Why won't my jelly set?

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Why won't my jelly set?

I wanted to make some jelly with stewed fruit in it. DS likes jelly but doesn't always eat his fruit. He loves those jelly cups but they get so expensive and I thought - yep, I'll make my own.

I stewed some apples and put them in with the jelly before it set.

Now 24 hours later - IT STILL HASN'T SET. I am guessing the water content of the fruit was just too much for the gelatine content of the packet jelly.

Would I be better off using fruit juice and powdered/leaf gelatine and stewed fruit?

Anyone have any recipes?

Thanks for your help.

[Rouge]

Next time just use a little less water when making up the Jelly Might be trial and error but it will work eventually. I personally don't like the flavour of straight gelatin, unless the texture has changed recently.

[krysalyss]

It could be either that there is too much water content or the type of juice. Sometimes (as I understand it) they have too much fruit acid so it doesnt set properly.