Bertie’s Birthday
RECIPE BOOK
Celebrating 85 years
Party tips
One of the key rules
behind planning a home party
is to keep it simple.
Here are just a few tips to
help you make the party
a great success.
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TIP 1 - Length of Party
Parties for young children should never be too long. The rule of thumb
is approximately 1½ - 2 hours for younger children and 2 - 3 hours for
older children. A 2pm start time is ideal – it avoids the grumpy time of
day and is less time for the birthday child to wait, while allowing
enough time for the parent to set up.
TIP 2 - Number of Guests
Whilst it’s a nice idea to invite your child’s entire class, 30 children
can be quite a handful. 8 - 12 guests is a suitable number. Ideally invite
just enough to make the day enjoyable without making it chaotic.
TIP 3 - Party Food
These days it is wise to check with the children’s parents before the
party in regards to any food allergies. Overall stick with foods kids know
and love including party pies, sausage rolls, chips, fruit platters and
don’t forget your Aeroplane Jelly.
TIP 4 - Plan
Try to achieve as much as possible ahead of time to avoid the last
minute rush. Have a few back up plans, just in case. Good planning
is essential to ensure you have a successful and stress free day.
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Aeroplane Jelly History
1927 Aeroplane Jelly was created in New South Wales
1936 First advertising campaign of “I like Aeroplane Jelly” jingle
1942 First animated cinema commercial “Bertie the Aeroplane” released
1945 Famous Aeroplane Jelly “Girl on Swing” advertisement is launched
1950 Tommy Dawes featured on packaging as the whistling boy
1953 First Aeroplane Jelly low joule jelly launched
1977 Aeroplane Jelly expands into Victoria
1979 Aeroplane Jelly expands into Queensland
1980 Aeroplane Jelly expands into South Australia and West Australia
1981 Aeroplane Jelly breaks Guinness World Record with a 35,000 litre jelly
1996 “Bertie the Aeroplane” is relaunched and this time brings with him
20 new friends
2007 Aeroplane Jelly celebrates its 80th Birthday
2008 The Aeroplane Jelly Jingle was added to the National Film Sound
Archive (NSFA) as part of 2008’s Sounds of Australia
2011 Aeroplane Jelly launches Wobble, a range of delicious and yummy
dairy dessert mixes
2012 Aeroplane Jelly Celebrates 85 Years of Jelly Joy!
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Still Flying High After 85 Years
Iconic Australian Brand
Aeroplane Jelly Celebrates Milestone
From humble beginnings, to over 20 million
Aeroplane Jelly packets being consumed
each year, Aeroplane Jelly remains one
of Australia’s most iconic, recognised
and trusted brands and is celebrating its
85th birthday on September 18, 2012.
Taking off in 1927, Aeroplane Jelly was
launched in New South Wales by its creator
Bert Appleroth who named the brand as
he was an avid aviation fan. Bert made
Australia’s favourite jelly crystals in his bath
tub at home and distributed them on his
tram route in Sydney. By 1934 instead of
selling door-to-door, Bert was chartering
Tiger Moths and making his first air
deliveries in New South Wales.
Bert’s jelly voyage produced a song which
is often described as Australia’s second
national anthem. The “I like Aeroplane
Jelly” jingle has filtered through the
Australian psyche and has made Aeroplane
Jelly a household must-have for decades.
Fun Aeroplane Jelly facts include:
1. The Aeroplane Jelly Jingle was an
unofficial password for Australian
Soldiers during the Vietnam War.
2. At one stage in the 1940’s the Aeroplane
Jelly Jingle was played on Sydney Radio
stations 100 times per day.
3. In 1981, Aeroplane Jelly broke the
Guinness World Records with a
35,000 litre Jelly.
4. The Aeroplane Jelly Jingle has been
translated into many different languages
including Greek, Italian, Russian and
Yugoslavian.
5. Raspberry continues to be Australia’s
favourite jelly flavour followed by
Strawberry, Port Wine, Lime and Orange.
6. 20 million Aeroplane Jelly packs being
consumed makes 10 million litres of
jelly, which is enough to fill four
Olympic sized swimming pools.
This Birthday Book is Aeroplane Jelly’s birthday gift to you,
our jelly lovers, and contains delicious jelly recipes enjoyed by
thousands of Australians throughout our 85 year history.
We hope you enjoy Bertie’s Birthday Book
and look forward to another 85 years of Jelly Joy!
