Recipe Corner: Fruit Gel

Fruit Gel

Makes about 4 cups
This is an all natural alternative to Jell-O. Agar powder and kudzu (“kood-zoo”) are natural plant-based thickeners available in natural food stores.




1-1/2 cups strawberries, fresh or frozen


3/4 cups apple juice concentrate

1/2 cup water


1/2 teaspoon agar powder


1 tablespoons kudzu powder


2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen






Chop strawberries by hand or in a food processor. Transfer to a pan. Add apple juice concentrate, water, agar, and kudzu. Stir to mix.


Bring to a simmer and cook 3 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat and chill completely.


Fold in blueberries and transfer to serving dishes.



Per 1/2-cup serving: 77 calories; 0.5 g protein; 19 g carbohydrate; 0.2 g fat; 2 g fiber; 9 mg sodium; calories from protein: 2%; calories from carbohydrates: 95%; calories from fats: 3%



Recipe from Healthy Eating for Life to Prevent and Treat Diabetes by Patricia Bertron, R.D.