridge.
When ready to serve, turn the molds upside down and apply slight pressure on the bottom.
The mandarin jelly is ready, enjoy your meal!
Put all the ingredients in the mixing bowl and set 5 min./Varoma/speed. 1
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Transfer into the molds and let cool. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.