Ingredients
Instructions
- Wash fruit and pick through for stems (reserve 3/4 cup).
- Combine the remaining fruit with water (reserving 1 cup), and sugar in a saucepan.
- Bring to a boil and cook fruit over medium heat until done but still holding its shape.
- Sweeten to taste with more sugar, if needed.
- Stir corn starch into reserved water until dissolved and stir into the juice.
- Bring to boil, cook until thickened, and remove from heat.
- Blend in the rum if desired.
- Mash reserved, uncooked fruit in blender and stir into the thickened juice.
- Eat Rote Grütze either hot or cold and serve with cold milk or cream.