Blackberry mold

Ingredients

• 1 kg ripe blackberries: about 24 of the nicest for decoration
• 100 ml water
• 120 g sugar, or to taste
• 45 g cornstarch
• A few fresh mint leaves, to decorate (optional)

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Instructions

1. Set aside about 24 large, nice-looking blackberries, wash them and keep them in the fridge.
2. Put the rest in a small saucepan with the water and simmer until they release their juice, about 10 minutes. Strain them, pressing hard, ideally through a clean cloth: you should get about 600 ml of juice.
3. Sweeten the juice with the sugar: it should be pleasant, not cloying like a jelly.
4. Mix the cornstarch with a little of the cold juice. Bring the rest to a boil, add the cornstarch while stirring and let it boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
5. Pour it into a mold or round bowl rinsed with water, let it cool and put it in the fridge until set, about 3 hours.
6. Unmold it onto a platter. Arrange mint leaves around the base with a blackberry on each, and stand the nicest blackberry upright on top. The author says it's fit to serve on great occasions.

Nutrition facts

Approximate, per serving (about 211 g). Calculated with data from USDA FoodData Central.