The secret to keeping the floating bubbles in these champagne jellies is making sure your liquids are very cold, and cooling the mixture quickly so that the gelatin sets before the bubbles dissolve. Inserting the raspberry creates more bubbles, as the trapped gasses move around before the jellies are fully set. The result is a dramatic and festive sparkling treat best scooped with a spoon.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 3 hr 10 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- Three 1/4-ounce packets unflavored powdered gelatin
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 bottle dry sparkling wine, such as Champagne or Prosecco, chilled
- 2 cups sparkling pale white grape juice, chilled
- 8 raspberries
- 1 tablespoon half-and-half
Instructions
- Prepare an ice bath in a large bowl and set an 8-cup glass spouted measuring cup inside of it. Put eight 8-ounce Champagne flutes in the refrigerator to chill.
- Sprinkle the gelatin evenly over 2 cups cold water in a medium saucepan. Let sit until the gelatin softens (it will become translucent), about 5 minutes. Add the sugar then cook over medium-low heat, stirring gently, until the sugar and gelatin dissolve completely, about 5 minutes (don’t let the liquid come to a boil). Pour the gelatin mixture into the prepared measuring cup over the ice bath, stirring the mixture a few times until it feels lukewarm. Stir in the sparkling wine and grape juice. Pour 1/2 cup of the sparkling wine mixture into a small bowl then neatly pour the remaining mixture into the 8 flutes.
- Refrigerate the flutes and the reserved mixture in the bowl for 30 minutes (the jelly will be lightly thickened). Gently push a raspberry down into the center of each flute with a skewer, letting some gelatin cover it, until the raspberry is held in place.
- Add the half-and-half to the reserved gelatin mixture in the bowl and whisk vigorously until the mixture looks like foam. Spoon the foam on top of each flute of jelly. Return the flutes to the refrigerator and chill until the gelatin sets completely, about 2 hours.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 173 |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 24 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 22 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 1 mg |
| Sodium | 16 mg |
Reviews
These turned out so well! The bubbles in mine didn’t look quite as picture perfect as the ones in this photo, but they were close. Surprisingly easy to put these together, and they look fantastic.
The creativity it took to create this is incredible. Not only were the instructions easy to follow but after going to the dollar store for flutes and adding a half cup of vodka I was able to fill 10 flutes no problem. They look artful, thank you Food Network for always coming through.
How much champagne? It just says bottle, not what size.
These are so simple to make and they tasted delicious! I replaced 1/2 cup of the juice with vodka for and extra kick.
Is this a dessert?
Made it today and they look beautiful! Can’t wait to taste!
The kitchen
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Such a fun idea!! I doubled the recipe using only sparkling apple cider (no champagne or juice) for the kids and it turned our perfectly! Beautiful presentation and delicious!!