AUNTY YOCHANA SHOWS YOU HER GOODIES...

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Monday, December 25, 2006

Heart Jelly

WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.......

Kiwi Heart Jelly

Orange moon jelly



Strawberry heart jelly



Ingredients for Biscuit base:

300 gm. Digestive Biscuits
140 gm. Melted Butter

Ingredients for fillings:

1 block of Philidelphia Cream Cheese
10 gm. Gelatine Powder
50 gm. Sugar
1/2 cup Hot Water
1/2 tsp. Vanilla Essence

About 20 Strawberries - use a heart cutter to cut into heart shape

Topping:

1 box of Strawberry or Raspberry flavoured Jello
1 1/2 cups boiling hot water
1 1/2 cups cold.

Method:

(1) For biscuit base: Blend biscuits until fine and then mix with melted butter and mix thoroughly.
(2) Press into a 10" Square tray. Chill in the fridge to let it harden.
(3) For fillings, stir gelatine powder with boiling hot water until it dissolves.
(4) Cream cream cheese and vanilla essence till creamy, add in gelatine mixture gradually and cream until smooth. Pour on top of chilled biscuits.
(5) Arrange cut-out heart shaped strawberries on top of cheese fillings. Put into the fridge to let it set.
(6) For topping, dissolve Jello in boiling water then pour in cold water and stir well. Let it completely cool.
(7) Pour over the set cream cheese filling and put into the fridge again to let it set until firm.
(8) Slice and enjoy!!!

161 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello Aunty

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Warmest greeting
Sulin

Anonymous said...

hello auntyyochana!

thanks for sharing your recipes and pictures of your bakes! i've tried your jellies recipe and they turned out not bad! heh.
really impressed by you to have the patience to bake everyday :D

have a merry merry xmas!

LittleHands said...

Yochana, thank you very much for this Christmas Surprise! :-)). I've been waiting n waiting patiently for this recipe while hoping my hair don't turn white, kekeke....

Wishing You & Your Family A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year!!

yochana said...

Dear Sulin, Xhengning and littlehands for your wishes, wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May all your wish come true...

rgds..

Anonymous said...

Aunty,

Can the gelatin powder be replace with the instant jelly or stripe agar-agar?

For topping the jello, can it also be replace either using the instant jelly or stripe agar-agar too?.

For the base, disgestive biscuit - can you inform on the suitable brand for it?

yochana said...

Hi anonymous,

You can use agar agar or stipe jelly but youwon't have the chewy feeling cos agar agar has got a crunchy feeling.

For digestive bicuits, you can buy McVities.
rgds

Anonymous said...

Hello aunty Yochana,

May I know where can I get the jello from ? Wanna give it a try on your lovely recipe.

Many thanks,

Cuen said...

Hello Aunty Yochana,

Thank you so much for posting this recipes up. Like littlehands, I have been really patiently waiting for it.

My fren had given me the recipe before but forgotten abt the amt for each ingredient, so up till today, I did not try it. All thanks to your generousity, and its one of the best Christmas gift that I could ever have... =)

Anonymous said...

hello aunty yochana,

Merry Christmas to you & your family.

Thanks for sharing this recipe. I would like to find out, do you use a loose bottom pan for this recipe? I'm wondering how to turn this cake out without causing and damage :) , I'm veru clumsy.

Cheers,
Alice

yochana said...

Hi Alice,

Thank you so much for your well wishes.

I've tried using the loose bottom pan but when I poured in the jello, it flows out at the bottom. So what I do is to place a piece of plastic into the pan with the excess flowing out of the pan, so that you can just pull it out. Of course the side will look crumble but you can cut it off and get a nice straight line.
Hope this helps..enjoy!!!

Happy New Year to you and your family.

rgds

yochana said...

Hi,

You can buy Jello (Davis is the brand) from Cold Storage, Jasons, Tangling Market place...

There's also a supermarket at Metro Paragon.
rgds

bluecrystal said...

Hi Aunty Yo,

For the kiwi heart jelly, what flavour did you use for the jello?

