European glass
A little dessert that's rather long to make, but which will always impress your guests.
Layered in a glass: a jellied red fruit coulis, a layer of pineapple charlotte cream, a layer of kiwi coulis, topped with a peeled clementine segment.
It's "european" because it resembles the italian flag, and in another version with apricot instead raspberries, the irish flag (a country so dear to me).
Layered in a glass: a jellied red fruit coulis, a layer of pineapple charlotte cream, a layer of kiwi coulis, topped with a peeled clementine segment.
It's "european" because it resembles the italian flag, and in another version with apricot instead raspberries, the irish flag (a country so dear to me).
239 K 4.7/5 (11 reviews)
2 hours 30 min.
Average
4 glasses
11 IngredientsLast modified on: August 15th 2010
For 4 glasses, you will need:
- 1
100 ml fruit coulis (fruit purée) - 2
½ Victoria pineapple - 3
150 ml real custard sauce (crème anglaise) - 4
100 ml Chantilly cream - 5
½ sheet gelatin - 6
½ clementines - 7
2 kiwi - 8
¼ lime - 9
1 tablespoon clarified butter - 10
1.5 tablespoon brown sugar - 11 ½ sheet gelatin
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 45 min.
Resting: 35 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 2 hours 30 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
First layer:
Make red fruit jelly, if possible the day before. Soak ½ sheet gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes.
Make red fruit jelly, if possible the day before. Soak ½ sheet gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Meanwhile, put 100 ml fruit coulis (fruit purée) (or strawberries, blackcurrants, etc.) in a pan on low heat. As soon as it's hot (do not let it boil), remove from heat.
Drain gelatin sheets by squeezing them, dry them in a cloth, and dissolve in the hot coulis, while stirring.
Leave to cool about 30 minutes.
Drain gelatin sheets by squeezing them, dry them in a cloth, and dissolve in the hot coulis, while stirring.
Leave to cool about 30 minutes.
Stage 3 - 30 min.
Pour about 2 tablespoons of red fruit jelly into the bottom of a small glass, using a funnel if it helps.
Leave to cool to room temperature for about 2 hours.
Leave to cool to room temperature for about 2 hours.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Cover each glass with plastic film, then put in the fridge for at least 4 hours, overnight if possible.
Stage 5 - 15 min.
Second layer:
Peel ½ Victoria pineapple, then cut into small dice (about 5 mm square).
If you don't have a Victoria Pineapple, use half a normal one.
Peel ½ Victoria pineapple, then cut into small dice (about 5 mm square).
If you don't have a Victoria Pineapple, use half a normal one.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Melt 1 tablespoon clarified butter in a frying pan, add 1.5 tablespoon brown sugar, and cook until it start to caramelise.
Stage 7 - 7 min.
Tip in diced pineapple and cook for 3-4 minutes while stirring, then add juice of ¼ lime.
As soon as it's cooked, remove from heat, allow to cool, and keep in the fridge in a sealed container.
Also the day before, make the custard (creme anglaise), and when cooled, keep in the fridge in a sealed container.
As soon as it's cooked, remove from heat, allow to cool, and keep in the fridge in a sealed container.
Also the day before, make the custard (creme anglaise), and when cooled, keep in the fridge in a sealed container.
Stage 8 - 20 min.
On the day: Put ½ sheet gelatin in dish of cold water.
Meanwhile, heat the custard in a pan over low heat, and as soon as it is fairly hot (do not allow to boil), drain and dry the gelatin sheets and add to the pan while stirring. Leave to cool for 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the custard in a pan over low heat, and as soon as it is fairly hot (do not allow to boil), drain and dry the gelatin sheets and add to the pan while stirring. Leave to cool for 45 minutes.
Stage 9 - 20 min.
15 minutes before the end of this time, prepare 100 ml Chantilly cream.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Add cold custard to whipped cream, gently folding in with a spatula or a maryse exactly as for beaten egg-whites.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
When thoroughly mixed, add diced pinapple and mix gently until well distributed through the cream. Pineapple charlotte is ready.
Stage 12 - 10 min.
Remove glasses from the fridge, and fill them with charlotte to 2/3 depth, preferably using a forcing bag.
Put glasses back in the fridge for at least 2 hours, covered with plastic film.
Put glasses back in the fridge for at least 2 hours, covered with plastic film.
Remarks
As you will see, it's easy to eat on its own , or it makes an attractive finish to a festive meal.
Keeping: Several hours in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 40 RDI=20 % | 860 RDI=80 % | 130 RDI=20 % | 4,830 RDI=240 % | 20,230 RDI: 240 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=2 % | 80 RDI=7 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 430 RDI=20 % | 1,790 RDI: 20 % |
| Per glass | 10 RDI=4 % | 220 RDI=20 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 1,210 RDI=60 % | 5,060 RDI: 60 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 glasses : 6.35 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Real custard sauce (crème anglaise)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pears in red wine with blackcurrant , Apple Tatin Terrine, Rice pudding (riz au lait), Bavaroise cream, Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, ... See them all 13
Chantilly cream
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coupe Augustin, Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction, Peach and blackcurrant sundae, Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs, ... See them all 30
Fruit coulis (fruit purée)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Macarons (the original French macaroons) , Framboisier, Fillings for macaroons, Apricot fool, Peach Melba, ... See them all 11
Brown sugar
Like these other recipes: Flaky brownie brioche, Apple and whisky crumble, Apple and whisky crumble, Little lemon biscuits, Craquelin (sweet cracker dough), ... See them all 45
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