An easy
creamy dessert that can be pretty much guilt free.
Ingredients:
Optional (if making in a jelly mold) - gelatine Maybe make them something that will go nicely together, like both strawberry.. or something. Preparation
time:
Method: The idea here is to mix equal amounts of jelly and yoghurt. Apparently this is called a "flummery" my Mother-in-law tells me. If making it for a jelly mould, you'll need either 2 packs of jelly crystals(but mix it with the same amount of water as you would for 1 packet).. or use gelatine (as 2 lots of jelly crystals can get very strong). I used the gelatine instructions on the packet - which I think for memory was a tablespoon of gelatine, but instead of adding the water, I mixed it into the jelly I had made. This made it set nice and hard without having the strong jelly flavour of 2 packets of jelly. 1). Make a quantity of jelly according to the packet. (adding gelatine if needed) Place jelly in the fridge. 2). When the jelly is just starting the set, stir in the yoghurt. Use an equal quantity of the jelly and yoghurt. Spoon mixture into individual serving cups, or a decorative bowl (whatever) and put back in the fridge to set. This should make a creamy jelly like desert. You don't have to use the low fat/calorie versions if you don't want to. Variations: When I was adding the yoghurt in last time I made it, the yoghurt stayed in blobs in the jelly-water, and I had the idea of leaving it that way to make a jelly dessert that had pockets of yoghurt..... so maybe that is an idea to try. You'd want to make the jelly set in the mold, and then add the yoghurt to the mold too... and depending on where the yoghurt settles, you may find you get a lot of yoghurt at the bottom, with no jelly to "contain" it as such.... You could add some fruit to this for an interesting twist. Remember that certain fruits (like fresh pineapple) will stop jelly from setting. I don't know why (and I don't know what else does it) but apparently it does. If making it in a mold like mine (that is a ring), you could serve it with fresh berries in the centre (the O in the ring) I wanted to make a layered version for Xmas, where I had a green jelly layer (so it was see-thru) then a red yoghurt/jelly layer.. you might like to try this layered effect.
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