Anonymous said...

Hello, Lucy!

Merry X'mas & A Happy New Year To You & Your Family!

Thank you for sharing your recipe. Will be trying out real soon!

Regards

Ma-li

yochana said...

Thanks Mali for your wishes. Happy New Year to you and may all your wish come true.

Bluecrystal, for Kiwi Heart Jelly, I used Lime flavour. You can use anything as long as it's green in colour.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi aunty yochana,

Thanks for your useful tips!

Cheers,
Alice

Anonymous said...

Hello Hello,

Happy Holidays to you and yours and may the new year brings you good health, love, peace, joy, and prosperity.

Thank you again for sharing such fantastic good treats.

Sireanu

Anonymous said...

hi, may I know 1 block of cheese is how many gram, 250 or 1kg?

thanks

yochana said...

Hi, 1 block of cheese is about 227 gm. Just go to any supermarket and get a box of Philidelphia cream cheese and that is a block.

rgds

Koh said...

Hi,
I just discovered your website and I am very impressed with it. I notice how beautiful your cakes and jellys are, you are very talented.

I wonder if you can help me out. 20 years ago when I was 18, I made this watermelon jelly. Its looks like a half cut watermelon, its seeds are made from black jelly (cin cau), red part is made from coconut milk and red coloring, and green coloring is rubbed on the outer layer. I lost that recipe and wonder if you have it by any chance. I bet even if you don't you will be able to figure out the recipe. Clueless here.

Koh, Chicago

yochana said...

Hi Koh,
guess you must be 38 now...wow...and that's 10 years my junior, how nice?

Yes the recipe you mentioned is about 20 years ago. I do have it but got to search. Give me some time and hope to find it soon. Do remind me incase I forgot about it.

rgds

Dizzy said...

Aunty Yochana,

I tried the strawberry heart Jelly and use some sliced kiwi layering on top of set phil. cheese, later pour on some of my instant jelly. The kiwi floats up and jelly coming out of my cheese pan bottom. What did I do wrong? So I poured the jelly all out including my sliced jelly.

Help..

Regards,

Dizzy

yochana said...

Dizzy,

O.K. Let me try to help you.

Don't use a springform tin then. Lay a greaseproof paper into the tray (no loose bottom please) with excess paper overhanging at the edge so that it'll ease your job of removing from the tin. Press the biscuits base and then refrigerate till harden. Pour the cream cheese over it and let it set in the fridge till harden then place cut fruits on top and lastly pour the cut fruits. While pouring the jelly, please do it gradually otherwise your fruits will float up. Place the jelly into the fridge till it sets. You can slice the cake in the tray and lift it out one by one with the help of the overhanding greaseproof paper.

Hope you try again.

rgds

Dizzy said...

Autny Yochana,

Why I didn't think of that.. hmm.. your idea is super.. will try again.

Thank you so very much. :)

Dizzy

Anonymous said...

Hello aunttochana

I see that your heart jellies are beautifully sliced. Please share how you do it.

Many thanks!

yochana said...

HI anonymous,

I just use an ordinary knife to cut. the most important thing is that you jelly must be set before slicing.

rgds

shan said...

Halo Aunty Yochana,

Good Day to you!

I do not have a blender at home, is there an alternative way to make the base?

Hope to give this recipe a try.
Pls help. Thanks alot!

shan

yochana said...

Hi shan,

Just use a rolling pin or bottle to crush the biscuits. No need machine.

rgds

shan said...

thanQ Aunt Yochana!

Best Rgds
shan

Anonymous said...

hello, new to baking but i wna try this! do you have to use a mixer for creaming the cheese in step 4? or could you mix it with something like a bowl scraper
also, how many servings does this recipe make for?

thank you! the jellyhearts you made look great cant wait to try making them myself :)

yochana said...

Hi,

Yes, you can certainly just use a scrapper or spatula to cream the cheese.

As for servings, it depends on how big your slice is..I think at least for 16 to 20 slices.

rgds

Koh, Chicago said...

