Jamu Inspired Kefir Jellies

On a recent trip to Bali we fell in love with a traditional herbal elixir known as 'Jamu'. Jamu is beautifully golden in colour and is consumed daily by some Indonesians for health and longevity. Different variations exist depending on the region but our favourite consisted of turmeric, ginger and honey. 

So here is our take on Jamu in jelly form. These good for your guts jellies contain grass fed gelatin which has amazing gut healing properties and water kefir which is packed full of enzymes and beneficial bacteria. They are lightly sweetened with honey but feel free to cut it out if you prefer.  We used ginger turmeric water kefir for the base (to give it that real Jamu flavour) but feel free to use any flavour of water kefir or kombucha for a different taste variation. 

Anjali loves them and they make for a perfect snack. They are also great for kids who won't drink water kefir or kombucha. 

Ingredients

1 and 3/4 cups ginger and turmeric water kefir (any flavour of water kefir or kombucha will work)

2 tablespoons grass fed gelatin (we use Great Lakes)

1 tablespoon honey

juice of 1 lime

pinch salt

Instructions

Lightly grease moulds/ramekins or container of choice (silicon moulds work great - we used mini cupcake ones).

Whisk water kefir, honey, lime and salt together.

Pour half a cup of the mixture into a saucepan and bring to a simmer.

Turn off the heat then quickly whisk in the gelatin (if you get lumps gently heat again until dissolved).

Whisk in the rest of the mixture then pour into moulds.

Refrigerate until set.

Pop out of the moulds and store in a container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

NOTE: Use a non-solidyfing oil to grease your moulds like macadamia oil (coconut oil will harden in the fridge and stick to the jellies)

Read up on how to make Water Kefir here and how to flavour it here