1 vanilla pod, halved lengthways, or 1tsp vanilla bean paste
Dried cranberries, to garnish
Directions
Step 1
Start with the cranberry jelly: cover the seven gelatine sheets with cold water and leave to soften for 5min.
Step 2
In a pan, heat the chilled cranberry juice and caster sugar until the sugar just dissolves. Lift gelatine out of the water, squeeze out any excess liquid and add to the warm cranberry juice mixture. Stir to dissolve the gelatine (heat further if necessary).
Step 3
Divide cranberry mixture among six glasses or jam jars that will hold roughly 250ml (8fl oz). Chill until set.
Step 4
Meanwhile, make the cream jelly. Cover the three gelatine sheets in cold water and leave to soften for 5min. Pour cream into a pan and add sugar and vanilla pod or bean paste. Heat, stirring, to dissolve the sugar and help encourage the seeds out of the pod. Lift gelatine out of the water, squeeze out any excess liquid and add to warm cream mixture. Stir to dissolve (heat further if necessary). Take off the heat, lay a piece of clingfilm over the surface to stop a skin from forming and set aside at room temperature.
Step 5
When the cranberry jelly has set, carefully pour a layer of cream jelly over the surface (discarding pod) - if the cream layer is too firm you can heat it gently until just liquid (but not warm). Chill again until set. Sprinkle over a few dried cranberries before serving.
A crack team of highly skilled food content producers, the GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurstis our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Senior Cookery Writer Alice Shields is a former pastry chef and baking fanatic who loves making bread and would have peanut butter with everything if she could. Lover of all things savoury, Senior Cookery Writer Grace Evans can be found eating nocellara olives at every opportunity, and will take the cheeseboard over dessert any time. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time.
