Jelly is a western sweet, semi-solid, made from edible gelatine with water, sugar and fruit juice, it is crystalline in appearance, brightly coloured and has a soft and smooth texture. Jelly also contains a category of pudding. In this process, we use different moulds and we can produce finished products in different styles and forms. In general, jelly products are made through a process of jelly liquid modulation, moulding and refrigeration. The process is as follows: modulating the jelly liquid → filling the mould → freezing and shaping → demoulding → decoration. So we will teach you how to make jelly today.
1. peel and dice the fruit, please be flexible in choosing the fruit recipe. You can choose your own fruit according to your liking. Put the cut fruit in a bowl and set aside.
2. Put 500g of water in a pot and add 30g of cornstarch while cooking, stirring with a spoon to fully melt the cornstarch.
3. Add 15g of sugar once the water has come to the boil, but of course you can add more sugar if you want it sweet. Continue to stir with a spoon, and when the sugar has melted and the water is boiling, turn off the heat. The jelly water is ready. Cool the jelly water in the pan to room temperature.
4. Once the jelly water has cooled to room temperature, pour it into the bowl with the fruit, stirring with a spoon to distribute the fruit evenly in the bowl. At this point you can take the bowl into the fridge to chill it for about an hour or so and the jelly will be ready. Once the jelly has been chilled in the fridge for an hour or so, it's ready to eat and is smooth and creamy when spooned up.
Regular jelly contains mainly sugar and dietary fibre, with few other nutrients. Fruits, on the other hand, can provide us with a variety of nutrients such as vitamin C, potassium, magnesium and dietary fibre. The organic acids in them (such as malic acid and citric acid) can also boost one's appetite and help digest food, and they can keep food at a certain level of acidity, thus protecting the stability of vitamin C. In addition, the aromatic substances in fruit have a certain flavour, which likewise has the effect of stimulating the appetite and aiding the digestion of food. Even jellies with a small amount of fruit pellets or fruit juice are still no match for fresh fruit in terms of nutrition.
Some people think that eating jelly makes you feel full and helps you lose weight. Indeed, jellies are thickened with thickening agents such as carrageenan, a generic term for polysaccharides extracted from natural plants such as marine red algae, which cannot be digested or absorbed and fill the stomach, giving a sense of satiety. In this respect, eating jelly can indeed reduce one's appetite to a certain extent and help control food intake. Of course, jelly does have calories and it is best to choose a jelly that is low in sugar. We should also be aware that if you eat too much jelly at once, it may affect your normal diet, so eat jelly in moderation.
