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Red, White, and Blue Fruit Terrine

July 5, 2006 By Susan Voisin 27 Comments
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This red, white, and blue fruit terrine will dress up your Fourth of July picnic. It’s like a heathy, vegan jello salad and it’s gluten-free and refined sugar-free.

Red, White, and Blue Fruit Terrine: This vegan dessert is made with fruit, fruit juice and no gelatin.

Here’s a light, summery dessert that will dress up any picnic table and not blow your diet.

I used a white grape/peach 100% juice blend and added agar to create a healthy, updated “Jell-O” mold. The red, white, and blue layers are also 100% fruit–and 100% adaptable. You can use a little agave nectar or your favorite sweetener if you think your fruit isn’t sweet enough.

Feel free to use your favorite combination of fruits, though some, such as kiwi, pineapple, fresh figs, papaya, mango, and peaches, contain enzymes which break down the gelling ability of agar (cooking the fruit sometimes may solve this problem).

Strawberries and blueberries are among the most antioxidant-rich foods; blueberries especially have been proven to do everything from improving night vision to fighting cancer to lowering cholesterol!

For a different take on a red, white and blue dessert, see my Strawberry-Blueberry Tapioca Parfaits. For more recipes for your Independence Day celebration, check out 10 Essential Vegan Summer Recipes.

Red White and Blue Fruit Terrine
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Red White and Blue Fruit Terrine

This red, white, and blue dessert will brighten up your 4th of July celebration. Made completely of fruit, fruit juice, and agar (vegan gelatin), it will be the healthiest thing on the menu.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
Author Susan Voisin

Ingredients

  • 2 cups white grape-peach juice (or juice of choice)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon agar powder
  • 2 tablespoon agave nectar (optional–use only if your fruit is not very sweet))
  • 10 ounces strawberries
  • 2 bananas
  • 1 1/2 cups blueberries
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Instructions

  • Put one cup of the juice in a saucepan, and sprinkle the agar over it and allow it to soften for a few minutes. Then, heat on medium-high, stirring, until the agar is completely dissolved and the juice begins to boil. Stir in the remaining juice and the agave (optional) and remove from heat.
  • Allow the agar mixture to cool slightly while you prepare the fruit. Be sure to stir the juice every minute or so.
  • Remove the stems from the strawberries and slice them lengthwise. Place them on the bottom of a loaf pan, prettiest sides down. Slice the bananas and place them on top of the strawberries. Put the blueberries in an even layer on top of the bananas.
  • Gently pour the juice mixture evenly over the berries. It will start to jell immediately, so work from side to side to make sure it’s distributed evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely chilled and jelled. Invert over a platter to serve (you may need to lower the pan into a large bowl of hot water to loosen the edges and run a knife along the inside of the mold.)
Nutrition Facts
Red White and Blue Fruit Terrine
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 124 Calories from Fat 5
% Daily Value*
Fat 0.5g1%
Sodium 4.2mg0%
Carbohydrates 39g13%
Fiber 3g13%
Protein 1.5g3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutritional info is approximate.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Vegan
Keyword fruit terrine, red white and blue desserts, vegan jello
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Inspiration for this delicious fruit terrine came from Berry and Banana Terrine at Simply Recipes.

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Red, White and Blue Fruit Terrine: This red, white, and blue fruit terrine will dress up your Fourth of July picnic. It's like a heathy, vegan jello salad. Gluten-free, refined sugar-free.

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  1. Lesley

    June 4, 2010 at 8:26 pm

    I just made this yesterday as a treat at a summer dessert party, and it turned out absolutely perfectly! Looked exactly like the picture! And it was delicious! I have to admit though, I’m simply not a big fan of bananas in desserts. Could you recommend something to replace the bananas with that won’t interact negatively with the agar?

    Reply
    • SusanV

      June 4, 2010 at 10:20 pm

      If you’re trying to keep the red-white-and-blue theme, apples could be used instead of bananas. If not, you could really use any fruit you like. I think peaches would be delicious.

      Reply
  2. Susan B

    July 2, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    I am wondering whether I could use a clear trifle dish instead of the loaf pan- I wouldn’t plan on ‘unmoding’ it- just serving directly from the trifle dish, What are your thoughts- do you think I’d have any issue with it setting properly? Thanks!

