So I decided to pick up some gelatin sheets, also known as leaf sheets at the market yesterday.
I came home and fiddled about with some jelly recipes and it turned out great! It's definitely going to be a nice present for friends who are also on the diet.
If you're into gummy bears or worms i'm sure this recipe can be modified for that.
7 x pork gelatin leaf sheets
2 x desert spoons of orange, lime or lemon flavor extract (natural, with no added sugar)
1 x cup of Xylitol
1 x dash of lemon juice
1 x (?) water
Leave the sheets to soak in cold water for five minutes.
Warm a pan of water, but don't boil, the amount depending on what is recommended, and mix in the Xylitol.
(I found I had to use more gelatin than recommended, maybe because of the Xylitol)
Add flavourings, then finally the gelatin and mix it up.
Taste the jelly before leaving it to set, it helps to get it slightly more sweet than you would want it before putting it in the fridge, as it loses some of it's sweetness once cooled.
Finally strain it into your mold and leave in the fridge.
I came home and fiddled about with some jelly recipes and it turned out great! It's definitely going to be a nice present for friends who are also on the diet.
If you're into gummy bears or worms i'm sure this recipe can be modified for that.
7 x pork gelatin leaf sheets
2 x desert spoons of orange, lime or lemon flavor extract (natural, with no added sugar)
1 x cup of Xylitol
1 x dash of lemon juice
1 x (?) water
Leave the sheets to soak in cold water for five minutes.
Warm a pan of water, but don't boil, the amount depending on what is recommended, and mix in the Xylitol.
(I found I had to use more gelatin than recommended, maybe because of the Xylitol)
Add flavourings, then finally the gelatin and mix it up.
Taste the jelly before leaving it to set, it helps to get it slightly more sweet than you would want it before putting it in the fridge, as it loses some of it's sweetness once cooled.
Finally strain it into your mold and leave in the fridge.