Finger Jello Recipe with step by step pictures. This Finger Gelatin recipe is made with Lemon Juice , Food Essence and Gelatin. Fun summer recipe for the kids.
Finger Jello
Okay i have to admit, my actual plan is to make jujubes. I researched a lot about them and many recipes called for liquid glucose, but few recipes didn't use that. Even though i had liquid glucose on hand, i wanted to make without that. So i decided to give it a try. I made everything and put it in the fridge. When it is set, i cut them into squares and when i tried to roll it in sugar i found that they started melting and they didn't have the texture of jujubes. It tasted like the jelly which you get in shops. It was delicious though. So i changed the name and sharing here, you know sometimes things happen like this.. But i am glad that it didn't turn into a disaster.
I made this jello with water, but you can use fresh fruit juice too. I recommend you to use unsweetened fruit juice, if you have only sweetened then reduce the sugar level accordingly. Also you can use china grass in place of gelatin.
Ingredients for Finger Jello Recipe (finger gelatin)
- Gelatin - 3 tbsp
- Water - 2 cups (check notes)
- Sugar - 1 cup
- Lemon Juice - 4 tbsp
- Any Essence - few drops ( I used lemon essence )
- Food Colouring - as you wish (I used yellow and green)
- Oil - ½ tsp for greasing plates
How to make Finger Jello Recipe (Finger gelatin)
- Take gelatin in a bowl, add in 1 cup of cold water and let it soak for 5 mins.
- Take sugar, 1 cup water in a sauce pan and heat it up. Stir till the sugar is melted.
- Once the sugar is melted, add in soaked gelatin to the hot sugar water and mix till the gelatin is melted completely.
- Add in lemon juice and mix well.
- Now divide this into two bowls and add your favorite essence and food colouring.
- Mix well.
- Grease a high sided plate with a little oil and pour this syrup in the plates and set it in the fridge for 2 to 3 hours or till the jelly is set.
- Now remove it from fridge and cut it into squares.
- Serve chilled.
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Finger Jello Recipe | Finger Gelatin Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Gelatin
- 2 cups Water check notes
- 1 cup Sugar
- 4 tbsp Lemon Juice
- few drops Any Essence I used lemon essence
- as you wish Food Colouring I used yellow and green
- ½ tsp for greasing plates Oil
Instructions
- Take gelatin in a bowl, add in 1 cup of cold water and let it soak for 5 mins.
- Take sugar, 1 cup water in a sauce pan and heat it up. Stir till the sugar is melted.
- Once the sugar is melted, add in soaked gelatin to the hot sugar water and mix till the gelatin is melted completely.
- Add in lemon juice and mix well.
- Now divide this into two bowls and add your favorite essence and food colouring. Mix well.
- Grease a high sided plate with a little oil and pour this syrup in the plates and set it in the fridge for 2 to 3 hours or till the jelly is set.
- Now remove it from fridge and cut it into squares.
- Serve chilled.
Notes
2)Instead of water, you can use unsweetened fruit juice too, that will make this more healthy. If you have only sweetened fruit juice, then reduce the sugar level.
3)Instead of gelatin, you can use equal amount of china grass.
4)This has to be stored in fridge as all jellies and puddings.
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sindhuja
I am not much found of jelly. ..may be I will try for my little one....
Anonymous
Which type of gelatin u used? Could I used veg. gelatin? then proportion will be same ?
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can use, same amount
DeeJ
Aarthi! I tried this over the weekend and my kid loved it so much!
thank you for sharing!
Premaa K
My son loves jelly.. Will try dis tomorrow for sure😃
Jayashree Gosh
Can v use badam pisin instead of gelatin mam
Aarthi
@Jayashree Goshnot sure bout that, haven't used it so far.
Anonymous
Can we use agar agar instead of jelatin? ? If yes den how much in quantity? ?
Anonymous
Is veg gelatin same as agar??
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes they are same
Anonymous
Can I use ice tray instead of plate to set the jelly?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can