It was my daughter’s second birthday today, and following on from a month of absolutely no food-mojo, I didn’t prepare anything healthy for this party at all. There were fruit cups, but they were slathered in cream. Yum, but not healthy, really. Anyway, it’s a party, I’m not going to beat myself up about it. Especially when what I did make was as playful and tasty and fun as Stained Glass Rainbow Jelly.
I can’t take credit for this recipe – I originally found it at Food Librarian – and considering that I haven’t had any success at all with make from scratch gelatin recipes in the past, I was dubious, but it looked perfect for a Messy Play Party, so I had to try.
Here are a few tips you don’t have to learn for yourself:
- With the coloured jelly, you can cut them into shapes if you’ve made them into thin enough layers. I made some flowers, and it worked well. I threw the ‘unused’ bits of the jelly into the mix anyway, since the shapes are all haphazard, it doesn’t matter.
- When you layer them, however, don’t layer the shapes – i.e. the flowers – horizontally, as when you cut it, you cant see the shapes. You need to place the shapes in your dish vertically so you can see them when they are cut.
- If you make these two days ahead, and store in a sealed container, they are still good. I was worried making them on Saturday that by Monday they would be rubbery, but they were delicious. It takes pressure off doing them the day before and being worried they won’t set in time.
We use Farmlea condensed milk so as to avoid feeding the Nestle machine.
For this recipe I used Dr Oetker Gelatin – first time I’ve used it, and my first success. Coincidence? 😉
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- 4 packets jelly
- 1 can condensed milk
- 2 packets gelatin
- In four separate shallow containers, make the four jellies. IGNORE THE PACKAGE INSTRUCTIONS. Just mix each packet with one cup of boiling water. Once the jelly is dissolved, pop it in the fridge for at least four hours.
- Once the jelly is set, gently remove it from the shallow containers, and cut into squares or shapes.
- Next, pour ½ cup of cold water into a bowl.
- Add the two packets of gelatin and leave it to 'bloom' (absorb the water and swell up).
- Add 1.5 cups boiling water, mixing till the gelatin is dissolved.
- Add the can of condensed milk, mix it all together.
- Leave the condensed milk mix to cool a bit. If you pop the jelly in straight away, it my melt.
- Once it's cooled down (about 10 minutes) add the jelly squares and return it all to the freezer.
- Leave for 4 - 6 hours, or over night. Loosen the sides with a butter knife, and tip out.
- Cut into squares or shapes.
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