Hi Auntyyochana,

I'm knocking on your door again wondering if you ever found the recipe for Watermelon Jelly. I would appreciate it very much. I know with all the desserts that you make, you must have to go thru a HUGE stack of recipes... Thanks again.

Koh, Chicago

yochana said...

Hi Koh,

I forgot about it. Will try to find when I'm free.

Read your e-mail and thanks for your kind and encouraging words.

rgds

Me Teppi said...

Hello Aunty,

1 block of Philidelphia Cream Cheese = ? gm

Thank you for sharing your recipe.I like it so much.

Regards

yochana said...

Hi Me Teppi,

1 block is one box which you can buy from the supermarket and it's 227 gm. and I think in Malaysia it's 250 gm. The small difference doesn't make any difference.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Lucy, I would like to check with you how many tbsp/tsp is 10gm of gelatine?

I hve a packet of strawberry pudding which i bought from phoon huat. I was wondering whether can i use the pudding instead of Jello?
Thnx in adv.

rgds
gossiping

yochana said...

Hi gossiping,

if you use pudding, you will not be able to see the fruits inside and when you cut it, it will flow away from the cheese. Better not use the pudding...use jello.

10 gm. of gelatine powder = 2 tsp.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty lucy, i made these jelly yesterday & they taste great..Thanx for ur advise & recipe..Have a nice day :D

rgds
gossiping

Lilee said...

Hi Aunty, I tried this today and my jelly still has not set for 4 hrs! I was also impatient I think, as after making the cheese layer, when I touched it seems quite firm, I poured the jelly solution and, sob! sob! - pieces of cheese floated up!
Questions: I used the Tropical brand of jelly and seems watery with your recipe of total 3 cups. Any difference in what brand of jelly we use/buy? As I see you use Jello.
Also, can you kindly give a rough time estimation for each layer to set.
I will not give up, will try again next weekend. Thanks so much for your tips.

yochana said...

Hi Lilee,

Sometimes the Jello does not set when your fruits are too acidic. Next time use the DAvis brand.

rgds

Lilee said...

Thanks Aunty! I actually did not use any fruits at all, as my kids don't like them, so I had it plain. Just ate them, taste is not too bad altho doesn't look good as the jelly was rather murky looking. Jelly was not firm and very wobbly. Will buy the Davis brand and try again. Will let you know if I succeed or not! Cheers and have a great week ahead.

Anonymous said...

hi aunty ... do u take for this? if you do, can you drop me your contact at noelle0312@yahoo.com

appreciate it.
thanks!

yochana said...

Hi anonymous,

do you mean take orders? I don't take orders but I can recommend you my friend who does it.

rgds

Anonymous said...

hi every one, i,m new user i like this side tooomuch i live in uae so i want to ask with u if i'll not found this type of cheese their oher option b/c i saw in my nearest market their not so what i'll do?

yochana said...

Hi anonymous from uae,

Cream cheese is easily available. Look for Philidelphia cream cheese. You should have it in the supermarket over there. You can use any type of soft cheese but not the watery type.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hello Yochana,

I can't find Davis Jello from Cold storage or Jasons....I bought another brand though I like to ask you one box of jello is how much gm? The one I bought is 170gm, do I use all of it to make the Jello.

Thanks a lot,
Linda

yochana said...

Hi Linda,

Yes, it's 170 gm. per box.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty,

I'm unable to find the Davis Brand Jello from the major supermarkets here.
Tried using Tropical Jelly, but it turn out too watery.
Pls advise how many ml is 1 1/2 cups of water.

I've also put a sheet of wax paper b4 doing the biscult base, but the paper got torn when i tried to pull the heart jelly out of the pan.

Pls also advise what did i do wrong?

Rgds,
Pris

Anonymous said...

hi every one and most my nice chief i wish to see u who is the one that have magic hands, and i want to ask u what is agar agar jello i liove in uae and i aw super market there is nothing name of agar agar jello can i use normal jello what i will do?

yochana said...

