Custard & Jelly Layers

A delicious dessert with creamy custard and fruity jelly stacked together for a perfect blend of textures. This colourful, refreshing treat offers a smooth, sweet bite with every spoonful.

Ingredients

For the jelly:

For the vanilla custard:

For the chocolate custard:

Preparation

  1. Prepare jelly following instructions on the pack. Set aside to cool slightly.
  2. Prepare vanilla custard separately by combining 2 Tbsps of custard powder and 2-3 Tbsps of sugar with 6 Tbsps of milk. Add this mixture to the remaining milk and stir on high heat for 5 mins. Bring to boil gently until the mixture thickens.  
  3. To prepare the chocolate custard, mix cocoa powder, sugar, and 2 Tbsps of custard powder with 6 Tbsps of milk and mix to make a smooth cream. Add this mixture to the remaining milk and stir on high heat for 5 mins. Bring to boil gently until the mixture thickens.  
  4. Pour jelly and custards into cups, alternating layers between jelly, vanilla custard, and chocolate custard.
  5. Put the first layer in the fridge to settle before pouring the second layer.

Made With

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