Winter Kissel Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried fruit (we used 1/2 cup dried apples, 1/2 cup prunes, 1/2 cup apricots, 1/4 cup craisins)
• 6 cups boiling hot water
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 2 Tbsp potato starch
• 3 Tbsp honey
• 1 small cinnamon stick

Steps

1. 1

   Rinse and drain the dry fruit then transfer it to a large soup pot along with the cinnamon stick.

2. 2

   Cover fruit with 6 cups boiling water. Cover with lid and let the pot sit off the heat for 30 minutes.

3. 3

   After the 30 minutes, add 2-3 Tbsp of honey to taste, and place the pot on the stove. Bring it to a boil over med/high heat then reduce heat and simmer on low for 5 - 7 minutes.

4. 4

   Mix 2 Tbsp of potato starch with 1/2 cup of cold water and slowly pour it into the soup pot while continuously stirring the soup.

5. 5

   Bring the pot back to a boil and immediately remove it from the heat. Serve warm or cold. You can strain the fruit through a sieve if you just want the juice, but we enjoy the fruit way too much to do that.