Hi,

Yes...any Jello will do.

rgds

yochana said...

Hi Pris,

Davis Gelatine Jello is the best for this heart Jelly but whatever brand is acceptable. Just follow the directions on the jello box and they will tell how much water to use.

1 cup = 250 ml. or 250 gm.

Try to use loose bottom pan then.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty,

Thanks for your advice.
I'll try again with 2 boxes of Jello coz Tropical is 90gm per box and noted that urs is 170gm per box.

I've been to Giant, Isetan, Jasons, Carrefour, NTUC but still unable to find Davis brand Jello.
Can you advise which supermarket & branch did u go to?

Rgds,
Pris

yochana said...

Hi Pris,

I think I will try to snap a photo of the gelatine and post it over here. It's available in Jasons.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Yochana, I've tried your recipe several times and it's great! It's not too difficult to do and people love it.

For those who can't find Davis (I couldn't find too), I manage to do with common Tropical jelly too. The jelly asked for 2 cups of water (1 hot and 1 cold) but just reduce to about 1 hot and 1/2 cold. Let it cool well and ensure cheese layer is set before pouring to get 2 nice layers. Cheers!

yochana said...

Hi anonymous,

that's great...thanks for the info on the jelly.

rgds

sophia said...

How many digestive biscuits is 300g?

yochana said...

Oh Gosh Sophia,

I never count how many pieces. Tell you a secret, I used all sorts of biscuits for the base. It's a mixture of all the biscuits that I have at home.

rgds

LiL Lushy said...

can i use a box of the Tropical Strawberry Jello instead or I mUs use 2 boxes?

yochana said...

Oh yes you can Lil Lushy.

rgds

ChezzyHeart said...

Hi,

Some recipes for this jelly heart incld ingredient such as whipp cream. Do u know if there's any diff in taste? will it be betr with added whip cream? TIA!!

yochana said...

Hi chezzyHeart,

I've not tried using whipping cream. I don't have the recipe so I cannot comment on it.

rgds.

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Yochana

Tried your recipe, yours definitely taste much better than those sold outside.

Regards
HSL

ChezzyHeart said...

Hi,
Sori..can i hv your meausement on 1 cup of water for this recipe? tks

=ppp

yochana said...

Hi chezzsyheart,

1 cup of water = 250 ml.

rgds

Jellyhearts Lover said...

hello!
was wondering do you sell your home-made jelly-hearts?
how do you chrage?
thanks =)

yochana said...

hi jellyhearts,

so sorry i don't take orders.

rgds..

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty!

I did this yesterday! it's rather time-consuming as i had to wait for each layer to set in the fridge but it was definitely worth it.. mine didn't turn out as nice as yours.. in fact, i had bits of cheese floating in the jelly and my fruits were all over the place.. haha.. nonetheless, it tasted good.. i'm definitely trying it again.. Thanks a lot for posting this recipe online.. btw, i think you missed out listing down that the sugar should be added in step (4)..

Merry Christmas!

Regards,
Claire

lollipop_girly said...

hi aunty yochana!
is it possible if you make a video on the whole process of baking jelly hearts?
it will help me much! wootz!

happy new year!

regards =)

Ashley's Daddy & Mummy said...

Dear Aunty Yo

your cakes are always so lovely. I need your advice. I want to bake this jelly cheesecake but don't know what bakeware to use. The salesperson at PH recommended a square bottomless cake ring but I'm afraid it's too challenging for me. Did you use a cake ring or a cake pan/tray? If we use the cake pan/tray, what size should I buy and how to remove the cake without damaging it? Please help. Thanks!

yochana said...

Hi Ashleys' Daddy and mummy,

Actually a loose bottom tray is the best for making cheesecake. For this heart jelly, you can use this but make sure your biscuits are press properly and tight so that no cheese filling will flow out. It's been a long time since I last made this. Think I'll do it again.

rgds

phyllis said...

hi yochana,

i would like to try baking this cake. but im new to this and am worried it'll turn out bad. wanna do it for my bf as a surprise, so need to ask you some qns.