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Easy Aeroplane Jelly Party Cake
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet of your favourite Aeroplane
Original Jelly flavour
• 1 x 470g packet vanilla cake mix with icing
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Prepare vanilla cake
mix according to the pack instructions.
2. Pour the Aeroplane Original Jelly crystals
into the cake batter and beat until thick.
Pour batter into a lined 22cm cake pan.
3. Bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer
inserted in the cake comes out clean.
4. Allow to cool then serve, or ice if desired
and sprinkle icing with jelly crystals.
For an extra high cake, make 2 cakes
and then sandwich together with icing.
Tips & Serving Suggestions:
This cake is great as it can be flavoured and
coloured with any of your favourite Aeroplane
Original Jelly flavours!
Preparation: 5 minutes
Chill Time: 25 minutes
Serves: 6
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Aeroplane Jelly Frog in a Pond
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Lime Jelly
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Berry Blue Jelly
• 4 white chocolate frogs
• 4 milk chocolate frogs
Method:
1. Place 8 x 1 cup (250ml) clear plastic
cups onto a tray.
2. Prepare the Aeroplane Original Lime
and Berry Blue Jellies according to pack
instructions in separate bowls.
3. Pour the Lime Jelly evenly between 4
glasses and the Berry Blue Jelly evenly
between the other 4 glasses. Place in the
refrigerator and allow to set firmly.
4. Just prior to serving, press a white
chocolate frog into each of the Lime
Jellies and a milk chocolate frog into
each of the Berry Blue Jellies.
Tips & Serving Suggestions:
We used Aeroplane Original Lime & Berry
Blue Jelly however you can use your
favourite Green and Blue Jelly flavours!
Preparation: 20 minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours
Serves: 8
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Frozen Aeroplane Jelly
Knickerbocker Glory
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Strawberry Jelly
• 4 scoops vanilla ice-cream
• 1 cup strawberry topping
• ½ cup coloured sprinkles
Method:
1. Prepare the Aeroplane Original Strawberry
Jelly according to pack instructions, and
refrigerate until set.
2. Spoon set jelly in the bottom of 4 individual
glasses and top with a scoop of ice-cream.
3. Pour ¼ cup of strawberry topping over
ice cream and top with sprinkles.
4. Place in freezer to set. Remove just
before serving.
Preparation: 15 minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours
Serves: 4
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Ice-Cream Aeroplane Jelly Spiders
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet of your favourite
Aeroplane Original Jelly flavour
• 6 small scoops vanilla ice cream
• ½ cup lemonade
Method:
1. Prepare your chosen Aeroplane Original
Jelly flavour as per pack instructions
and divide between 4 tall glasses.
2. Place in the refrigerator and allow
to set firmly.
3. Once set top each glass with a scoop
of vanilla ice cream and then fill with
lemonade just prior to serving.
Tips & Serving Suggestions:
Try different flavours for a great
party display!
Preparation: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours
Serves: 4
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Aeroplane Jelly Belly Cheesecake Slice
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Lemon Jelly
• 1 x 85g packet of your favourite Aeroplane
Original Jelly flavour
• ½ cup boiling water
• 500g cream cheese, softened
• 125g (½ packet) Marie biscuits, crushed
• 150g melted butter
• 450ml additional water
Method:
1. Dissolve the Aeroplane Original Lemon
Jelly in ½ cup boiling water. Allow to cool
slightly, then whisk with cream cheese
until smooth.
2. Combine the crushed Marie biscuits and
butter and press into the base of a 30cm
round or square pan.
3. Pour over the cream cheese filling, and then
spread evenly to cover the biscuit base.
4. Prepare your chosen Aeroplane Original
Jelly flavour according to the pack
instructions. Allow to cool to an egg
white consistency, and then gently
pour over the filling.
5. Set until firm, and then cut into slices.
Preparation: 30 minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours
Serves: 6-8
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Aeroplane Jelly Cordial Spritzer
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet of your favourite
Aeroplane Original Jelly flavour
• 250ml boiling water
• 400ml chilled soda water
Method:
1. Prepare your chosen Aeroplane Original
Jelly flavour with the boiling water,
and allow to cool.
2. Divide evenly between 4 large glasses
and then top up with the soda water.
3. Serve chilled as your next party drink.
Preparation: 5 minutes plus
cooling time
Serves: 4
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Aeroplane Jelly Fairy Cakes
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Strawberry Jelly
• 120g butter, softened
• ¾ cup castor sugar
• 2 x eggs
• 1½ cups self raising flour
• 125ml milk
Method:
1. Prepare Aeroplane Original Strawberry
Jelly according to pack instructions and
allow to set.
