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Berry jelly layers

Berry jelly layers

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Kids will love this fruity creamy jelly treat. It counts as one of their five-a-day and it's gluten-, wheat-, egg- and nut-free!

Serves: 4-6
Prep time: 6 hrs
chilling time
Cooking time: 7 mins

Child friendly

Ingredients

To make this suitable for vegetarians, use agar agar flakes instead of gelatine. You'll need 1-1 ½ tbsp flakes for each layer. Omit the soaking stage and add the flakes with the blueberries to the pan and simmer for 5 mins until dissolved. For the cream layer, add to the cream and simmer gently to dissolve.

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Forthe blueberry jelly
4 sheets of leaf gelatine
225g (8oz) blueberries
300ml (10 ½ floz) 100% Blueberry juice, berry juice or grape juice

For the yogurt jelly layer

250g (9oz) organic smooth and creamy mixed berry yogurt
100ml (3½ fl oz) organic single cream
2 sheets of leaf gelatine
Zest of ½ lemon

To decorate

Handful of fresh blueberries

Method

Soak the gelatine in water for 5 mins until softened.
Place the blueberries in a pan with the berry juice. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer gently for 5 mins until the blueberries are soft. Press the mixture through a sieve to remove the skins.
Remove the gelatine from the water, squeeze out any excess liquid and add to the hot juice. Stir until it has dissolved completely.
Pour into tumblers, glasses or small bowls so that they are half-full. Chill in the fridge for 4 hrs or overnight until set.
For the creamy yogurt layer, soak the gelatine in water for 5 mins.
Heat the cream gently. Remove the gelatine leaves from the water and add to the hot cream. Stir until it has completely dissolved. Allow to cool slightly then place the yogurt and lemon zest in a bowl and slowly stir in the cream.
Once the blueberry jelly has set, pour the creamy yogurt layer over the top of each one and chill for a further 2 hrs until set.
Just before serving, decorate with a few fresh blueberries. If fresh berries aren't available, make use of bags of frozen mixed berries instead.

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Nutritional information per portion

Calories 180(kcal)
Fat 7.7g
Saturates 4.7g

This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.