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Elderflower and Blueberry Jelly

June 29, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 15 Comments

I do like a jelly; easy to make, it doesn’t need many ingredients, it looks lovely and it makes for great entertainment when trying to serve it into smaller bowls. You might have seen I made some elderflower cordial recently and other than trying it with sparkling water in the evenings this elderflower and blueberry jelly was what I rustled up to take to a Sunday evening BBQ with my parents. A fantastic dessert to make in advance and forget about in the fridge.
elderflower and blueberry jelly

Ingredients

You will need (to make enough for four generous servings):
  • 150g blueberries
  • 1 pint water and elderflower cordial, mix it slightly stronger than you would to drink
  • 1 sachet powdered gelatine
  • 8 tbsp boiling water (or whatever your gelatine says!)

Method

Put the blueberries into the bowl you will serve the jelly in.
Add the hot water to a large measuring jug and sprinkle the gelatine on top. Stir to make sure the gelatine is well mixed in and fully dissolved. I ended up adding a little more water to help the gelatine along.
Pour in the elderflower cordial mix and stir together well.
Add the elderflower mix to the blueberries and refrigerate until set.
elderflower and blueberry jelly close up

I’m not sure why some of the blueberries sank but the majority floated; it didn’t matter at all, if anything it added a slight curiosity to the dessert. A large serving spoon is your friend when serving this up lest it wobble its way off a smaller spoon onto the table or floor. I made it in a bowl as I thought it looked pretty but you could divide it between glasses or jars as I did for my blackberry and perry jelly previously. I love the delicate colour of the elderflower jelly broken up with the little blueberries. The flavours worked really nicely together too; a light bowl of summer perfect for the warm evenings.

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Filed Under: Berries, Blueberry, Elderflower, Foraging, Fruit, Jelly, June, Pudding, Recipes By Month, Seasons, Summer Tagged With: elderflower, pudding, recipe

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Comments

  1. Lavender and Lime (https://tandysinclair.com) says

    June 30, 2014 at 06:08

    I so seldom make jelly but yours looks so pretty with the floating blueberries that I am now inspired 🙂

    Reply
  2. Navaneetham Krishnan says

    June 30, 2014 at 06:18

    Beautiful. I sort of get the scent from here. Really, need to search where to find elderflower at my place.

    Reply
  3. Medeja says

    June 30, 2014 at 09:52

    Oh, this jelly looks lovely with those blueberries.. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Mollie at Yumbles says

    June 30, 2014 at 16:09

    So pretty! Who doesn’t love jelly?

    Reply
  5. Amy (Savory Moments) says

    June 30, 2014 at 18:26

    OK, so at first I though you were talking about jelly as in a jam, but this is a really cool gelatin dessert! Very neat idea!

    Reply
  6. Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen says

    July 1, 2014 at 11:27

    You’ve brought back memories of my mothers homemade jellies and I love your blueberries floating. So very pretty.
    Sam

    Reply
  7. Christian Halfmann says

    July 1, 2014 at 17:55

    That sounds like fun. It happens to be the case I made some elderflower cordial this year, as well. Hm … I could do with an elderflower and red currant jelly, that is if the red currants survive long enough. Thanks for the idea already …

    Reply
  8. Mark Willis says

    July 1, 2014 at 19:58

    Well, I’d be annoyed if the Blueberries didn’t stay where I put them! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Guru Uru says

    July 1, 2014 at 23:50

    What a tasty jelly recipe, I love the blueberries with it 😀

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

    Reply
  10. Elzbieta Hester says

    July 2, 2014 at 06:01

    What an elegant and flavorful dessert…

    ela h.
    Gray Apron

    Reply
  11. grace says

    July 2, 2014 at 11:49

    here you are with the elderflower again. 🙂 this sounds delicious!

    Reply
  12. Kitchen Riffs says

    July 2, 2014 at 20:39

    Gosh, what a wonderful jelly! I’ve had plenty of blueberry jelly, but don’t recall ever having elderflower. This looks terrific! Thanks so much.

    Reply
  13. Rebecca Subbiah says

    July 3, 2014 at 19:11

    fun jelly love the taste of elderflower

    Reply
  14. Beth says

    July 3, 2014 at 21:31

    So pretty! I’ve never even tasted elderflowers, but I do love blueberries.

    Reply

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  1. My favourite recipes from 2014 - All That I'm Eating says:
    February 14, 2017 at 12:23

    […] Elderflower reminds me so much of late spring and last year I made my first batch of elderflower cordial which I used in various ways but I think my favourite way was in this delicate elderflower and blueberry jelly. Recipe here. […]

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