These Soft Sugar Free Jelly Sweets are my submission to the I Made It Challenge.
When Tami set the challenge this month for I Made It I was really worried. Even though I have a sweet tooth, I am not a sweetie person. I love chocolate and when it comes to sweets the only thing I eat are jelly beans, wine gums and licourice. Never before have I tried a jube jube (as we call them here) so I have no idea as to what they taste like. I know they are fairly firm but the ones I made did not turn out quite like that. Sugar free candies are very difficult to make and I have little success in getting them right. But I was not going to let that fact affect me when it came to making jelly jubes and taking part in this challenge. I had intentions of rolling my jelly sweets in lavender scented fructose but as soon as I dipped them into the fructose they melted. It was quite weird watching that happen. All of this took place on the same day I was having a less than successful attempt at making my Freshly Blogged challenge and I nearly gave up. But a good night’s sleep and a fresh approach and I have a lime and basil infused soft sugar free jelly sweet to share with you. If I had the time I would have tried it once more, adding a little bit more gelatine to get a hard set – but that is a challenge for another time.
Soft Sugar Free Jelly Sweets
Ingredients
- 10 g sugar free jelly powder (I used lime flavour)
- 250 mls boiling water
- 10 g powdered gelatine
- 200 mls flavoured water (I infused mine with limes and basil leaves)
- Desiccated coconut for rolling
Method
- Place the jelly powder into a jug and stir in the boiling water
- Once the jelly has dissolved add the gelatine and stir
- Once the gelatine has dissolved add the flavoured water
- Pour into moulds or into a baking tin
- Leave to set overnight in the fridge
- Turn out the moulds or cut the jelly into shapes using a cookie cutter
- Roll each sweet in the desiccated coconut
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What I blogged:
- one year ago – chicken pasta
- two years ago – getting to know more about each other
Other posts for the challenge:
Rumtumtiggs – jelly jube sweets
Chef Angeliqueca – rose liqueur gumdrops
Well done Tandy! I knew you could do it. They look great xx
They tasted like a tropical beach!
They look lovely Tandy.
🙂 Mandy xo
Thank you Mandy 🙂
Now this I must try, Tandy! Thank you!
My pleasure Kate 🙂
I think my niece and nephew would get a kick out of me making this for them. I LOVE this Tandy. Thank you so much for the recipe
My pleasure, and let me know what they think of them!
This is an interesting challenge. And looks nice 🙂
Thank you Marta 🙂
I have a strange penchant for things that jiggle so YAY for this recipe and great for being sugar free =)
they really do jiggle!
Wow, this is great!! I am impressed with you and Tami to tackle something so complicated!!
Hers are far more authentic Zirkie 🙂
this looks great Tandy
thanks Usha 🙂