How To Make Jelly Slice

How To Make Jelly Slice

This colorful dessert consists of a cookie base that is topped with a creamy custard and finished off with a layer of smooth jelly.

The custard is typically lemon-flavored and based on condensed milk, while the top is usually prepared with vibrant red-colored jelly or fruit jams. Mainly associated with festive occasions and family gatherings, jelly slices are always served well-chilled.

RECIPE INGREDIENTS

85g packet jelly crystals like Aeroplane jelly

250g plain sweet biscuits/cookies like Arnott’s Mare biscuits

175g melted butter

⅓ cup water

3 teaspoons gelatine powder see notes

395g sweetened condensed milk, full fat

juice of 2 lemons

DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE JELLY SLICE

Line a 18cm x 28cm rectangular tin with baking paper and set aside.Prepare jelly according to the packet instructions and set aside to cool.(Do not place the jelly in the fridge)

Crush the biscuits/cookies in a food processor and pour into a separate bowl. Add the melted butter and mix until well combined. Firmly press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared tin and then place into the fridge while you prepare the filling.

Making filling:

Place the sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice into a separate bowl. Add the dissolved gelatine mixture (Make gelatine mixture by sprinkling the gelatine powder over a small bowl or ramekin filled with the ⅓ cup of boiling water. Quickly use a fork to whisk the gelatine until fully dissolved.).

Mix using a whisk until completely combined.Pour the mixture over the prepared base and place into the fridge until set (approximately 1 hour).

Gently pour the cooled jelly over the top of the slice and place into the fridge for 5 hours or until set.Cut into slices and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

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How To Make Jelly Slice

This colorful dessert consists of a cookie base that is topped with a creamy custard and finished off with a layer of smooth jelly.

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Ingredients

  

• 85 g packet jelly crystals like Aeroplane jelly
• 250 g plain sweet biscuits/cookies like Arnott's Mare biscuits
• 175 g melted butter
• ⅓ cup water
• 3 teaspoons gelatine powder see notes
• 395 g sweetened condensed milk full fat
• juice of 2 lemons

Instructions

 

• Line a 18cm x 28cm rectangular tin with baking paper and set aside.Prepare jelly according to the packet instructions and set aside to cool.(Do not place the jelly in the fridge)
• Crush the biscuits/cookies in a food processor and pour into a separate bowl. Add the melted butter and mix until well combined. Firmly press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared tin and then place into the fridge while you prepare the filling.
• Making filling:
• Place the sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice into a separate bowl. Add the dissolved gelatine mixture (Make gelatine mixture by sprinkling the gelatine powder over a small bowl or ramekin filled with the ⅓ cup of boiling water. Quickly use a fork to whisk the gelatine until fully dissolved.).
• Mix using a whisk until completely combined.Pour the mixture over the prepared base and place into the fridge until set (approximately 1 hour).
• Gently pour the cooled jelly over the top of the slice and place into the fridge for 5 hours or until set.Cut into slices and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.