    Reply
    • SusanV

      July 2, 2010 at 2:36 pm

      I think that would be beautiful and would set with no worries at all. Hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  3. Paula Fredrikson

    July 3, 2010 at 5:38 am

    I checked my local health food store for Agar yesterday and they didn’t have it. Would Whole Foods? or do I need to go to a specialty market? Thanks!

    Reply
    • SusanV

      July 3, 2010 at 8:17 am

      I’m sure Whole Foods would have agar in some form, but if you have an Asian grocery store nearby, it will probably be much, much cheaper there. I buy it in little packets under a brand called “Telephone.” There’s a picture of a packet in one of the photos on this post.

      Reply
  4. Paige

    July 4, 2011 at 9:17 am

    I just want to say thank you! I made this for our 4th of July party and it was a big hit. My husband and I are finishing our first six weeks of the ETL program and I needed a dessert that would fit the plan and please our guests. I got so many requests for this recipe that I posted the link on my Facebook wall.

    I thought the jelly, which I made with Trader Joe’s organic white grape juice, was delicious – good enough to eat on its own.

    Reply
  5. maria de lourdes santos de araujo

    September 3, 2011 at 1:56 pm

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  6. Alex

    June 27, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    I used the fruits and gelled some blended strawberries (with a dash of OJ to help blend) and put them in a freshly baked healthy pie crust from http://www.asksasha.com/Healthy-Cooking/Healthy-Easy-Pie-Crust-Recipe.html and the result was spectacular. Now I have a special treat that isn’t all that bad to serve my toddler on her birthday – I prefer the graham cracker crust and fruit to cake myself!

    Reply
    • Gabriel

      July 2, 2012 at 11:40 am

      Except now you’ve added half a cup of OIL to a perfectly healthy recipe.

      Reply
  7. LS

    July 2, 2012 at 11:22 am

    I have a package of vegan “unflavored jel dessert” from Natural Desserts – do you think I could use this in place of the agar?
    http://nutradrinkco.com/natural.htm

    Reply
    • Susan Voisin

      July 2, 2012 at 11:27 am

      It might work, but I think you’d be safer if you followed the package directions and added the fruit to it.

      Reply
  8. kimia

    August 6, 2012 at 5:30 pm

    I have guests in 2 days and want to make this dessert but strawberries would be too expensive can you recamend something eals?

    Reply
    • Susan Voisin

      August 6, 2012 at 5:35 pm

      You can use almost any fruit you want. How about watermelon? Just be sure to drain it well after cutting so that it doesn’t make it too wet.

      Reply
      • kimia

        August 6, 2012 at 6:21 pm

        hi thanks for your help
        will the watermelon hold ?

        Reply
  9. Alyssa R

    August 24, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    Hi Susan, Do you know how long it takes to set? I’ve had mine in the fridge for four hours and it is still liquid-y. Wondering if maybe I didn’t make the agar-apple juice jel right?

    Reply
    • Susan Voisin

      August 24, 2012 at 12:52 pm

      I’m sorry to tell you but if it hasn’t set by now, it isn’t going to. Agar will start to set while it’s still hot and should be completely set within an hour or two. I wonder if your agar powder wasn’t as strong as mine. I can’t think of any thing you could do wrong, so it’s probably the agar itself. 🙁

      Reply
  10. Myrt Fredrickson

    May 23, 2013 at 12:36 am

    What is agave????

    Reply
  11. Katie

    June 19, 2014 at 8:20 am

    Hi Susan,

    I followed your receip to the T but used a combination of store bought mango, papaya juice. It came out good, I won’t say great because it didn’t gel very firmly, it was still loose and when I cut it, everything kinda fell apart. Should I be using the same juice your recipe calls for, or increase the amount of agar for a firmer texture? Please advise.
    Thanks.

    Reply
    • Susan Voisin

      June 19, 2014 at 8:45 am

      The enzymes in raw pineapple, fresh figs, papaya, mango and peaches decrease agar’s. gel-ability, so I’m afraid your choice of juice caused the problem. I would change juices because even with increased agar, it might not hold it’s shape for cutting.

      Reply
  12. Katie

    June 19, 2014 at 8:54 am

    Can this be made using soy milk?

    Reply
    • Susan Voisin

      June 19, 2014 at 9:32 am

      I don’t see why not.

      Reply
  13. Vicky

    July 2, 2014 at 5:42 am

    Fabulous recipe Susan, pinned for later (I think I will share on my Gluten Free Afternoon Tea FB Page too!)

    Reply

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