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Gelatin dessert
Dessert made with gelatin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gelatin desserts are desserts made with a sweetened and flavoured processed collagen product (gelatin), which makes the dessert "set" from a liquid to a soft elastic solid gel. This kind of dessert was first recorded as jelly by Hannah Glasse in her 18th-century book The Art of Cookery, appearing in a layer of trifle.[1] Jelly recipes are included in the 19th-century cookbooks of English food writers Eliza Acton and Mrs Beeton.
![]() A multicoloured layered gelatin-based dessert | |
Type | Dessert |
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Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Serving temperature | Chilled |
Main ingredients | Gelatin |
They can be made by combining plain gelatin with other ingredients or by using a premixed blend of gelatin with additives. Fully prepared gelatin desserts are sold in a variety of forms, ranging from large decorative shapes to individual serving cups.
Popular brands of premixed gelatin include: Aeroplane Jelly in Australia, Hartley's (formerly Rowntree's) in the United Kingdom, and Jell-O from Kraft Foods and Royal from Jel Sert in North America.[citation needed] In the United States and Canada, this dessert is known by the genericized trademark "jello".