Cafe au Lait Jelly

Posted by Tiffany at recipegoldmine.com 2/18/2002 8:44 pm

2 tablespoon gelatine
1 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons instant coffee
2 eggs
1 cup cream
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon drinking chocolate

Sprinkle gelatine over 1/2 cup of the milk and leave to swell. Place bowl over a pan of simmering water until gelatine has dissolved. Stir in sugar and coffee. Separate eggs. Beat egg yolks and remaining milk together. Stir coffee mixture into egg yolk mixture. Cook egg mixture over simmering water for 5 minutes stirring all the time. Remove and cool.

Whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Whip cream until soft peaks form. Fold egg whites and cream into coffee custard mixture and pour into a 5 - cup bowl. Decorate with cinnamon and drinking chocolate.