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Cuberdon

Small cone-shaped jelly sweet with raspberry flavour and an intense aroma, born in Ghent in the 19th century. Its translucent jelly melts gently in the mouth, and it is enjoyed especially at the Cuberdon festival in Flanders.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Moule

Spices & seasoning

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Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan, soak the gelatine in 60 ml of cold water for 10 minutes, then set aside.
  2. In a heavy saucepan, bring the sugar, the remaining water and the glucose syrup to the boil, without stirring.
  3. Cook until it reaches 120 °C on a thermometer, then remove from the heat and stir in the drained gelatine.
  4. Add the raspberry purée, the extract and the colouring if needed, then mix vigorously to get a smooth mixture.
  5. Pour the preparation into oiled conical moulds or paper cones, and leave to set at room temperature for 3 hours.
  6. Gently unmould, roll each cuberdon in icing sugar and store them in an airtight box.

Variations and tips

Vegan version. Replace the gelatine with 4 g of agar-agar, boiled for 2 minutes with the sugar.

Cherry flavour. Replace the raspberry with cherry juice and add a few drops of almond extract.

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