Coffee Jelly Dessert

Coffee jelly dessert served in a white, rectangular, ceramic dish. At the back is the stainless steel mixing bowl and small transparent containers with coffee jelly.

Nagke-crave ka ba ng something sweet? Yung masarap pero madaling gawin? Well, then perfect tong simpleng coffee jelly dessert para dyan. Honestly, I don’t have a sweet tooth but this is one of my dessert favorites. At dahil madali at simple lang, hindi kailangan ng espesyal na okasyon para gumawa nito.

How to Make Coffee Jelly Dessert

Another two-step recipe for me just like my two-step beef tapa, at two-step sopas. (Again, hindi naman literal na two steps lang ang gagawin, I just find it easier to learn and remember recipes kapag hinati ko sya into major step or part ng recipe).

So, how to make coffee jelly? First, prepare the gulaman. Secondly, make the creamy mixture at ihalo ang gulaman.

That’s it! You just have to chill it and after more or less 3 hours, pwede na yan simulang kainin!

Coffee jelly ingredients are laid out neatly on the kitchen counter.

Coffee Jelly Ingredients

At dahil coffee jelly sya, kaunahan among coffee jelly ingredients is Mr. Gulaman or Jell-O. Bahala ka na kung anung unflavored gulaman ang gusto mo gamitin. From experience, I find Jello-O mas chewy. Okay din naman ang Mr. Gulaman lalo na ngayon, meron na silang coffee-flavored gulaman. (Although, kahit flavored na yung Mr. Gulaman na gamit ko, nagdadagdag pa din ako ng coffee.)

You’ll also need condensed milk at all purpose cream na pareho kong nilalagay sa fridge to chill bago ko gamitin.

If you want, pwede kang magdagdag ng cubed cheese. Huwag din kalimutan ang asin, a pinch of salt goes a long way.

Paano Gumawa ng Coffee Jelly

Two-step nga diba?

So, according to package instructions, lutuin mo lang ang gulaman. Idagdag mo ang coffee para maging coffee-flavored sya. Optional, pwede mong lagyan ng asukal. Let it cook, and then ilagay sa container at hayaang mag-set. Hiwain into cubes once na buo na ang gulaman.

Then, paghaluin ang all-purpose cream at condensed milk. Mas mainam kung gagamit ng whisk. At mas mainam pa lalo kung meron kang mixer. Unahin ang all-purpose cream and beat for about 2-3 minutes. Add the condensed milk and a pinch of salt at patuloy na i-beat until maybe another minute. Mix in the cubed cheese (pero optional lang naman to). Now, i-fold (or ihalo carefully) ang cubed gulaman mo.

That’s it! Transfer to containers and let it chill for about 3 hours. You’ll see, mas thick or malapot ang cream mixture nya kapag nabigyan ng enough time to chill sa fridge.

Coffee jelly desserts served in two short glasses, at the back is the white ceramic serving dish with coffee jelly as well.

Tips for the Perfect Coffee Jelly Dessert

Ngayon na alam mo na kung paano gumawa ng coffee jelly, check out these tips para maitodo mo na ang galing kahit sa first try pa lang.

Sa pagluluto ng gulaman, bawasan ang tubig na ilalagay mo para sa firmer jelly. For example, kapag Mr. Gulaman ang gamit, binabawasan ko ng 1 cup ang tubig. Kung 5 cups and required, 4 cups lang nilalagay ko plus 4 tablespoons sugar. Kung Jell-O naman, per package instruction ang sinusunod ko dito dahil firm and chewy pa din lagi ang kinakalabasan. You’ll see what I mean kapag nakapagtry ka na how to make coffee jelly.

Kapag na-chill na at nag-set na ang gulaman, it’s time to cubed them. Kung nagmamadali, pwede mo ding ilagay sa freezer ang gulaman para mag-set agad. Huwag mo lang kalilimutan at magiging frozen yan. Say about 30 minutes pwede mo nang i-check kung buo na.

Before mo ilagay ang cubed gulaman sa cream mixture, make sure na di kasama yung liquid from gulaman itself. Kapag nahiwa mo na kase ang gulaman, meron yang konting liquid na naiipon sa ilalim. Isa ito sa nagiging dahilan kung bakit may coffee jelly na malabnaw.

Chill the all-purpose cream bago ka mag-start gumawa ng cream mixture para mas malapot ang consistency. Kung gagamit ng mixer, i-beat mong mabuti ang all-purpose cream bago idagdag ang condensed milk.

Diretso ko nang inihahalo ang cubed cheese sa cream mixture habang hinihiwa ko ito. Mas nadadalian ako sa ganun kesa hihiwain ko ng bukod ang cheese at ilalagay sa isang bowl. Kapag kase ganun, by the time na ihahalo ko na sya sa cream mixture, medyo dikit-dikit na sya.

Natry ko na din gumamit ng cheese grater. Diretso ko na syang gine-grate over the cream mixture.

Kapag tapos na ang coffee jelly, ilagay sa container na may takip at i-chill sa ref. Huwag sa freezer dahil magyeyelo yan. Maiiba ang texture ng gulaman, magiging kuluntoy or shriveled na itsura nya. At ang cream mixture mo, by the time na ma-defrost ang coffee jelly, is malabnaw na.

Pwede mo syang ilagay sa freezer kung nagmamadali ka (I know, minsan hindi talaga tayo makahintay). Basta huwag mong kalilimutan na ibaba ito from freezer bago ito tuluyang magyelo. Say about 30 minutes, check mo na – kung malapot na ang cream mixture, it’s more or less ready na at pwede mo na tanggalin sa freezer.

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Ready to cook?
The full ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.

coffee jelly dessert in a white serving dish, at the back are three small containers with coffee jelly dessert and the mixing bowl used in making the dessert

Coffee Jelly Dessert

Simpleng coffee jelly dessert na madaling gawin. Malamig na chewy coffee jelly cubes with creamy mixture, perfect for a refreshing sweet treat.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pack Mr. Gulaman or Jell-O Unflavored Gelatin
  • 2 tbsp coffee powder
  • 1 can condensed milk
  • 1 tetra pack all-purpose cream
  • ½ cup cheese (cubed or grated)
  • ⅛ tsp salt (about a pinch)

Method
 

  1. Iluto ang coffee jelly.
    Lutuin ang coffee jelly according to package instructions. Depende kung anung gulaman ang gagamitin mo. Huwag kalilimutang ihalo ang instant coffee. Let it cook, chill, and then cut into cubes. Depende na sayo kung malalaking cubes ang gusto mo or kung gusto mo ng mas maliliit.
  2. Gawin ang cream mixture.
    Paghaluin ang condensed milk, all-purpose cream, at salt. Gumamit ng mixer or kahit mano-mano lang using whisk or tinidor. Kapag nahalo nang mabuti, idagdag ang cheese (optional) and then fold-in or ihalo ng dahan-dahan ang cubed gulaman.
  3. Chill and serve.
    Ilagay sa ref at hayaang mag-chill ng up to two hours, after which pwede mo nang i-serve. Enjoy!