Jelly & Pineapple Problem

iris

I very foolishly added some pieces of fresh pineapple to my jelly and, of course, it hasn't set.

Is there anything I can do to make it set, or will I have to throw it away.

Any help would be appreciated.

C_J

Maybe heat it gently until it melts again and add a sheet of soaked gelatine?

carolbee

I did that too, tried extra gelatine, but no success sadly

Ilona

Why would you have to throw it away? Just slurp it instead, or whiz it with a blender and make it into a drink.

ilona

Callie22

Pineapples have bromelain in them, which is an enzyme that breaks down proteins (it's sometimes called a 'flesh-eating' enzyme and it's what makes your tongue sting if you eat too much fresh pineapple). Gelatine is basically collagen, which is a protein, so that's why you can't put fresh pineapple in a gelatine-based jelly as the bromelain destroys the proteins so it'll never set. There's probably not a lot you can do now with the jelly beyond drinking it, bromelains are supposed to be anti-inflammatory so if you've got a cold it might help soothe your sinuses …

VfM4meplse

You appear to have an enzyme problem

I'd be inclined to add evaporated milk, cream and turn it into a mouse instead (expensive option). Much cheaper would be to freeze it in ice trays to make water more interesting.

herbily

Potato flour added to hot cooked fruit will thicken it and give a clear jelly-like consistency, but I've never tried it with pineapple. (If you have potato flour, heat up your pineapple not-jelly in a saucepan, mix about 3 tbsp or half a cup of potato flour with a couple of spoonfuls of cold water to make a smooth paste, then add into your cooked fruit and keep stirring as it thickens. Then let it cool.) The joy of potato flour is that it becomes clear after cooking, unlike arrowroot which makes things cloudy.

iris

Many thanks to everyone that replied.

In the end I sieved the fruit from the watery jelly and just ate the fruit with yogurt. I tried the watery juice, but it was far too sweet for me, so I have thrown it away.

This is something I will never do again:rotfl: