Danny’s Deconstructed PB & J

What you need:

10 grams Calcium Lactate Gluconate
400 grams Grape Juice, plus 2 more cups (for the spheres to rest in)
2 grams Sodium Alginate
400 grams Filtered Water, plus more for rinsing the spheres

1. Combine 1/3 of the grape juice with all of the calcium lactate gluconate. Use an immersion blender to incorporate the ingredients. Then, once well mixed, add the remaining liquid to the mixture and mix by hand. Set aside.

2. Next, prepare the sodium alginate bath. Combine 2 grams of sodium alginate with about 1/3 of the water. Mix in the same manner as before (with immersion blender), then finish by mixing by hand. Allow the alginate bath to rest for about 2 hours.

3. Next, take a tablespoon of the calcium lactate gluconate and grape juice mixture and carefully drop it into the alginate bath in a quick motion so that it creates a sphere. Allow the sphere to rest in the liquid for about 2-3 minutes then remove and rinse in a bowl of filtered water, then move into a grape juice “bath”.

4. Once your spheres have been created, place individual spheres onto small toasts that have been spread with peanut butter. Serve immediately.

Recipe adapted by Janah Adickman.