Brain Jelly
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Setting time: Overnight
- Serves 8-10
Ingredients
- 2x 135g packs Hartley's Strawberry Jelly Cubes
- 200ml double cream
- 1 tsp red food colouring
What you'll need
- Brain jelly mould (available online from many sources)
- Fine paint brush
Method
- Separate jelly into cubes then place in a large jug. Add 1 pint (570ml) boiling water, and stir until dissolved. Add 1/4 pint (150ml) cold water and chill down in the fridge (if you add cream to hot liquid, it will separate).
- Stir in double cream.
- Before pouring the jelly into your mould you may need to support your mould. Try placing the mould in a shallow dish with kitchen paper.
- Pour the jelly into the mould.
- Put in the fridge to set. You may need to stir the mixture after 30 minutes to ensure uniform colour.
- To serve the jelly, briefly dip the mould into warm water.
- Using a fine paint brush paint fake blood vessels in the crevices created by the mould.
Orange Halloween Lanterns
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Setting time: 5 hours
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1x 135g pack Hartley's Orange Jelly Cubes
- 4 large oranges
Method
- Wash and dry the oranges using a sharp knife, cut off the top, and make sure to save this.
- Carefully run a small knife around the orange where the pith and orange fruit meet. Scoop out the flesh.
- Using a small sharp knife cut out faces into front of oranges.
- Squeeze orange flesh and then strain orange juice.
- Make up jelly with boiling water as directed on pack. Add the saved orange juice in place of the cold water and stir well.
- Pour jelly into a shallow dish or tray.
- Put in the fridge to set.
- When the jelly is set, place spoonfuls of jelly into each orange.
- Replace the lid and wrap tightly in cling film.
- Put in the fridge until ready to eat.
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