2. Pre heat oven to 180°C. Cream butter
and sugar, then add in eggs. Stir in flour
and milk alternately then spoon mix into
12 patty pan cases. Bake for 25 minutes,
allow to cool.
3. Slice tops off cup cakes and cut these tops
in half to form ‘wings’.
4. Once Aeroplane Original Strawberry Jelly
has set mash with a fork and place on the
top of cakes.
5. Top with cake ‘wings’ and serve.
Preparation: 15 minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours
Serves: 8-10
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Aeroplane Jelly Oranges
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet of your favourite
Aeroplane Original Jelly flavour
• 1 cup boiling water
• 8 large ripe oranges
Method:
1. Mix your chosen flavour of Aeroplane
Original Jelly crystals with the boiling
water, and allow to cool slightly.
2. Slice the oranges in half through the
ends. Scoop out a tablespoon of pulp
from each orange half, and mix through
the jelly.
3. Arrange the orange halves facing up on
a tray, and carefully fill with cooled jelly
and pulp. Refrigerate until set, and then
slice each half into wedges.
Tips & Serving Suggestions:
Make these the centre piece of a great
summer fruit platter.
Preparation: 15 minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours or overnight
Serves: 40+ wedges
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Aeroplane Jelly Swimming Rings
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Lime Jelly
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Berry Blue Jelly
• 8 fruit lolly rings
• 8 jelly babies
Method:
1. Place 8 x 1 cup (250ml) clear plastic
cups onto a tray.
2. Prepare the Aeroplane Original Lime
and Berry Blue Jellies according to pack
instructions in separate bowls.
3. Pour the Lime Jelly evenly between
4 glasses and the Berry Blue Jelly evenly
between the other 4 glasses. Place in the
refrigerator and allow to set firmly.
4. Just prior to serving top each jelly with
a fruit lolly ring, and then press a jelly
baby through each ring.
Tips & Serving Suggestions:
We used Aeroplane Original Lime & Berry
Blue Jelly however you can use your favourite
Green and Blue jelly flavours!
Preparation: 20 minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours
Serves: 8
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Aeroplane Jelly Trifle
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Raspberry Jelly
• 1 x 500g packet Instant Chocolate
Mousse
• 40g Custard Powder
• 500ml milk
• Sugar, to taste
• 300g Frozen Raspberries
Method:
1. Prepare Chocolate Mousse according
to pack instructions, spoon gently into
a large glass dish. Refrigerate until firm.
2. Prepare Custard Powder with milk and
sugar according to pack instructions,
and set aside to cool.
3. Once Custard has cooled, pour over
the Chocolate Mousse, and refrigerate,
covered, until set.
4. Prepare Aeroplane Original Raspberry
Jelly according to pack instructions,
and set aside to cool.
5. When Jelly is partially set, stir through
the raspberries and pour over set
Custard. Refrigerate until firm.
Preparation: 30 minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours
Serves: 4-6
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Aeroplane Jelly Raspberry Choc Truffles
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Raspberry Jelly
• 500g Marie biscuits, finely crushed
• 1 x 400g can condensed milk
• 3 cups desiccated coconut
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
Method:
1. Prepare the Aeroplane Original Raspberry
Jelly according to pack instructions and
allow to cool, but do not set.
2. Place the crushed Marie biscuits into
a large mixing bowl and mix in the
condensed milk, cooled Aeroplane Original
Raspberry Jelly liquid, ½ cup of coconut
and coco powder.
3. Once combined, roll mixture into golf sized
balls and then coat into the remaining coconut.
4. Place balls into the fridge and set for 4
hours and serve.
Tips & Serving Suggestions:
We used Aeroplane Original Raspberry Jelly
however you can use your favourite Aeroplane
Original Jelly flavour!
Preparation: 15 minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours
Serves: 20
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Aeroplane Jelly Sherbet
Ingredients:
• 15 tsp of your favourite Aeroplane
Original Jelly flavour
• 5 tsp baking soda
• 10 tsp icing sugar
• 2½ tsp citric acid
Method:
1. Place all ingredients into a small bowl
and mix well.
2. Serve with lollipops, musk sticks or
just dipping sticks.
Tips & Serving Suggestions:
To increase the sourness, add an extra
teaspoon of Citric acid to the mixture.
To increase the sweetness, add more icing
sugar to the mixture.
