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The only wobble you want these holidays is jelly

Send a ripple of fun through your festive celebrations by serving one of these jelly desserts.

Halo halo

Source: Adam Liaw

For a fresh, light dessert to top of your festive feast, you can't beat jelly. It's got everything you could ever want in a dessert: it's sweet, colourful and, dare we say it, fun to eat. Plus you can mould it into any shape you can find.

How you've managed to get through the silly season without a stunning jelly signature recipe is anyone's guess. 

Time to fix that!
Strawberry and milk jelly
The top layer of jelly is made from a puree of fresh strawberries, the bottom layer from sweetened milk flavoured with vanilla. Source: Petrina Tinslay
Here's a to start you off. This wobbly spin on classic strawberries and cream looks a little bit like Santa's taken his hat off.
Lychee, rosé and ginger cream layered jelly
If lychees aren't your thing, try adding raspberries or blueberries instead. Source: Brett Stevens
Another , this one has lychees added to one of the layers. A rose and orange layer and ginger cream layer round out this pretty jelly dessert.
Lychee and rose petal jelly with pistachio
This is a simple and delicate dessert that highlights the floral flavour of lychees and rose petals. Source: Benito Martin
More lychee love here, with a dessert inspired by a Turkish delight. The silky jelly contains jewel-like pieces of lychee, with a slightly savoury and textural pistachio crumb.
Burnt honey, fennel and saffron jelly
Burnt honey, fennel and saffron jelly is a flavour sensation your guests will long remember. Source: Adam Liaw
An unusual but impressive dessert, it gets its honeycomb texture from a clever bubble wrap trick. Trust Adam Liaw to be inventive!
Mango and passionfruit jellies
The golden glow of these gorgeous jellies make them a treat for the eyes as well. Source: Petrina Tinslay
Of course, jelly doesn't have to wobble. Hard jellies like this make a delightful gift for dinner party guests.
3D jelly cake
An incredibly impressive cake that will test both your baking and artistic skills. Source: The Sweet Life
A vegan  from Malaysia is worth mastering. It's a specialist kind of thing, but the jelly art tools and syringes you'll need to pull it off are worth investing in.
Cathedral Window
This creamy gelatin dessert is also known as stained glass or Christmas jelly. Source: Adam Liaw
A cathedral cake is a very popular dessert from the Philippines. If you can’t work out where the name comes from, you’re not trying hard enough.
Chamomile, manuka honey and raspberry jellies
TGelatin in these delicious jellies is great for gut health, and chamomile and manuka honey are brilliant at soothing the digestive system and balancing gut bacteria. Merry Christmas! Source: Jordanna Levin
Your guests (and the kids) will be equally grateful for a box of these . They look so festive and fun, but they're actually wonderful for gut health and so make the perfect sweet after a big meal.
Passionfruit jellies in their shell
This is a simple and fun little dessert treat, perfect for a garden party. Source: Benito Martin
A cute way to serve is in the shell. The bright yellow colour indicates that this jelly is full of big passionfruit flavour.
Rose geranium jelly with raspberries
Rose geranium leaves infuse a soft, delicate perfume that subtly winds its way through the raspberries' tartness. Source: Tim Thatcher
The beauty of jelly is how easy it is to make it look breathtaking. Here  create a delicate dessert that has real wow factor.
Iced Vovo trifle
An Iced Vovo trifle is all your jelly dreams come true. Source: Bake Australia Great by Katherine Sabbath
The trifle is jelly royalty and fast taking over the Christmas pudding as the Aussie festive dessert of choice. If you haven't had a holiday trifle, start with and keep eating from there.
Raspberry jelly cakes
These raspberry and coconut wonders evoke nostalgia and delight. Source: Henry Trumble
Both Kylie Kwong and Poh Ling Yeow fondly remember from their childhood celebrations. is Poh's recipe and you'll find Kylie's mum's recipe :
Lime curd pyramid with coriander jelly
Inside is hidden a coriander jelly which cuts the bulk and sweetness of the meringue pyramid. Source: SBS Food
Black Star Pastry founder Christopher Thé's  is filled with a coriander jelly. It's certainly not for the beginner cook, but if you want some wow-factor this season, make this.
Halo halo
Halo halo is so simple to make – get the kids to help out – and ideal for chilling out on a hot summer's day. Source: Adam Liaw
This is really the perfect festive dessert. Layered with sweet beans, shaved ice, jelly, jackfruit and coconut it highlights jelly's fun frivolity. And we all need more of that in our lives.

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Published 2 December 2022 9:45am
Updated 11 December 2023 12:45pm
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