Strawberry & cream jellies: Fruit-filled summer dessert

Packed with fresh fruit, these beautifully layered strawberry and cream jellies from LandScape magazine transforms traditional jelly into a flavour-filled summer treat. Light and bursting with sweetness, they are the perfect desserts for sunny gatherings in the garden, picnics in the countryside, or lazy summer afternoons.

Makes approximately 4 x 250ml desserts

1kg strawberries, hulled, plus 4, including stalks, for decoration

350ml whipping cream

9 sheets of gelatine

4 tbsp caster sugar

How to make strawberry and cream jelly desserts

Blend the strawberries together in a food processor until a smooth puree. Drain the juice into a small saucepan through a sieve, stirring the pulp to extract the liquid. Transfer the strawberry pulp into a separate saucepan and set aside.

Add enough cold water to the strawberry juice to make the liquid up to 480ml in total. Warm 240ml of this juice mixture with half of the sugar for 3 mins, until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture thickens slightly. Allow to cool a little.

Place seven of the gelatine sheets in a small bowl of cold water and leave to stand for 5 mins. Drain and squeeze excess water from the sheets, then add two to the thickened mixture. Divide this between four serving glasses and freeze for 30 mins.

Bring the pan of strawberry pulp to a simmer on the hob, stirring. Simmer for 1 min, then allow to cool slightly. Add the remaining soaked gelatine sheets to the pulp and stir.

In a large bowl, whisk 250ml of the cream for 4 mins, until soft peaks form. Mix a third of the pulp into the cream and stir thoroughly. Add a layer of the pulp to the glasses, using half of the mixture. Follow with a layer of strawberry cream, using half of the cream mixture. Freeze until needed.

Heat the remaining strawberry juice mixture and remaining sugar for 3 mins, until warm. Place the remaining two sheets of gelatine in cold water to soak for 5 mins. Allow the strawberry juice mixture to cool slightly, then add the softened gelatine, after draining and squeezing out the excess water. Stir, then divide between the glasses. Return them to the freezer for 30 mins.

Add a layer of the remaining strawberry pulp on top of the jelly layers and smooth over with the back of a metal spoon which has been dipped in boiling water. Do the same with a layer of the cream mixture. Whisk the remaining 100ml of cream into soft peaks and layer on top of each jar. Allow to chill for 2 hrs. Add a single strawberry to the top of each before serving.

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