The Jello Mold Mistress of Brooklyn

Apple Goat Cheese

Flavor Tripping parties have been growing in popularity over the last several years and I finally got invited to one. The idea behind these parties is that one consumes Miracle Fruit, a berry that makes sour, spicy, and some savory foods taste sweet (for about an hour), and then sucks on lemons and pours tabasco sauce all over their tongue to experience the unfamiliar flavor sensations (and wakes up the next morning with chapped lips and a tummy ache). I wanted to make a jello for the occasion but didn’t want to go with the obvious choice and make a really sour lemon or lime jello that, with the miracle fruit, would just taste like, well, jello. So upon more research I decided upon sour apples and goat cheese.  I stewed tart granny smith apples in cinnamon with slightly sweetened plain gelatin for the top layer, and softened goat cheese mixed with a small amount of cinnamon and sugar on the bottom layer. On its own it was quite tasty, although a little more sweetness would have brought out the flavor. But with the miracle fruit the result was sweet, buttery, Apple Pie!