Marshmallow Jelly

This no-bake cheesecake-look-alike jelly is a treat on hot day. The recipe was posted by Lee Lee at M4M (Thanks, Lee Lee!)and was warmly received. It is a fairly easy recipe, but a little caution to those who want to try: BE PATIENT! Because this recipe is very time consuming, try to make other thing at the same time to resist the temptation to proceed before the mixtures are ready. My first try was a failure because I didn't wait long enough for the marshmallow layer to set before pouring the jelly layer on top of it, resulting in the jelly seeping under the marshmallow. Not a very pretty sight. The recipe below has been modified slightly by me. I used low-fat/diet products to cut down on the kilojoules. Choose jelly of the colour that complements the fruit of your choice. I used orange-mango jello with mango slices.



Base:
180 gm marie biscuits
80 gm melted butter

Method:
1. Line the base of a 8-inch springform tin with cling wrap for easy removal.
1. Crush biscuits (by hand in a plastic bag, or use your food processor!) and mix well with melted butter.
2. Press the biscuit mixture onto the base of the tin using the bottom of a drinking glass.
3. Refrigerate for later use.

Marshmallow Layer:
250 gm of marshmallow
150 ml-low fat/no-fat milk
300 ml light thickened cream 
2 tsp of gelatine powder
fruit for topping

Method:
1. Bring the milk, marshmallows and thickened cream to a boil on small fire, stir frequently until marshmallows dissolve.
2. Remove from heat, sprinkle gelatine into the mixture and whisk until gelatine dissolves.
3. Let the mixture cool down then slowly pour it into the tin with biscuit base.
4. Freeze for about 15 minutes, then arrange fruit topping.
5. Freeze again for 1 hour.

Jelly Layer:
1 pkt of diet Jello
200 ml boiling water
200 ml cold water
2 tsp of gelatine powder

Method:
1. Dissolve Jello on boiling water, then sprinkle gelatine on top of it and whisk until dissolves.
2. Add cold water, stir to mix evenly.
3. Spoon the jello mixture carefully on top of froozen marshmallow layer. If you see the jello seeping under the marshmallow, it is not ready. Freeze the marshmallow again!
4. Put in the fridge to chill (about 3 hours). Remove the jelly from the tin. Cut into serving size.

Serves 8