Homemade Jelly Recipe| How To Make Jelly At Home With Only 2 Ingredients | No Cornflour! Easy Sweet

pectin

🥗Healthier: agar-agar

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Agar-agar is a plant-based gelling agent that can be used instead of pectin.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a different flavor profile.

Introduce the recipe and explain the importance of jelly in desserts.

State that jelly can be made with just two main ingredients: sugar and gelatin powder.

Measure 1 cup of sugar and add 6 tablespoons of gelatin powder, mixing lightly.

Blend the sugar and gelatin in a mixer jar until slightly coarse, or keep it as is if preferred.

Store the basic jelly powder in an airtight container if not using immediately.

To prepare strawberry jelly, take 4 tablespoons of the jelly mixture in a plate.

Add red food color and 1/4 teaspoon of strawberry essence to the mixture.

Pour in boiling hot water, using 1.5 cups for this amount of jelly powder, and mix until the gelatin is fully dissolved.

Prepare banana jelly by adding 4 tablespoons of the jelly mixture, green food color, and vanilla essence to a separate bowl.

Add boiling water to the banana jelly mixture and mix until the gelatin is fully dissolved.

For mango jelly, repeat the process with yellow food color and vanilla essence.

For blueberry jelly, add blue food color and vanilla essence, ensuring to dilute the color properly to avoid a dark shade.

Mix until all gelatin chunks are dissolved in each jelly mixture.

Let all jellies cool to room temperature and then refrigerate for half an hour to set.

Check the jellies after half an hour to ensure they have set properly.

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