Clear Jel
Regular price
$14.99
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$14.99
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Description
Description
Hoosier Hill Farm Clear Jel is a modified cornstarch that aids in thickening a variety of recipes. Our classic cook-type formulation has a great tolerance for high temperatures. This makes it ideal for canning fruit pie fillings and making smooth gravies and sauces. Clear Jel works well with all types of ingredients, including acidic ones, and has a strong stability during freezing and thawing.
How to Use: When using Clear Jel to thicken a pie filling or compote, we recommend first mixing it with an equal amount of water. To thicken one batch of fruit pie filling (enough for a 9-inch pie), start by mixing 1 tablespoon of Clear Jel with 1 tablespoon of water. Use a fork or whisk to make sure the mixture is smooth. Once combined, add the mixture directly to your pot of filling. Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently, until bubbles appear. The filling will begin to thicken once removed from heat.
For thickening pie filling, the recommendation is 1 tbsp Clear Jel to 4 cups of berries and 1 ½ tbsp for six apples.
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place. We do not recommend refrigeration or freezing thickeners.
Make delicious preserves, stunning fruit fillings, and sweets that are sure to impress with Hoosier Hill Farm’s line of quality thickeners. Add Fruit Pectin to jellies and jams, or try Agar Agar Powder as a vegetarian alternative to gelatin in all your favorite treats.
Note: 25 lb products will arrive in a bag.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Modified corn starch
Shipping Information
Shipping Information
Hoosier Hill Farm will process all orders from our website within 2-7 business days of an order being placed. Please allow for standard shipping ETAs to your ship-to-location from the Midwest upon notice that your shipping label has been created/shipped.
Wholesale (25 lb) orders can be expected to arrive within 21 business days upon placing an order.
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Customers praised this thickening agent for canning and baking, noting it "works very well" with no clumps or aftertaste. Ideal for pie fillings, gravies, and soups. Some found pricing a bit high, and one customer reported product failure after a year. One noted it requires mixing quickly as it sets fast.
- Great product, no clumps and perfectly helped with my canned pie filling.
- It stays the same consistency as when you first make it. Highly recommend!!
- Never going back to making apple pie another way! Quick and perfect consistency!
Consistency (positive)Filling (positive)Gravy (positive)Quality (positive)Canning (positive)
B
Made some apple pie filling where the recipe called for clear jel. It was delicious! The pie filling turned out great. I will say when I canned it the filling expanded beyond the 1/2 inch space I left. Next time I will leave a larger space.Having said that, I thought this was pretty expensive for a modified corn starch. I think I can get about 5 pie mix recipes out of the 3 lbs I bought. Which means it will cost about $3.75 per recipe. Yes not much but typically the thickener for canning is much cheaper. Maybe it’s the pandemic with demand being high. 🤷🏻♀️
L
No issues incorporating it into my turkey pot pie filling, but when I had some siphoning, the residue on the outside of the jar practically had to be blasted off. Out of 11 jars, I did have one lid sealing failure. Questioning whether I should not add thickener next time, and just thicken upon reheating and serving. Is it possible the thick, sticky nature of the filling contributed to the failure? Taste was fine, and consistency was fine. Incorporated into my recipe easily with no clumping.
j
It does have peanut extract so let people know before they eat.The thickener expanded a little when canned. I liked the taste 😋.
T
First time canning, made apple pie filling this held up great!! Super simple and easy to use and texture was perfect after baked.
T
Made the best canned peach pie filling!!
C
First time buying this brand and I’m impressed! This is modified food starch, so it’s safe for canning vs cornstarch. It is not a substitute for pectin in jams and jellies. It’s also good for thickening sauces, like sweet and sour sauce, where you might use flour or cornstarch. I used it for batches of peach pie filling and peach salsa last weekend and it came out nicely. I was a little nervous about texture because the color looked more cloudy than my usual brand before processing, but it turned clear in the water bath and had a smooth texture. Buying in bulk was much cheaper than buying multiple smaller tablecloths bags at my grocery store.
t
If your going to make any canned fruit pie filling please buy this product!!! It makes the best pies!! I use to use cornstarch but never again the fillings come out looking better than store bought filling!! Easy to do and easy to pour into a pie crust and ready to bake!! 10 out of 10 on this product!!
