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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Desserts » Gooseberry Preserve (dulce De Uchuvas)

    Gooseberry Preserve (Dulce de Uchuvas)

    Oct 21, 2015 · Modified: Sep 17, 2022 by Erica Dinho · 13 Comments

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    Dulce de Uchuvas is a traditional Colombian dessert or sauce. This gooseberry preserve recipe is very easy to make and absolutely delicious.

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    Uchuva or yellow gooseberry is a typical Colombian fruit. It is small, round and a little tart and is used in sauces, desserts and salads. When my grandmother made dulce de uchuvas, she served it with fresh white cheese, similar to the farmer’s cheese in United States. I love to eat it with vanilla ice cream.

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    Gooseberry Preserve (Dulce de Uchuvas)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    20 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Sauce
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 1 cup
    Calories 461 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 cup yellow gooseberries or uchuvas washed
    • ⅓ cup water
    • ½ cup sugar

    Instructions
     

    • In a small pot over medium high heat, add the water and sugar and bring to a boil.
    • Reduce the heat to medium low, add the uchuvas and cook about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat transfer to a glass container and refrigerate.

    Notes

    *You can use this sauce on top of ice cream.
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 461kcalCarbohydrates: 116gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 2mgSugar: 100gVitamin A: 1008IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
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    Buen provecho!

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    Comments

    1. OysterCulture

      May 31, 2009 at 4:28 pm

      5 stars
      This sounds like the perfect combination white cheese, a bit of this preserves and a nice glass of wine. What a winner. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    2. Sophie

      May 31, 2009 at 4:32 pm

      5 stars
      MMMM...looks lovely! I don't know if i can find these lovely orange coloured gooseberries but I will hunt them down,...

      Reply
    3. rebecca subbiah

      May 31, 2009 at 9:26 pm

      5 stars
      oh those things look great can you buy them in the States we have green ones in the UK and they are sour

      Reply
      • Erica

        May 31, 2009 at 10:21 pm

        5 stars
        Hi Rebecca,
        I live in Connecticut and I found gooseberries in my supermarket.

        Reply
      • Alan Bowman

        October 21, 2015 at 2:56 pm

        5 stars
        Uchuvas and English gooseberries (grosella espinosa in Spanish) are completely different things. English gooseberries can be made into a very tasty jam or boiled and sweetened before being served as a dessert - there are dessert varieties that are sweet and can be eaten uncooked just like uchuvas which are available in English supermarkets under the name "chinese gooseberries."

        Uchuvas are a cultivated version of what we used to call Chinese lanterns. I prefer uchuvas raw and the combination of the sweet flavour with the hint of sharpness is perfect for an after-dinner mouth freshener.

        Reply
    4. Natasha - 5 Star Foodie

      May 31, 2009 at 10:03 pm

      5 stars
      These preserves would go perfectly with this snowy white goat cheese cheddar we found this weekend! Yum!

      Reply
    5. Soma

      June 01, 2009 at 1:32 pm

      5 stars
      We find these in India too, but I have never seen these here. How lovely with white cheese!

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    6. Lori Lynn

      June 02, 2009 at 9:28 am

      5 stars
      Sounds excellent with cheese. Very pretty too!
      LL

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    7. Diana

      August 23, 2011 at 9:36 am

      5 stars
      A friend here in Bogotá served warm uchuva jam over brie and it was AMAZING....
      Could be a nice alternative to cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving...hmmm.

      Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
    8. Evelyne@cheapethniceatz

      October 21, 2015 at 1:34 pm

      5 stars
      Just adore gooseberries, discovered them way before most people did when you could maybe find some where I live. Not sure I would have enough left over to make a preserve but it's a great and delicious idea.

      Reply
    9. Velva

      October 21, 2015 at 8:40 pm

      5 stars
      I have never eaten a gooseberry. This reminds me of kumquats in color and how you preserve them. Looks delicious! Farmers cheese or Vanilla ice cream would be yummy.

      Velva

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    10. grace

      October 22, 2015 at 8:26 am

      5 stars
      we don't have gooseberries around here but they look like something i'd really like, especially prepared like this!

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    11. June

      October 26, 2015 at 6:48 pm

      5 stars
      This fruit looks very similar to the fruit we called "ground cherries" when I was a child in the US Midwest. My father loved ground cherry pie, and he grew them so that he could have this each summer.

      Reply

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