Homemade Jelly Mooncake, Healthier alternative this Mid Autume 手工月饼 果冻，迎中秋！

It's Mid Autume festival again, and this time we are having a family reunion back in my hometown. As the kids and I love cold jelly and they really liked the B&W soy pudding I made last weekend, I thought I could just make some jelly mooncakes using the same method.

I was right, it's a success. The traditional mould I used scored bonus points too :)

Look at the beautiful Jade Mooncakes, made of soy milk and pandan extracts. 

又是中秋佳节，今年家乡搞个大聚会来庆团圆，我就花点心思做了几客不同口味的冷冻月饼回乡聚会去。这批手工月饼果冻的卖相不错，翡翠冻月饼的口碑最佳，但奇异果和橙汁口味嫌略淡，看来还是得糖多加。

Kiwi Jelly Mooncake with pretty fish shape. 奇异果月饼冻，微酸但卖相极佳。

Ready for delivery. 

Orange and Blackcurrent Jelly mooncake. 橙汁黑加仑紫味，养颜。

The making in 6 simple steps:

Preparation Time: 5 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Serving for: 4 standard mooncake / 8 mini mooncakes 

Ingredients:
25gm instant jelly powder 啫喱粉 25克

500ml sweetened soy milk 黄糖豆浆500ml

1 packet honey cincao / black jelly 蜜糖凉粉一包

6 pandan leaves 香兰叶六瓣

1 mooncake mould (from bakery store) 四合一传统月饼模一个

The various mould I used, bought from a local bakery store.

For Variation:

• Orange Flavor - replace the soy milk with equal amount of fresh orange juice. You may want to add some sugar (50-100gm) if you prefer it sweeter.

橙汁味 - 用同等的分量橙汁代替豆浆，可另外加糖。

• Kiwi Flavor - replace the soy milk with equal amount of fresh kiwi juice. You may want to add some sugar (50-100gm) as this is sourish. 

奇异果味 - 用同等的分量奇异果汁代替豆浆，嗜甜的话可另外加糖。

The Making:

1. Cut the pandan leaves. Add a teaspoon of water and extract the juice using mortar and pestle or juice extractor. You should need about 3-4 teaspoons of pandan juice. 

香兰叶切幼，加入一小匙的水，用碓臼捣烂取香兰汁备用。

2. Cut the cincao into cube of 2"x2" each, or 2"x1" if you are using smaller mould, set aside. 

把凉粉切成2”x2”或 2"x1" 形状，质一旁待用。

3. Mix soy milk and instant jelly powder in a pot, bring to boil while stirring slowly. Add the pandan extract. 

把豆浆和啫喱粉混合，在一个锅里慢火煮滚，不断搅拌以免凝固。倒入香兰汁混合。

4. Pour the jelly mixture into the mould till about 2cm height, put the mixture into the fridge for about 5 minutes till hardened slightly. 

把啫喱液倒入月饼模直约莫2cm深，放入雪柜冷却大约五分钟。

5. Make a few small cuts on the jelly then place the cincao cube in the middle of the mould atop the hardened jelly; pour the remaining jelly mixture till full. If there's any air bubbles in the surface, remove it with a spoon. 

用小刀在已凝固的啫喱上切几个小切口，植入切好的凉粉，再倒入剩余的啫喱液至满。表面有小气泡的话，用汤匙抹去以免凝固后破坏美观。

6. Let it in the fridge for at least another 30 minutes till fully firm before removing the jelly mooncakes from the mould. 

让月饼冻在雪柜里冷冻至少半小时，即可取出食用。可冷藏三天。

Serve chill, the mooncake is good for about 3 days.

Useful Tips 温馨叮咛：

• if you want the mooncake to have brighter green, add a drop of green food coloring into the jelly mixture. 如果要达到更艳丽的翡翠效果，可在啫喱液里加入一、两滴的绿色素。

• for larger batch, just increase the volume accordingly. However you may want to check the instruction on the jelly powder you used as the water consistency may differ. 欲制作双倍的月饼冻的话，材料依法加倍几客。

• if you are using unsweetened soy milk, add 100-200gm of sugar for better taste. 如果你采用无糖豆浆要添加100-200克的黄糖。

• making small cuts on the base jelly will help the both layers to stick together. You can make more layers as wish using same method. 在凝固的啫喱表面划小口有助上下层衔接，你可以用这个方法制造层叠效果。