Pimms Jelly

Serves 6

Pimm’s and lemonade is a wonderful fruit filled cocktail, perfect for a picnic or a BBQ on a lazy summer’s afternoon. Pimm’s and lemonade works fantastically well as a fresh tasty jelly dessert, for a playful dinner party or a special treat before a girly night out on the town.

Pimm’s jelly looks beautiful as well as tastes delicious, it is a fun fruit salad of strawberries, oranges, mint and cucumber, set in a delicious pimm’s and lemonade jelly. Serve in a wine glass or a champagne flute for a very elegant looking dessert. 

Ingredients

• 200ml Pimm’s
• 400ml lemonade
• 100ml water
• 4 gelatine leaves
• 40g sugar
• 1 lemon
• 12 slices of cucumber
• 18 mint leaves
• 2 oranges, peeled, cut, deseeded
• 6 strawberries

Method

1. Soak the gelatine in a bowl of cold water.
2. In a saucepan boil the 100ml water and add the sugar, stir until it has dissolved.
3. Squeeze any excess liquid of the gelatine and add gelatine to the boiling water, stir until it has dissolved.
4. Take off the heat and add the lemonade, then the pimm’s. Squeeze in the lemon and stir well. Leave to cool to room temperature.
5. Pour half the jelly into 6 glasses and divide half the fruit into the 6 glasses. Place glasses in the fridge and let them set for 2 hours.
6. Pour the remaining jelly into the 6 glasses and place the remaining fruit into them.