1) how long does each layer need to be set in the fridge? coz i saw some comments that the cheese floats up or the fruits floats up.. so kinda worried abt it.

2) what is a loose bottom based tin? you mention putting a plastic in it so that the jelly will flow to the bottom? then the sides of the cheese and biscuit layer will be in red/pink right? coz the liquid will flow down the sides.

Regards,
Phyllis

phyllis said...

hi yochana, it's me again..

am i sure to get the davis brand jello from ntuc xtra or jason's supermarket in paragon? coz some users said they couldnt find it in jasons as well or those major supermarkets..

regards,
phyllis

yochana said...

hi phyllis,

Jasons, Tanglin market place, some Cold storage definitely have Davis Jello.

NTUC might have but not too sure.

rgds

yochana said...

hi phyllis,

For biscuit crust, set in the frige for half an hour till hard.

Set the cheese filling till hard and cool the topping till pouring sage then pour on top of the cheese filling.

rgds

sandra said...

hi there..

your heart jellys are so pretty!! I'll def try this cos its non bake.. heee..

can i ask you, for the cream cheese, does it need to be the block kind? Phili cream cheese comes in the tub kind too, and also 250g... will that work?

and, for the davis brand of jello, and your measurements that u listed in the recipe, do u follow the instructions that are printed on the davis jello packaging? Cos i cant find davis.. i can only find another brand in NTUC and was wondering if i can just follow the instructions on that packagin for the heart jelly or do i have to modify?

sorry for asking so much questions..

yochana said...

Hi Sandra,

for making cheesecake, use the block type because the tub type are for spreading and it could be too soft. The tub type will be good for swiss rolls as fillings.

Yes, follow the instructions at the back of the jello box.

rgds

sandra said...

hi auntyyochana.. thanks for answering my questions!

one more question.. i went to look for gelatine powder. but noticed that the halal ones, were made from beef skin, which means my colleagues who dont eat beef cannot consume it. and the one that isnt halal, my muslim colleagues cannot consume it. Which ever type of powder i use, my vegetarian friends cannot eat it..

is there any gelatine powder that is not of any animal origin? Or can i omit the gelatine powder?

yochana said...

Hi Sandra,

Whatabout gelatine sheets/leaves? Can they consume it.

Rgds

sandra said...

hello aunty..

the gelatin sheets were non halal.. which makes me wonder if its from pork..

there is another brand which i saw that was halal, but under ingredients, it only said 'gelatin' and doesnt say from what origin... so i am wondering if its from beef..

Anonymous said...

hello aunty ochana.
i have tried many places to find the phili cheese. but i cant seem to find it! can i know where to get it?
kiatuyn

yochana said...

Hi kiatuyn,

Any cream cheese will do. Try Anchor brand. Sun Lik sells both the Anchor and Philidelphia brand. Cold storage and NTUC does have it too.

rgds

jelly crazy said...

hi.. if i can only ge the tropica brand of jello, how many boxes should i get?

yochana said...

Hi Jelly crazy,

one box per recipe.

rgds

sandra said...

hi aunty yochana..

i tried your recipe.. without gelatin powder in the end. I suddenly had a bright idea of using konnyaku jelly as a replacement and it worked!!! i followed your receipe and instead of gelatin i used the konnyaku jelly powder and it worked great... =)

yochana said...

Hi Sandra,

Congrats.....

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,

My friend likes the combination of chocolate and strawberry. How do you think I can incorporate some chocolate into this recipe?

Thanks.

yochana said...

Hi anonymous,

I think you can add some melted chocolate into the cream cheese filling. All else remains the same. That's a very good idea.

rgds

Stylicious Me said...

Hi there, Will like to ask if i were to use a normal tray how do i remove the cake or lay it in a way that i can remove it.. Cuz I layer aluminum foil then start doing the jelly hearts its difficult to transfer.

yochana said...

Hi Stylicious me.

You can use aluminium foil but you must make sure that it hangs over the edge of the tin so that you can pull it out of the pan easily.

