Modernist Recipes DB

Lime jelly cubes

Adapted from Heston Blumenthal

Heston likes to use these cubes in his perfect mash potatoes, but they are also a delicious inclusion in a plated dessert.

Friend’s children irritating you? Stick one onto a toothpick and tell them it’s mint flavoured.

Time

2 hours 10 minutes total: 10 minutes attended, 2 hours unattended

Difficulty

easy 

Yield

600 g (servings 12 )

Ingredients
Weight
Volume
Procedure
A
Limes, zest finely grated and juiced
650 g
10 fruit
White caster sugar
50 g
¼ cup
1
Combine in a saucepan over a medium heat.
2
Heat to a simmer.
B
Aga-agar
7 g
0.1%
3
Whisk into pot.
4
Blitz with a stick blender, 30 seconds.
5
Simmer, 4 minutes.
6
Pass through a fine sieve.
7
Cast in a wide, shallow container to a depth of between ⅕" / 5 mm and ⅖" / 10 mm.
8
Transfer to refrigerator until fully set, about 2 hours.
9
When ready to serve, cut into cubes.

Adapted: 2016.

Nutrition
Serving size 50 g; calories 29 kcal, kilojoules 121.5 kJ, protein 0.4 g, carbohydrates 7.5 g, sugar 4.3 g, fat 0.1 g, saturated fat 0 g, unsaturated fat 0 g, trans fat 0 g, fiber 1.3 g, cholesterol 0 mg,

Type component

Author

Yield

g

Servings

Serving size 50 g

Serve

Per
serve
Energy (kcal)29
Energy (kJ)121.5
Protein (g)0.4
Fat (g)0.1
Carbs (g)7.5
Sugars (g)4.3
Fiber (g)1.3
Sodium (mg)1.5
Cholesterol (mg)0

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