Pâte de Fruit (Fruit Jelly)

Ingredients:

• 3 tsp or 3 teabags your favourite flavour tea – fruity flavours will do well here and we love Jasmine with this recipe
• 1 ⅓ cups water
• 4 packets powdered gelatin (1 ounce total)
• 2 ½ cups sugar
• 2 cups jam that will compliment your tea

Directions:

Steep tea in 1 1/3 cup water for 15 minutes. Remove tea.

Place 2/3 steeped tea in a small bowl sprinkle with gelatin. Let sit 5 minutes. In a medium saucepan, combine remaining 2/3 cup steeped tea and 1 1/2 cups of the sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves.

Add preserves and whisk to combine. Return to a boil and cook until thick and syrupy, 2 minutes. Add gelatin mixture and whisk until gelatin dissolves. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into an 8-inch square baking dish. Refrigerate until set, 3 hours.

Place remaining 1 cup sugar in a pie plate or shallow bowl. Cut fruit jelly into 1-inch squares. Toss in sugar to coat just before serving.