This recipe for chicken Francese is simple and tasty. It tastes fantastic over pasta, rice, or as a side dish with your preferred veggie.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 4 hrs |
| Total Time: | 4 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 20 |
| Yield: | 20 servings |
Ingredients
- 5 (.25 ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin
- 2 ¼ cups boiling water
- 4 teaspoons almond extract
- 4 cups cold water
- 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, halved
- 1 cup seedless grapes
- 1 cup cubed cantaloupe
Instructions
- Soften gelatin in 1 cup cold water. Add 2 1/4 cups boiling water and sugar. Stir until thoroughly dissolved. Add 3 cups cold water and the almond extract. Mix well.
- Pour gelatin mixture into a 9×13 inch pan and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Cut into 1 inch squares and serve in a bowl with cut fruits.
Reviews
Pretty good stuff–light and tasty. Bit of sugar or whipped cream and it passes as a fine dessert.
I’m giving this 4 stars because it has potential! I hated the cantaloupe… but my dad loved it. I really liked the strawberries and grapes with the almond gelatin. I agree that it may need more almond extract, maybe another teaspoon. This recipe will use up your almond extract quick, so be wary, that stuff’s expensive! Otherwise, very pretty and easily adjusted if desired. Great for summer 🙂
I must be too used to fruit flavored jello, because this was not good at all. Very pretty, but I did not like it.
This is a very mellow and slightly sweet dessert. I did add more extract than what the recipe called for…simply because I am partial to almond, and next time will probably up the sugar to 2 cups. I didn’t add the other fruit like instructed, we just enjoyed the “ice”. Very similar to jello, but the taste can be altered to your liking. Hubby really enjoyed this and is a good snack for the kids. Thanks Sadie.
LOOKS & TASTES GREAT