Clear Jel Thickener (Instant)

Great product. I mix this with a little bit of sugar, & than making any mousse fillings for cakes. Works great.

Great for pie fillings when we can in The Kitchen Project+ classes.

I love cooking and prefer to use restaurant-quality products. This fits the bill

Works wonderfully, but would prefer if it had been gluten free.

This is my second purchase of the Hoosier Hill Farm Instant Clear Jel. I use it for a lot of baking projects. I also use the Hoosier Hill Farm heat activated Clear Jel for pies and gravys. That should tell you that I like Hoosier Hill Farm products. This clear jel works great, has no after taste and thickens liquids perfectly - much better then cornstarch, flour or tapioca.

I'd already been looking into this for the possibility of making homemade instant pudding mix, but what really put me over the edge was when my last mixed berry crisp came out way too watery. I use frozen berries, and cornstarch just doesn't have the thickening power needed to make them set up. Just yesterday I tried again after having ordered this wonderful stuff. I whisked together 1/4 cup of granulated sugar and 1/4 cup of instant clearjel, and then tossed my 1 lb. of frozen berries in that before adding them to the 9" round cake pan and covering with the crisp topping. The results were miraculous! My berry crisp set up perfectly, instead of the pan soaking in loose berry juices that were difficult to scoop up. The crisp mix I prefer is Concord Fresh Success apple crisp mix, and I like to use a pound of frozen mixed berries that includes blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and cranberries. That extra tartness makes for a wonderful holiday dessert, and the acidity didn't interfere with the clearjel's thickening power. One important tip: I read that you really do need to mix this with sugar to change how quickly the clearjel absorbs liquid, so it doesn't clump. Obviously for sugar-free recipes you'd use whatever sweetener you prefer.

Makes good homemade instant pudding

First, it is best to mix the powder with a non-liquid first then add the liquid. In my case I mix it into sugar first then add the liquid. This reduces the clumps.