Sauternes is a sweet wine mainly from Bordeaux and mostly made from the Semillon grapes variety. I love to enjoy Sauternes with a very good foie gras (Remember I am from the Lot which is the foie gras AREA…). I made those bonbons for a Christmas aperitif and everyone adored them, they disappeared very mysteriously after 10 minutes only… ;) I served them as well with a lovely winter fruit salad and it added a little something which was very nice indeed… As usual, I use agar-agar as I am not very keen on gelatin (it’s beef collagen so…). If you are not familiar with, Agar-Agar is a gelatinous substance obtained from seaweed : it is a vegetarian-vegan substitute for gelatin. Without any doubt, these sweeties would be a hit at your Christmas party…
SAUTERNES BONBONS
Around 23 bonbons
2 g agar-agar
15 cl Sauternes wine
60 ml apple juice
A little bit of water
Mix the Agar-Agar with a little bit of warm water. Set aside.
In a little pan, gently warm the Sauternes with the apple juice.
Do not boil it. Stop the heat.
Add the agar-agar mixture and leave it to cool down.
Pour into moulds (spherical shapes for me) and refrigerate.
After it has set (count around 2 hours), take the bonbons out of the moulds.
Enjoy !
Bonbons de Sauternes
Pour environ 23 bonbons
2 g d’agar-agar
15 cl de sauternes
60 ml de jus de pomme
Un peu d’eau tiède
Mélangez l’agar-agar avec l’eau tiède. Réservez.
Dans une casserole, réchauffez doucement le Sauternes avec le jus de pomme.
NE PAS LE FAIRE BOUILLIR.
Stoppez le feu. Ajoutez l’agar-agar. Laissez refroidir.
Déposez la préparation refroidie dans des moules (petites sphères pour moi) et réfrigérez.
Après 2 heures, démoulez les bonbons.
Enjoy !