Preparation: 15 minutes
Serves: 10
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Aeroplane Jelly Sparkle Party Biscuits
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet of your favourite Aeroplane
Original Jelly flavour
• 1 ½ cups icing sugar
• 2 tbsp (40ml) boiling water
• 1 x 250g packet (approx 32) plain biscuits
(Ginger Nut, Arrowroot, Marie, etc)
Method:
1. Place the icing sugar in a small mixing
bowl and mix with the boiling water until
smooth. Allow to cool and thicken slightly.
2. Pour your chosen Aeroplane Original
Jelly crystals onto a dinner plate. Spread
the icing on the face of a biscuit, then
invert and dip iced side into crystals,
pressing gently.
3. Place iced side up on a tray to set.
Repeat with all remaining biscuits,
icing and jelly crystals.
Tips & Serving Suggestions:
To make stripes, lay two jelly flavours or more
out on a plate and dip.
Preparation: 15 minutes
Serves: 32
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Aeroplane Jelly Super Cupcakes
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet of your favourite
Aeroplane Original Jelly flavour
• 2 cups self raising flour
• ½ cup castor sugar
• 2 x eggs
• ¾ cup milk
• 125g melted butter
Method:
1. Preheat oven on to 200°C. Put the flour
and your chosen flavour of Aeroplane
Original Jelly crystals in the mixing bowl,
mix and make a well in the centre. Break
each egg into this well and add the milk
and butter. Gently fold together until
smooth.
2. Spoon into 12 cupcake cases and bake
for 12 – 14 minutes or until a skewer
inserted into the middle comes out clean.
3. Take the cases out of the pan and let
them cool. Serve plain, or ice if desired.
Tips & Serving Suggestions:
Try serving with plain white icing with
extra jelly crystals sprinkled on top.
Preparation: 15 minutes
Chill Time: 14 minutes
Serves: 12
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Aeroplane Jelly Ice Cream Soda Jelly Cones
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Raspberry or Strawberry Jelly
• 250ml Raspberry creaming soda
• 500g vanilla ice cream
• Colourful sprinkles
• 12 x Ice cream cone cups
Method:
1. Pour Aeroplane Original Raspberry or
Strawberry Jelly crystals into bowl. Add
1 cup boiling water to jelly crystals and stir
until dissolved. Refrigerate until soft set
approx. 1.5 hours.
2. Meanwhile, take ice cream from freezer
and defrost. Stir occasionally, until smooth
and softened.
3. Mix together raspberry creaming soda,
soft set Raspberry or Strawberry Jelly
and vanilla ice cream and place in freezer
until firm.
4. To serve, scoop ice cream soda
jelly into cones and sprinkle with
coloured sprinkles.
Preparation: 30 minutes
Chill Time: 5 hours or overnight in freezer
Serves: 8
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Aeroplane Jelly Blocks
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Strawberry Jelly
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Lime Jelly
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Orange Jelly
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Berry Blue Jelly
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane
Original Lemon Jelly
• 1 x 400g can sweetened
condensed milk
Method:
1. Pour into 4 separate bowls the Aeroplane
Original Strawberry, Lime, Orange &
Berry Blue Jelly crystals. Add 1 cup of
boiling water to each bowl and stir jellies
until dissolved.
2. Spray 4 separate small shallow
containers with cooking oil spray and
pour each dissolved jelly flavour into a
separate container. Cover and refrigerate
for 2 hours or until firm.
3. Add 1 cup boiling water to Aeroplane
Original Lemon Jelly crystals and dissolve.
Pour in can of sweetened condensed milk
and mix. Allow to cool slightly.
4. Once Jellies are set, cut into cubes
and randomly place into a 13 x 9 inch
pan, lined with plastic wrap. Pour over
condensed milk mixture and stir gently
to distribute cubes. Smooth surface. Cover
and refrigerate for 2 hours until set.
5. Unmould jelly from pan and cut into cubes
and serve.
Preparation: 20 minutes
Chill Time: 4 hours
Serves: 16
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Aeroplane Jelly Ice Cubes
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Lime or Berry Blue Jelly
• Lemonade or your favourite soft drink
Method
1. Pour Aeroplane Original Lime or Berry
Blue Jelly crystals into a bowl. Add 1 cup
boiling water to jelly crystals and stir until
dissolved.
2. Pour jelly liquid into ice cube trays and
place in freezer until set.
3. Pop out frozen jelly cubes from ice cube
trays with a knife.
