Lemon Green Tea Jelly Recipes

BASIC TEA JELLY

Steps:

• (If not including juice and using a tea infusion as your only liquid, increase the amount of water to 2 cups.).
• Bring water to boil, add tea bags and steep for 30 minutes.
• Discard tea bags. Add sugar (and optional juice) to brewed tea and bring to a boil.
• Boil for 2 minute stirring.
• Remove from heat and add pectin, return to boil and allow to do so for 1 minute.
• Skim off any foam.
• Pour hot jelly into jars and process for 20 minutes.

COPYCAT GREEN TEA LEMON DRINK

Steps:

• Brew the tea in a large tea pot. Timing depends on how strong you like your tea. I usually let it sit for 15 minutes then dilute with hot water if needed.
• Transfer the liquid to a large jug and add lemon and sugar. Add more sugar if needed. Drink hot or cold.

JASMINE GREEN TEA JELLY WITH GINGER AND LEMON

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine water and ginger. Bring to a boil over high
• heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and add tea bags. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes.
• Pour through a fine mesh sieve and discard ginger and tea bags. Measure
• exactly 3 1/2 cups of the liquid (add water if there is not enough
• liquid).
• Pour into a large saucepan and stir in lemon juice. Stir in
• pectin until dissolved. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat,
• stirring constantly.
• Add sugar in a steady stream, stirring constantly. Return to a full
• rolling boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Boil hard for 1 minute.
• Remove from the heat and skim off foam if needed. Ladle into prepared
• jars leaving a 1/4" headspace.
• Process jars in a boiling water bath for
• 10 minutes. Adjust time according to your altitude.
• Serving suggestions: Use this jelly to glaze fruit flans or tarts.
• Variations: Jasmine Green Tea Jelly: Omit the ginger.
• Green Tea Jelly with Honey: Use regular green tea and replace 1/2 cup of
• the sugar with liquid honey. If desired, omit the ginger.

GREEN TEA JELLY

Steps:

• put 2 tbsp of the cold water in a small bowl with the agar/gelatin and microwave until dissolved.
• mix the green tea powder and sugar. Add the hot water little by little to make a paste. then add the tap water and mix well.
• quickly mix in the agar/gelatin and place in a mould. chill in the fridge stirring occasionally to prevent separating.
• while setting make the milk sauce by combining the ingredients.
• serve the jelly topped with the milk sauce. Try to serve in shot or cocktail glasses to get the contrast of the green jelly and white sauce.