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Kissel is a sweet thick drink that differs from compote in that starch is added to thicken it. You can use any fruits and berries to make it. This recipe uses cherries, which have a special sweet and sour taste. Both frozen and fresh cherries are suitable for kissel. The drink turns out very tasty and nutritious. And if you make the kissel thicker, you can use it as a berry sauce for sweet casseroles and desserts.

Step 1

Place the cherries in a saucepan, pour in enough water to cover the berries. Put the saucepan on the fire. When the water boils, add sugar and stir. Reduce the heat to low and cook the berries for 10 minutes.

Step 2

Strain the resulting compote through a fine sieve.

Step 3

Dissolve the starch in a cup of water and pour it into the cherry compote. Put the compote on the fire and cook for 2 minutes until it thickens slightly. Then remove from the fire, let the jelly stand and thicken.