Kissel

Name: Kissel
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 300g Cranberries, Fresh or frozen; 1 l Water; 150g Sugar; 40g Potato Starch; 100ml Water, Cold, to dissolve the starch

Kissel is a silky, tangy fruit pudding that's simple to make and comforting any time of year. Bright cranberries are gently cooked with sugar, then thickened into a glossy, spoonable dessert with potato starch for a smooth, slightly tart finish. Serve warm or chilled with a dollop of cream or a sprinkle of fresh berries.

Kissel is a silky, tangy fruit pudding that's simple to make and comforting any time of year. Bright cranberries are gently cooked... Show more

Traditional Russian Recipe

Health Grade

E+ · Indulgent

Time

30 min

Price

0,37 €

Calories

217 kcal

vegan

budget

low calorie

quick

easy

one pot

Method

Rinse the cranberries

Rinse the Cranberries quickly and pick out any stems or bruised berries. If they're frozen, you can use them straight from the freezer.

Simmer the berries

Put the berries in a medium saucepan with the Water and bring everything to a boil over medium heat. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring now and then, until the cranberries burst and the liquid turns a deep red.

Strain and sweeten

Pour the hot berry mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing gently to extract as much liquid as you can. Return the strained liquid to the saucepan and stir in the Sugar until it dissolves completely.

Mix the slurry

In a small bowl, whisk the Potato Starch with the cold water until smooth and lump-free. Keep whisking until the mixture looks like a thin, milky slurry.

Thicken the kissel

Bring the sweetened berry liquid back to a gentle boil, then pour in the starch slurry in a thin stream while stirring constantly. Cook for 1-2 minutes until the kissel turns glossy and thick enough to coat a spoon. Take it off the heat and let it sit briefly; it will thicken a little more as it cools.

Ingredients

Method

For 4 servings

Adjust servings

300g Cranberries, Fresh or frozen
1 l Water
150g Sugar
40g Potato Starch
100ml Water, Cold, to dissolve the starch

🧂 Plus ~2g of salt

Nutrition

Per Serving.

Calories

217 kcal

11% of Daily kcal

Protein

0.3 g

1% RDI

Fat

0.2 g

0g sat fat

Carbs

54 g

20% RDI

Sugar

40 g

81% RDI

Fiber

2.5 g

8% RDI

Salt

1.8 g

37% RDI

Quality Profile

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Composite score - weighted by current nutrition science

E+ · 3.3 / 10

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Adjust servings

300g Cranberries, Fresh or frozen
1 l Water
150g Sugar
40g Potato Starch
100ml Water, Cold, to dissolve the starch

🧂 Plus ~2g of salt

Kissel

Method

Rinse the cranberries

Simmer the berries

Strain and sweeten

Mix the slurry

Thicken the kissel

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

Calories

Protein

Fat

Carbs

Sugar

Fiber

Salt

Quality Profile

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