Gelatin Recipes - Pectin Recipes
Recipes Using Gelatin and Pectin

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Learn how to use Gelatin in your Cooking
Granulated or powdered gelatin, gelatin sheet, or instant gelatin can be used interchangeably in your recipes.
In order to achieve the correct results when preparing recipes includes gelatin, you must be able to handle gelatin properly and incorporate it correctly.
 


Appetizer Recipes:

caviarCaviar Torte
This appetizer is always a crowd pleaser. Everyone loves it! Great make-ahead dish for your Holiday Open House.


Crab DipEasy Street Crab Dip
This is fantastic looking and tastes wonderful. Your guest will rave about this one. This recipe can be made up to two days in advance.
 

Pate Cheesecake
Try this quick and easy pate using liver sausage.
 

Cold Salmon MousseSalmon Mousse with Cucumber Sauce
An elegant salmon dish that makes a beautiful presentation to serve your guests. Easy-to-make and very delicious. Can be prepared a day or two before your event.


Smoked Salmon Mousse In Won Ton Baskets
This is a wonderful make-ahead appetizer, as everything can be made days ahead and assembled just before your party.
 

Smoked Salmon RouladesSmoked Salmon Roulades
These roulades are as wonderful to eat as they are to look at!


Candy and Cookie Recipes:

Apple Candy (Aplets)Apple and Apricot Candy (Aplets & Cotlets)
Aplets and Cotlets are a delicious Northwest candy that is made with gelatin, walnuts, and apples.
 

Homemade MarshmallowsLavender Marshmallows
Recipe by Chef Derek Barnes who owns the award-winning Derek’s Culinary Casual restaurant in Sarasota, Florida.

Marshmallows
These marshmallows are so delicious and decadent that you'll never want store purchased ones again

Marshmallow PeepsMarshmallow Peeps
This sugar, soft, chewy treat nesting in the Easter basket is hard to beat when it is homemade.
 

Lemon Gum Drops
I have always loved gumdrops. Now that I have tested and developed this wonderful gumdrop recipe, I will never have to purchase them again.
 

Lemon Meringue CookiesLemon Meringue Cookies
My husband absolutely loves these low-fat cookies! These cookies seem to be a favorite of men.
 


 


Pie Recipes:

Avocado PieAvocado Pie
One of the most unusual and absolutely delightful dishes made with avocados.
 

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
This very light and delicious pumpkin chiffon pie. People who are not a big fan of the traditional pumpkin pie, will live this version.

Sherry Cream Pie
This is a very old family recipe from my aunt, who is an awesome cook. She used to make it for special occasions and my cousins and I would be very impatient about waiting over eight hours before we could eat any.


 


 

 


Puddings and Cream Recipes:

Coffee JellyCoffee Jelly
I found this delicious coffee dessert in an older 1968 Gourmet Magazine.

Chocolate Panna Cotta with Port-Balsamic CherriesChocolate Panna Cotta with Port-Balsamic Cherries
These softly set and creamy Italian puddings are so silky-smooth they slip down beautifully at the end of a meal.

Coffee Panna Cotta with Chocolate Cream
Flavored with coffee and served with a chocolate cream adds a new look to this popular Italian dessert.
 

Fried CreamFried Cream
This is a spectacular dessert that is well worth the effort for the impressive results.
 

Panna CottaVanilla Panna Cotta
These softly set and creamy Italian puddings are so silky-smooth they slip down beautifully at the end of a meal. Perfect served with fresh berries or fruits according to the season.
 

Panna Cotta (Low Fat & Low Calorie)
These are a very easy-to-make version that is low fat and low calorie to make them perfect for any diet. 

Tea-Infused Orange Cream Pudding
Recipe by Ellen Easton from her Victorian Tea Menu. Also includes a recipe for Candied Edible Flowers.

 


Misc. Gelatin & Pectin Recipes:

jars of homemade blackberry jellyBlackberry Jelly
Do you remember picking fresh blackberries as a kid?  Mom would then make a Blackberry Pie and some homemade blackberry jelly.
 


Jalapeno Pepper JellyJalapeno Pepper Jelly
The jalapeno jelly is fantastic with cream cheese and crackers! It looks so pretty in red and green (for Christmas presents in pretty jelly jars.
 

Lavender JellyLavender Jelly
This exotic and gorgeously pretty lavender jelly will truly delight your taste buds with pleasure. In fact, you will absolutely LOVE the taste! It can be served as an unusual accompaniment to meats, such as lamb or poultry.
 

Perada, Pear Cheese or Pear JellyPerada (Pear Cheese or Pear Jelly)
Long considered a delicacy in Iberian and Latin cultures, Perada is nicely paired with cheeses such as Manchego. Perada is great served on a cheese platter.
 

Tangy Tomato AspicTangy Tomato Aspic
This gelatin salad is a favorite family comfort food that we make and serve for Thanksgiving Dinner every year. Very easy to make and so good!