Description
This Green & Red Christmas Jelly is a festive dessert with a biscuit base, creamy middle, and vibrant jelly layers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250 g Arnott’s Marie or Nice biscuits, crushed
- 125 g unsalted butter, melted
- 1 × 395 g can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup boiling water
- ½ cup lemon juice
- 3 tsp gelatine
- ¼ cup cold water
- 1 packet (85 g) red jelly crystals (raspberry or strawberry flavour)
- 1 packet (85 g) green jelly crystals (lime flavour)
- 2 cups boiling water (1 cup per jelly packet)
- 2 cups cold water (1 cup per jelly packet)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Combine crushed biscuits and melted butter in a bowl.
- Press the mixture into the base of a lined baking dish.
- In a bowl, mix sweetened condensed milk, boiling water, lemon juice, gelatine, and cold water until smooth.
- Pour the creamy mixture over the biscuit base and refrigerate until set.
- Prepare the red jelly by dissolving the crystals in 1 cup of boiling water and adding 1 cup of cold water. Let it cool.
- Pour the cooled red jelly over the cream layer and refrigerate until set.
- Repeat the process for the green jelly.
- Once all layers are set, slice and serve chilled.
Notes
- Ensure each layer is fully set before adding the next.
- Use fresh lemon juice for best flavor.
- Chill the dessert for several hours for optimal texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Refrigeration
- Cuisine: Australian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
Keywords: Green & Red Christmas Jelly, Christmas dessert, festive jelly, holiday treat