Easy Redcurrant Jelly

I thought that if any of you had managed to salvage some redcurrants from the blackbirds this easy redcurrant jelly might be useful for you. Especially because you can make a small amount of it.

They are so pretty as they are but I am never sure what to do with them other than stick them on top of things:

Then I found this in my ‘Sensational Preserves’ Book. It's a ‘no cook’ recipe. This is a bit of a lie as you do cook it, so not sure what they class as cooking.

First you strip the berries from the stalks with a fork.

Then you blend the berries in the food processor, then sieve and strain them through a jelly bag overnight.

Next day you warm the juice in the oven with 12oz of sugar per pint of juice. You then ‘cook’ the warm sugar and juice on the hob until you get the set you want.

My single redcurrant bush made just over a jars worth of jewel coloured tangy jelly that’s good with biscuits and cheese.

But my favourite use for it is to spoon it over vanilla cheesecake.

Tags: bush, currant, easy, fruit, jelly, red, redcurrant

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Comment by Jan Willetts on June 22, 2011 at 23:08: That looks lovely-so clear!. Too late for me , I just simmered 500gms of redcurrants, stalks and all, in 400ml of water for 45 mins. Now its straining through a jelly bag and tomorrow I will add 450gms of sugar per 600ml juice, then boil until I get a set. This way you don't get stained fingers from stripping the berries but the colour won't be as fresh . Sometimes I add chopped mint at the end, but the dry weather has left it looking in poor condition this year.

Comment by Jan Willetts on June 22, 2011 at 23:42: Typical, I made a mistake with the quantities quoted-its 1 kilo of fruit to 400ml of water-luckily I got it right in the kitchen!

Comment by Colin Robinson on June 23, 2011 at 21:51: Overnight the birds have stripped my redcurrant bush. I managed to salvage 30g of berries....not much I can do with that :-(

Comment by Clairetweet on June 23, 2011 at 22:19: That's about how much I have managed to save this year Colin! I decided to sacrifice the redcurrants hoping they would leave my netted raspberries alone....it didn't work. You will have to go for the 'putting them on top of stuff' option :o)