Rgds.

Jigs said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,

I'm gonna try making these tomorrow.

Can I ask a few questions?

Among the Kiwi, Orange and Strawberry heart jellies you made, which did you like best?

Also, what did you use or do to stick the fruit to the cheesecake?

I'm using a Knox Brand of Gelatine. It's a small box with 4 separate packs of gelatine in it. the packs says the NET WT is 28 grams. how many packs should I use?

hope to hear from you soon. Thank You so much for entertaining everybody's questions.

Take Care!

yochana said...

Hi Jigs,

I love strawberry flavour the best.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Yochana

Kindly advise if we can use konnyaku jelly instead of jello.

Regards
C

yochana said...

Hi C,

yes you can use konnyaku jelly. I think somebody has tried it...

rgds

Anonymous said...

Aunty Yochana,
I tried your Heart Jelly, my cheese layer floated & mixed with my jelly layer. I poured very gently & slowly. My biscuit base broken when I cut to pcs. How long do we need for the cheese layer to set? Where can we buy the heart shape cutter? Please advise. Thanks & regards.

Jelly lover.

yochana said...

Hi jelly lover,

You have to wait for your cheese layer to set overnight or about 4 hours minimum before pouring the jello on top.

Your biscuit base ---mmmm...sounds like too little butter. You need the butter to bind them together.

rgds

brokenpieces_joycelyn said...

Aunty Yochana,
How long can we put the heart jelly cake on the table during a buffet lunch or dinner? Will the jelly layer melt? Thank you

Jelly lover

yochana said...

Hi Jelly lover,

I noticed it will turn watery after being too long in room temp. Put in the chiller and serve it just before eating. I think I will try to improvise it to make stay longer in room temp.

rgds

Melody said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,

Just wondering did you manage to find the recipe for the watermelon jelly requested by Koh, Chicago? =)

I remembered eating this more than 10 years ago and I really missed it sooooooooo much too! =P

I hope you can share this recipe with me (if you manage to find it) so I can make it & share it with my mummy again...thanks in advance. =)

beloved.hazelnutz said...

Hi Aunt Yochana,

how many people can this recipe feed? you mentioned 20 strawberries.. so like hmm...after halfing each strawberry it should feed total of 40 people?

you are such a blessing. :)

Hazelnutz

yochana said...

Hi beloved.hazelnutz

It depends on how much food you make on that day. If there's plenty of food, just make 1 recipe will do and if it's only heart jelly, I suggest you make 2 then.

rgds

Anonymous said...

hello aunty yochana!

Thanks for the recipe..

by the way,how to measure the 10g of gelatine?

Anonymous said...

hello aunty

where did you get your gelatin powder from?and what brand is it?

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi,

Brand is DAVIS and you can get them from Cold Storage or Jasons.

rgds

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi anonymous

1 tsp = 5 gm.

so 10 gm is 2 tsp.

rgds

adeline said...

I used instant jelly as the topping as I can’t find jello here. Unfortunately the jelly x set and caused the biscuit base to be really wet caused it just flow to the bottom. Can you please tell me any prob with my recipe? Thanks
500g water
150g sugar
25g instant jelly

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi adeline,

Instant jelly helps the agar agar to set quickly but if you use solely instant jelly, then it will not set.

rgds

XANNE said...

hi aunty yochana! do you supply the pastries? i'm interested in selling your pastries for a business project. if you do, please contact me at juzstyler@hotmail.com


thanks! (:

Cooking Mummy said...

hi Aunty Yochana,
Thanks for sharing your recipe !

How about starting a class on your HeartJelly recipe..

I was thinking of trying the cheese base with tofu, will let you know later how it turns out.

Cooking Mummy said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,

I have made the cheese cum Tofu. However, it was a bit watery at first, after 1 day, it was more solid. But I cannot seem to keep it in the open for too long as it starts to melt.

The cheese filling same as yours. Added 2 packs of silken tofu, 1/4 cup of soya-milk, and 50g of sour cream. How to make cheese cum tofu filling harder ?

fyi, My pics are in my blog..

