What is zefir?

Zefir is a soft confectionery made by whipping fresh fruit and berry purée with sugar, egg whites, and agar agar. It’s packed with natural flavor, light in calories, and visually irresistible. It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian too.  

It evolved from a traditional Russian dessert called pastila - when reduced for hours and sometimes days fruit puree was mixed with honey and whipped into a soft paste naturally packed with fruit flavor. During the Tsar era and an extensive influence of Western culture, pastila became available for French chefs who added whipped egg whites into the mixture and substituted heavy honey with sugar. They called it Zephyr - referring to the ancient Greek god of “light Western wind”, or “breeze”.