4. Place two ice cubes in cups and top
with lemonade or another favourite drink.
Preparation: 5 minutes
Chill Time: 2 hours or overnight in freezer
Serves: 12
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Aeroplane Jelly Pops
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Lemon or Lime Jelly
• Coloured large crystal sugar
• Coloured straws or Ice Cream Sticks
Method:
1. Pour Aeroplane Original Lemon or
Lime Jelly crystals into bowl. Add
1 cup boiling water to jelly crystals
and stir until dissolved.
2. Spray a shallow container with cooking
oil spray and pour dissolved jelly flavour
into container.
3. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or
until firm.
4. Once set cut jelly into squares, insert
straws / ice cream sticks into each
square and serve immediately.
5. Place a bowl of coloured sugar onto
serving plate to dip jelly pops in just
before eating!
Preparation: 15 minutes
Chill Time: 2 hours
Serves: 12
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Layered Aeroplane Jelly
Ingredients:
3 x 85g packets of your favourite Aeroplane
Original Jelly flavour
Method:
1. Place 6 x 1 cup glasses onto a large tray.
2. Prepare your first chosen Aeroplane Original
Jelly flavour according to pack instructions
and pour evenly into 6 clear cups. Place in
the refrigerator and allow to set.
3. Once this first layer of jelly is almost set
prepare your second chosen Aeroplane
Original Jelly flavour according to pack
instructions and carefully pour evenly
into 6 clear cups onto of the first
layer of Jelly.
4. Repeat this same process again for your
last chosen Aeroplane Original Jelly flavour
and allow to set.
Preparation: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 6 hours
Serves: 6
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Aeroplane Jelly Pool Cake
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original Berry
Blue Jelly
• 1 x 470g packet vanilla cake mix
with icing
• 3 x 125g packet white chocolate coated
biscuit fingers
• Assorted lollies to decorate pool
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C (150°C fan
forced) and line a 20cm round cake
tin with baking paper.
2. Prepare cake mix according to directions
then spoon mixture into prepared tin.
3. Bake for approximately 35-40 minutes
or cooked when tested. Turn cake onto
a wire cake rack and allow to cool before
decorating.
4. Prepare the Aeroplane Original Berry Blue
Jelly according to pack instructions. Place
in refrigerator and allow to set firmly.
5. Beat cake icing as directed on pack. Set
aside. Place cake onto cake stand and
spread sides, top and edge of cake with
prepared icing.
6. Arrange biscuit or musk sticks evenly
around cake to create a pool wall; leave
about 5cm opening for ladder.
7. Mash set jelly with fork and spoon onto
cake to represent water.
8. Build a ladder with musk sticks and icing
to hold together. Add lollies and umbrella
to pool to decorate.
9. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Preparation: 1 - 2 hours
Chill Time: 3 - 4 hours
Serves: 8
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Raspberries & Cream
Aeroplane Jelly Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Raspberry Jelly
• 250g fresh or frozen raspberries
• 2L vanilla or raspberry swirl ice cream
Method:
1. Prepare Aeroplane Original Raspberry Jelly
crystals according to pack instructions.
Cover and refrigerate until soft set approx.
1.5 hours.
2. Line a 20cm round cake tin with
plastic wrap.
3. Pour soft set jelly into prepared tin and
place raspberries into jelly. Smooth surface
flat and freeze for 20 minutes or until
just firm.
4. Meanwhile, take ice cream from freezer
and defrost. Stir occasionally, until smooth
and softened.
5. Spread softened ice-cream over set frozen
jelly base and smooth top.
6. Cover surface with plastic wrap, then foil.
7. Freeze overnight or until firm.
8. Remove from freezer and run a palette
knife around cake. Turn onto a cake
stand and cut into slices.
Preparation: 30 minutes
Chill Time: 1.5 hours plus 20 minutes
freeze and overnight freezing
Serves: 8
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Sherbet Aeroplane Jelly
Ingredients:
• 1 x 85g packet Aeroplane Original
Orange Jelly
• 1 x 100g packet sherbet
Method:
1. Prepare Aeroplane Original Orange
Jelly according to pack instructions.
2. Pour jelly liquid into jelly moulds and
refrigerate until set.
3. Once set, remove jellies from moulds and
sprinkle with sherbet just before serving.
Hints, Tips & Suggestions:
Coloured Icing sugar or coloured sugar
strands can be used instead of sherbet.
Preparation: 5 minutes
Chill Time: 2 - 3 hours
Serves: 8
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