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Fruit Puree Pate de Fruit Yield: 32 pieces (cut into 1 ½” squares) Source: Liza Cheng |
| | 1 cup The Perfect Purée Green Apple Puree, thawed |
| or Kiwi, | |
| or Apricot, | |
| or Blackberry, | |
| or Blueberry, | |
| or Mango, | |
| or Papaya, | |
| or Pear, | |
| or Pink Guava, | |
| or Red Raspberry, | |
| or Strawberry, | |
| or Lychee, | |
| or Cherry, | |
| or Coconut, | |
| or White Peach, | |
| or Banana, | |
| | 4 1/2 tsp. sugar |
| | 1 1/10 tsp. apple pectin |
| | 1 cup sugar |
| | 3 tbsp. glucose |
| | 3/4 tsp. tartaric acid |
| Method: | |
| 1. | Weigh and portion all the ingredients. |
| 2. | Set up bain marie for your whisk, spatula and thermometer. |
| 3. | Prepare molds by spraying with vegetable oil. |
| 4. | Sift together the first amount of sugar and apple pectin together. |
| 5. | Bring puree to boil (or at 104 F degrees). |
| 6. | Add the sugar/pectin combo to puree; make sure whisk to incorporate; return to boil. |
| 7. | Add the 2nd amount of sugar and return to boil. |
| 8. | Add glucose and return to boil. |
| 9. | Keep heat at medium to medium/high level and continue to whisk until thermometer reached 223 F degrees. |
| 10. | Pull off heat and add tartaric acid. |
| 11. | Whisk vigorously and pour immediately into molds. |
| 12. | Give pate de fruit at least 8-10 minutes to set and cool. |
| 13. | Un-mold or cut into desired pieces. |
| 14. | Toss in sugar and serve. |
| Method #5 through #11, you must continuously whisk to avoid puree from burning.
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| Store pate de fruit in a tight sealed container away from heat; can be stored at room temperature.
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| Shelf-life of pate de fruit is 2 weeks.
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