C
I was so happy when my Clear gel arrived… As I had a half a bushel of peaches sitting on my countertop that needed to be canned. I made the best peach pie filling. Thanks to Clear gel.
M
Perfect for canning apple pie filling! I had never heard of this before and was a little worried about purchasing from Amazon. It actually worked out great! I've made 5 batches of water bath canned apple pie filling from the Ball book. Will be getting more soon.
M
Never going back to Making apple pie another way ! Love this stuff, I canned a bunch of pie filling it was quick and perfect consistency! It shipped fast and was a good price !
K
Works very well. Do not hesitate to buy No after taste in your mouth or wallet. You'll be smitten with this product, I pinky swear promise🤙🏾
J
Great value for the price! Thank you!
N
Works great for canned pie fillings. Very smooth, dissolves completely.
S
I would give this a minus 5 stars if I could. After only 1 year, a complete failure to jell. Other clear jel lasted 12 years until I finished it and ordered more. Loss of time and ingredients as well as the original cost.DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!
K
I haven’t used it yet, and would love to give a better review, but have seen my friend use hers and I do know she love using it
B
Ordered this size and two of the smaller containers. NONE of them will thicken. My sister has been using this brand for years and I owed her one when I bought them, none of the three containers purchased will thicken. And I can’t return them. Very disappointing, especially when you have tons of apples peeled and ready to go.
S
Product must have been changed. Not happy with the results like past purchases. My current container 1.5 lb. is supposed to be good till 10/01/2022. It hasn't worked right since I purchased it. Aways HAVE TO ADD REGULAR CORN STARCH TO GET IT TO THICKEN, for fruit pies and fruit pie fillings.
W
works great but when shipped 1 bag had a hole in it
W
Buyer beware. If you're looking for fruit pectin, this is not it. It showed up in my search and I ordered it. I should have read more carefully. It is modified cornstarch. It can be used in replace of fruit pectin in some cases, however it is not fruit pectin. If you're doing a search for fruit pectin on Amazon and this product pops up please be advised, it is not fruit pectin, it is nothing more than modified cornstarch. It is a suitable replacement for some applications when fruit pectin is called for. Such as baking pies. It is probably not a suitable replacement for making jams and preserves. Amazon was very understanding and refunded my money so that I could order real fruit pectin in the future.
s
Unfortunately I got a bad container nothing thickened and I tried making two things. My apple pie filling w my old container came out perfect the new one never thickened up no matter what disappointed for sure.
J
No instructions on mixing gel and adding to my mixture. The cost is expensive and should be packaged in smaller package. It will take me a long time to use the clear gel as I seldom use it. I should have used flour as the recipe called for..my mistake. I was making Hot Mustard. Turned out amazing.
D
This product is processed in a facility that uses wheat. I am unable to use this due to celiacs disease, and unable to refund.
S
The first time I used this product it was berry clumpy. I had to use an immersion blender to smooth it out. The second time was much better but still had little clumps
G
I am having trouble with getting lumps even when using a whisk, thinking it is me more so than product
A
Allergy alert, this is totally my fault. I did NOT read alllll the way to the bottom where they said it was processed in a plant that also processes peanuts , so. So I will be unable to use this since one of my grandsons is highly allergic to peanuts. I know that manufacturers can’t cover all the bases and we must be responsible for our own health. That is why we can food. Just be aware, It was the last place I expected to find a peanut notice.
A
My apple pie filling didn’t turn out as good using the jell. Corn starch worked better for me.
D
It’s basically just cornstarch. Not super impressed.
C
Update: It does not separate like regular corn starch so that's a plus, you just need to use slightly more to achieve the thickness you want.Did not thicken as much as expected.Used it to thicken a batch of cherry pie filling. Used the recommended amount based on the number of quarts I was canning. It was not at all thick after the sauce cooled. If you're expecting it to perform as well or better than corn starch I think you'll be disappointed, but I do think that once you figure out how much to use you may get a better product that won't separate. That I can't say for sure because it hasn't sat in my pantry long enough yet.
C
This jar is slightly smaller than a quart mason jar.
