This homemade pear and ginger natural gelatin is an easy and healthy snack or dessert for everyone in your family. Sweetened with honey and spiced up with ginger, this gelatin is delicious and warming, making a perfect fall or winter treat. The gelatin adds proteins and is beneficial for your gut and so much more. Another bonus of this recipe? It’s so easy to make!
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Delicious and healthy snacks for everyone
Healthy snacks are part of a healthy diet, for both you and your children. Snacks are the perfect occasion to consume seasonal fruit, which might be less digestible when eaten on top of a meal. For me, snacks also need to have some proteins to balance the sugars naturally occurring in the fruit and limit that glucose peak that might not make you feel the best. Proteins also help us stay full longer.
For this reason, I like serving a portion of yogurt with the fruit for a balanced snack. Another great option is homemade fruit gelatin.
Besides adding proteins, consuming gelatin has so many health benefits. From promoting skin and joint health, to healing digestion and helping sleep and mood, gelatin is a real superfood that everyone should consume regularly as part of a healthy diet. Read more about the benefits of gelatin and how to consume more here.
For a more summery gelatin idea, try my natural strawberry gelatin!
Delicious combination of taste
For this particular gelatin, I chose to combine pears and gelatin and use some honey for extra sweetness. Pears are one of my favorite fruit, especially cooked. Pear gelatin is probably the very first gelatin I have ever made, and remains one of my absolute favorites. I love the sweet taste of this fruit, and the interesting texture as well.
After making natural pear gelatin for years, I decided to experiment by adding a note of interesting spiciness. Ginger seemed the best candidate, and I find it goes together perfectly with pears. It balances the sweetness out and makes this gelatin warming and even more comforting. Honey adds a little more sweetness and aroma.
Ginger also brings beneficial properties that come in handy when the cold season begins. Ginger can help fight the flu and common cold, aid digestion, and reduce nausea. Studies suggest that consuming ginger regularly can also help reduce inflammation, risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Pear and ginger natural gelatin ingredients
- 5 or 6 ripe pears
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon honey (optional)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons grass-fed gelatin
- 2/3 cup water
How to make this pear and ginger natural gelatin
- Peel and core the pears and cut them into medium size pieces.
- Grate the fresh ginger using a grater or zester.
- Place cubed pears, 1 teaspoon of grated ginger, 1 tablespoon of honey, and 1/3 cup of water in a medium stainless steel saucepan and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, or until the pears are soft.
- In the meantime, stir the remaining 1/3 cup of water in with the 1 1/2 tablespoons of gelatin and set aside.
- Once the pears are cooked, transfer them into a jar or food processor, add the hydrated gelatin and blend until the gelatin is dissolved completely and the mixture is smooth.
- Pour the mixture into a container. Let it cool and then transfer in the refrigerator until the gelatin is set (at least 2 hours).
- Slice the gelatin into portions, or have fun cutting it out with shapes! You can also use single portion molds for the gelatin.
Notes
The honey in this recipe is optional but adds a hint of extra sweetness that balances the pungent notes of the ginger out.
Use ripe pears in this recipe for optimal flavor and texture and to increase digestibility.
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Pear and ginger natural gelatin
Equipment
- 1 immersion blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 5 or 6 ripe pears
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
- 1 tablespoon honey optional
- 1 1/2 tablespoons grass-fed gelatin
- 2/3 cup water
Instructions
- Peel and core the pears and cut them into medium size pieces.
- Grate the fresh ginger using a grater or zester. Place cubed pears, 1 teaspoon of grated ginger, 1 tablespoon of honey, and 1/3 cup of water in a medium stainless steel saucepan and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, or until the pears are soft.
- In the meantime, stir the remaining 1/3 cup of water in with the 1 1/2 tablespoons of gelatin and set aside.
- Once the pears are cooked, transfer them into a jar or food processor, add the hydrated gelatin and blend until the gelatin is dissolved completely and the mixture is smooth.
- Pour the mixture into a container. Let it cool and then transfer in the refrigerator until the gelatin is set (at least 2 hours).
- Slice the gelatin into portions, or have fun cutting it out with shapes! You can also use single portion molds for the gelatin.
Notes
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