Many Thanks !

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi cooking mummy,

Did you add in gelatine powder?

Rgds.

Cooking Mummy said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,

Yes, I have added the gelatine powder but only 10gm as per your original cheese cream filling.

Hmm...could it be that the gelatine proportion needs to be increased since I have added 2 more packs of Tofu on top of the cream cheese ? If so, what's the recommended portion ?

Thank you, really appreciate your generosity !

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi cooking Mummy,

Yes you need to increase your gelatine powder because of the tofu..they are too soft.


rgds

Joanne said...

hi aunty
i spent the whole of yesterday trying out this recipe. Thanks alot cos it really tastes good. I think i will try out using the other type of jelly because jello contains too much colouring. I accidentally spilt the jelly mixure and my kitchen floor turn red, hard time cleaning them.

can we use agar agar strip type? any advice? thanks again

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Joanne,

I think agar agar might not stick well. You try and let me know.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hey, may I know what's the gelatin powder?

Anonymous said...

Hello Aunty,

Thanks for sharing your recipes and will try this Saturday.

I have a question regarding the filling, Ur ingredient did mention 50 grams of sugar but under the method no 3 or 4 , I could not find see any sugar used. Pls advise..thanks

regards
Judy

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Judy,

Just mix in the sugar with the rest will do.

Have fun..

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty,

Melted butter is obtained by melting the butter under the heat. Am I right to say that?

regards
Judy

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Judy,

as long as the butter melts, it's called Melted butter. You can either use direct heat , double-boil or use microwave,

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi

Kiwi fruit does not work if you use normal Jello. It is too acidic. So will not pineapple.

CheeseFan said...

hey aunty yochana,

i tried your recipe last friday (1/1/09) but something had gone amiss.

the biscuit base and the cheese had overnight time to set. Using a square tin lined greaseproof paper, i poured in the davis Jello on the set cheese. The jello never seemed to firm up even after 1 day in the fridge. As i had to improvised, I used kiwi with strawberry-flavoured Jello instead. when I sliced the cake in the tin and i tried to remove each piece at a time, the jello crumbled like water spilling.

Why did the Jello not firm despite following the water proportion as per your recipe? pls advise...

Thanks,
CheeseFan

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Cheesefan,

I would suggest you read the jello box and see if they have stated that the jello will not set if they are in contact with Kiwi. let me know O.K.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty,

Happy CNY to you :)

Just wanna tell you that i've tried using agar agar powder instead of jello and it works well.. Also, it doesn't "melt" when left in room temperature for some time.. though i must say that the base did get a little soft.. nonetheless, it's still yummy!

thanks once again for this recipe!

Regards,
Claire

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty,

I tried your recipe today and both my bosses and friends love it!

I would like to know what's the best way in handling the cheesecake w/o getting finger prints on it or leaving smear marks in the jello surface.

Best Regards
Yvonne

M said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,
is it ok not to add vanila essence in the cream chesse mixture?
thanks

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi M

Yes you can add in vanilla essence.

rgds

justina said...

Hi Aunty!

the heart jelly look very yummy! i would like to try these out at home too. could you advise where these 10 inch square pans are sold?

Thanks and happy new year.
justina

Aunty Yochana said...

hi justina,

try sun lik or phoon huat.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty

Happy New Year!! I have 1 question.

i tried making the "heart Jelly" but the jelly did not stick to the chesse, and kept slipping off, after i cut them.

Did i forget to do anything?

Aunty Yochana said...

hi anonymous,

it normally will stick but some will slip off when you cut it.

rgds

Connie said...

Hello Aunty,

MAy I ask if it's possible to use a 9"x12" pan for this recipe? Going to try out this Friday for a gathering with mommies .
THANK YOU !

GONG XI FA CAI to you !
~Connie~

Charmz Closet said...

hi aunty,

How much is a block of philidelphia cheese? 250g? any specific brand to buy?

