What Makes a Great Fruit and Gelatin Cup?
A nice alternative to normal fruit cups, fruit and gelatin cups can encourage any child–or adult, for that matter–to eat a daily serving of fruit. With many varieties available, pack them in a lunch or take them on a picnic for a special dessert or afternoon snack. Our chefs define high-quality fruit and gelatin cups as having an appropriate color—reddish for black cherry and peach-strawberry varieties, and orange for mandarin orange—that is neither too bright nor too dull. The cups should be about 60 percent fruit and 40 percent gelatin. Fruit aroma is not expected to be very bold, but it should be discernible. There should be no off notes in the aroma or flavor, including chemical or metallic notes. Sweetness should be the predominant taste, with low but discernable levels of sourness that come from the fruits’ acidity. There should be no bitterness. For black cherry, cherry should be the most pronounced flavor—about half the level of the total fruit flavor. Each additional fruit sho
