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Cranberry Kissel (Dzērveņu Ķīselis)
Latvian cranberry kissel thickened with potato starch and served with milk.

About Cranberry Kissel (Dzērveņu Ķīselis)
Ērika Baltiņa recommends this cranberry kissel in a collection of Latgale's traditional food and drink recipes. It is a smooth cranberry preparation thickened with potato starch and accompanied by milk.
Sugar balances the fruit, while vanillin adds its aromatic note. The recipe also includes a sprinkling of sugar over the surface, giving the cranberry portion a sweet finish.
The kissel is served cooled in a vessel with milk alongside it. The combination brings together concentrated cranberry flavour, a smooth starch-thickened texture and the contrasting dairy accompaniment.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cranberry Kissel (Dzērveņu Ķīselis)
Ērika Baltiņa's Latgale cranberry kissel with milk.
- CranberriesBase
- WaterLiquid
- SugarSweetener
- Potato starchBinder
- VanillinAromaticIngredient page not linked
- MilkAccompaniment
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Cranberries: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual59 literal recipe water and cranberry rinsing.
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual59 cooked liquid and surface sprinkle consolidated.
- Potato starch: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Vanillin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual59 literal vanilins; pure/flavoured-product formula unknown, not assumed vanilla sugar or vanilla extract.
- Milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual59 first service alternative milk selected over whipped cream.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Latvia
- LatviaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Latvian Cuisine
- Latvian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.