Desserts · Finnish

Luumukiisseli (Prune Kissel)

Name: Luumukiisseli (Prune Kissel)
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 1 bag prunes 250 g; 7 dl water or diluted juice; 0.75 dl sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tsp cinnamon; 0.5 dl water; (1 tbsp lemon or lime juice); 2.5 tbsp potato starch

Wonderfully sweet prune kissel is a traditional Christmas dessert favorite. Enjoy it on its own, with rice porridge, or top the kissel with whipped cream!

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Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

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Method

1
Put the prunes, water (juice), sugar, and cinnamon stick or ground cinnamon into a pot.
2
Simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes, until the prunes have softened.
3
Transfer the cooked prunes to a serving bowl. Remove the cinnamon stick.
4
Thicken the liquid with the potato starch mixed into 1/2 dl of water. (Add the lemon or lime juice.) Heat while stirring constantly until the kissel bubbles once. Pour the thickened liquid over the prunes.