Clear Fruit Glaze Recipe (2024)

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If you are looking for a simple clear glaze recipe, you are in the right place. Also called a fruit mirror glaze or clear sugar glaze, it is perfect for glazing fruit tart, flan, and pizza.

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Clear sugar glaze recipe

Clear fruit glaze is a transparent and flavorful thin topping made with starch, pectin, or gelatin. It is used to glaze fruit on fruit tarts, flans, cakes, pies, and cheesecakes.

It is neutral in taste and flavor and is clear in color. It is perfect for brushing fresh fruits on a fruit tart, pizza, fruit flan, pie, cheesecake, etc. It also works as a fruit cake glaze.

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  • Clear sugar glaze recipe
  • Ingredients
  • How to make clear fruit glaze
  • Expert Tips
  • Recipe variations
  • Storage instructions
  • Alternatives to clear fruit glaze
  • Recipe FAQ
  • Comments

The fruit glaze gives baked goods a beautiful shine.And it isn't just for a look. It gives the fruit a thin coat that works as a fruit preserver. It also protects the fruit from dying out, keeps it moist, and preserves its bright colors.

Ingredients

Get a quick overview of the necessary ingredients. For precise measurements and instructions, refer to the recipe card.

  • Sugar: Use white granulated sugar or caster sugar.
  • Starch is essential in making clear fruit glaze. You can use potato or corn starch interchangeably. If desired, use ClearJel (modified cornstarch) instead.
  • Water is used as a liquid in the recipe. You can replace it with fruit juice, whose taste, flavor, and color are the same as your fruit dessert. Apple, pear, or white grape juice is best for the transparent effect.

How to make clear fruit glaze

Step 1. Place potato starch in a small cup and add ¼ cup (60 ml) water; stir with a teaspoon until the starch is dissolved. Pour ½ cup + 1 ½ tablespoons (140 ml) water with sugar into a saucepan and bring to a simmer.

Step 2. Stir in the starch mixture and bring it to a boil while constantly stirring with a hand whisk or a spoon.

Step 3. Once boiled, remove the glaze from the heat and let it cool. Stir every 3-5 minutes to prevent a film from forming on the surface of the glaze.

Step 4. With a silicone brush, gently apply the glaze on top of the fruit to keep the fruit pattern. Refrigerate the pastry for at least 1 hour before serving.

Expert Tips

  1. Use a natural bristle pastry brush to apply the glaze if desired.
  2. You can also toss the fruit in a bowl with glaze to coat it before placing it on the pastry or simply drizzle some glaze over your bake.

Recipe variations

The clear sugar glaze with cornstarch is transparent and flavorless. It is universal and can be used in large batches as needed. You can add a pinch of ground cinnamon for a nice, subtle flavor, but it is optional.

You can increase the amount of starch from 1 tablespoon to 1 ½ or even 2 tablespoons to play with the thickness of your glaze.

Storage instructions

The clear glaze is best used when it is made. Don't refrigerate or freeze it for later use.

Alternatives to clear fruit glaze

For glazing fruit, please use alternatives to a clear glaze such as apricot glaze, gelatine glaze, nappage glaze, or a store-bought mirror glaze.

Recipe FAQ

What is the clear gel on fruit tarts?

Fruit tarts have a shiny glaze made with apricot jam or preserves, honey, cornstarch, gelatine, or pectin. This thin coating over fruit is called nappage.

How do you make fruit cake shiny on top?

To give your fruit cake that beautiful final touch, use a homemade or store-bought fruit glaze and brush to make the top shine.

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This easy clear glaze recipe makes the best mirror glaze for glazing a fruit flan, cake, fruit tart, fruit pizza, and other desserts.

  • Author: Irina Totterman
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 serving 1x
  • Category: Basic recipes
  • Method: Cooking
  • Cuisine: French
  • Diet: Gluten Free
  • 2 tablespoonsgranulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon potato starch (or corn starch)
  • ⅔ cup + 3 tablespoons(200ml) water

Instructions

  1. Place potato starch in a small cup and add ¼ cup (60 ml) water; stir with a teaspoon until the starch is dissolved. Pour ½ cup + 1 ½ tablespoons (140 ml) of water with sugar into a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Stir in the starch mixture and bring it to a boil while constantly stirring with a hand whisk or a spoon.

  2. Once boiled, remove the glaze from the heat and let it cool a bit. Stir every 3-5 minutes to prevent a film from forming on the surface of the glaze. With a silicone brush, gently apply the glaze on top of the fruit to keep the made pattern. Refrigerate the pastry for at least 1 hour before serving.

Notes

  1. Use a natural bristle pastry brushto apply the glaze if desired.
  2. You can also toss the fruit in a bowl with glaze to coat it before placing it on the pastry or simply drizzle some glaze over your bake.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving enough for an 8-9 inches (20-23 cm) round fruit tart
  • Calories: 130
  • Sugar: 24 g
  • Sodium: 6 mg
  • Fat: 0 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 34 g
  • Fiber: 0 g
  • Protein: 0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 g

The nutritional information has been calculated using an online recipe nutrition calculator such as Verywellfit.com and is intended for informational purposes only. These figures should be used as a general guideline and not be construed as a guarantee.

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About Irina Totterman

I'm Irina, an experienced home baker with over 30 years of expertise and the blogger behind Baking Like a Chef (since 2018), where I share baking recipes, tips, and tricks. My recipes have been featured in the renowned French Chef Simon and Le Journal des Femmes.

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  1. Afifah says

    I use corn starch instead, and it works so great. Thank you so much. This glaze is hard to find here.

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    • Irina says

      Thank you for making the recipe and for your comment. 🙂

      Reply

  2. Ashley says

    Really great recipe! Recently got some locally grown blueberries, and while talking about what to do with them, I made a rare cheesecake with the blueberries as decoration. This glaze really made them shine and took that extra step that I could be proud of! Thanks!

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  3. Tia says

    So thankful to find this recipe! I was able to glaze some beautiful strawberries to top a cheesecake for my daughter's birthday. It was stunning and everyone at the party complemented it. I am relying on this recipe once again for another birthday cake!

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    • Irina Totterman says

      Thank you, Tia!

      Reply

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