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Banana Cream Jelly

Gluten-free No-added-salt Vegetarian No-added-egg

Ingredients

1/4 cup mashed, ripe banana (use about 1 medium ripe banana)
6 level scoops follow-on formula powder
6 tbsp water
1 tbsp fresh orange juice
1/2 a 10 g sachet of clear unflavored gelatin or jelly powder
1/4 cup water

(ingredients for 3 servings)

Stove or oven method:

Combine the mashed bananas, the milk dissolved in 6 tbsps water and the orange juice. Mix well. Set aside. You may also put these ingredients into a blender and process until very smooth or even coloured.

Dissolve the gelatin powder in water in a heavy saucepan.

Heat the dissolved gelatin. Cook for 1 to 2 mins, or until gelatin powder is completely dissolved and mixture thickens.

Remove from heat. Pour the gelatin mixture into the banana-milk mixture. Mix well.

Pour 1/3 - 1/2 cup each of the mixture into 2- 3 custard cups or pour into a feeding bowl.

Chill well until set.