Pear kissel, a light starch dessert
A refreshing Azerbaijani pear sorbet, made with pear, potato starch, and citric acid, to be served chilled as a dessert, sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Pear kisel is a light dessert, typically served cold after a meal in Azerbaijani cuisine.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time25 min
- Resting2 hr
- Total2 hr 45 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodCooking in a saucepan
- Estimated cost$1.31 $0.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $0.62
- $0.38
- $0.15
- $0.16
Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Wash the pears, pour water over them, and cook for 7 to 10 minutes until they are tender. Drain the juice into another container.
- Mash the remaining pears, pass them through a sieve, and add the puree to the reserved juice. ≈ 4 min
- Add the sugar and citric acid, then bring to a boil.
- Mix the cornstarch with a little cold water, then add it to the liquid and cook until the mixture thickens.
- Pour servir, pour each glass or mussel, let it cool completely, then sprinkle with powdered sugar to prevent it from drying out.
The bill
Pear kissel, a light starch dessert
- 125 g of pears$0.62
- 100 g of powdered sugar$0.38
- 40 g of potato starch$0.15
- powdered sugar, for dusting$0.16
Total$1.31
that's $0.33 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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