Aunty Yochana said...

hi charm closet

I have replied to this question above.

1 block is about 227 gm.

rgds

Anonymous said...

hi aunty

thanks. im Charmz-closet. i bought the philadelphia cream cheese (KRAFT) brand. i hope this is ok.
as for the jello, is it ok to use TORTALLY Crystal jelly bought from NTUC?

Eunice

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Eunice,

Yes the cream cheese is correct.

As for the topping, I have not tried usisng Tortally but I think it's possible. Let me know after you have done it..

Have fun.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty

shld i use philedelphia cream chesse (250g) or the philedelphia whipped cream cheese (227g)?
Another thing is how long do i have to put in the fridge to harden the biscuits? and how long for the cheese?

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi,

Just use 1 block, don't care whether it's 250 or 227 gm. it makes no difference. It still works.

rgds

Anonymous said...

how about the biscuits? how long to put in fridge?

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi anonymous,

chill till it's hard.

rgds

Anonymous said...

hi aunty
how about the biscuits? how long do i have to put in the fridge? and how long for the cheese ?

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Anonymous

I can't tell u how long because I don't know how cold is your fridge. Just use your finger to test whether it's set.

rgds

Anonymous said...

hello aunty yo

Can i use loose base baking pan to do this?

Aunty Yochana said...

hi ANONYMOUS

Yes you can.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,

As the gelatine powder (from Phoon Huat) were made from beef skin, i'm not able to use it due to religious reasons.

Is there any substitute for it? And what is the portion to use in replacement of gelatine powder? Thanks.

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Anonymous

I understand that take gelatine leaves in on-halal but gelatine powder is halal. I'm not too sure tho, hope somebody can help.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Yo

I tried this! FANTASTIC!! i love it.

Eunice Quek

Aunty Yochana said...

HI Eunice

Thumbs up!!

rgds

Anonymous said...

hi
my cheese layer wasn't as thick as yours. was it because i didn't cream it long enough? and when do i add in the sugar?

thx!

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi

cream the cream cheese and sugar together.

rgds

Anonymous said...

sorry is it icing sugar? or caster sugar? it's added in tgt with the vanilla?

Aunty Yochana said...

hi anonymous

I used castor sugar.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,

Thanks for sharing such fab recipe! I have tried using Tortally jelly for the topping and it turn out great:)
The problems i encounter were:
1. When i try to arrange the strawberry slices on top of the cheese batter, the strawberries start to sink in, is there a better way to do this?
2. I had difficulty trying to cut out and remove the slices nicely from the pan even though the layers have set perfectly ( i have placed a piece of aluminum foil at the bottom of the pan for easily removal).

Pls advise.. thanks!

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,

It seems that jelly would not set with kiwi. May I know how did you do it?

Regards,
Jac

Anonymous said...

Hi.
my first time here @ this blog
my best fren tried ur recipe n it turned out great!

Anonymous said...

im an other anonymous

cassie said...

Thanks for sharing!
Awesome recipe. Tried making and it turned out great(:

Fayette said...

Hello Aunty Yochana,

May I ask if the box of Jell-o you used is Kraft brand? And could I use tub cheese instead since kraft's tub version is lower in fat/calories?

Gir! said...

Hi there,

I would like to know how big is the box of the Jello? Because Jello comes in different amount. May I know the weight of the box of Jello that you used? Thanks

sufen said...

1 box of Strawberry or Raspberry flavoured Jello,

Hi Aunty yochana, may I know what is brand is this? and the Cheese brand? can i buy from redman or ntuc?

from fen

sufen said...

Hi,

I would like to ask where to get the jello and the cheese? may i know what brand you use? can buy from ntuc or redman? please advise.

thank you very much.

From
Sufen

Anonymous said...

Hi,

I would like to ask where to get the jello and the cheese? may i know what brand you use? can buy from ntuc or redman? please advise.

thank you very much.

From
Sufen

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Sufen

You can buy Jello (Davis) and the Philidelphia cream cheese from Cold Storage.

rgds