Panna Cotta & Jell-O

I am planning on making a large panna cotta with this mold:

http://chicagozombie.com/2009/06/crawli ... ello-mold/

but can I substitute lime Jell-O for the gelatin to make it nice and green or is that not as strong as regular gelatin? I was thinking of making a no-bake cheesecake but thought the head would be too heavy to stay up. Can't have my zombie's head snapping off.

That looks really cool. I don't think panna cotta would be strong enough to hold up unless you put lots of extra gelatin in there. Then you'd be making creamy jello, which maybe isn't a bad idea instead.

Hi,

Unflavored gelatin is more concentrated than a Jello, only because the Jello has flavorings and sugar added. I know for some Jello molds where I will later add whipped cream and a higher concentration of fruit, I will add a teaspoon of gelatin (softened in 2 teaspoons water) to Jello.

Consider how Jello wigglers are made. Instead of 2 cups water to a small package, it is ratched back to 1.5 (or maybe less) for a firmer product.

I would not be surprised if Jello's website has a panna cotta type recipe using their product.

Regards,

jvalentino wrote:That looks really cool. I don't think panna cotta would be strong enough to hold up unless you put lots of extra gelatin in there. Then you'd be making creamy jello, which maybe isn't a bad idea instead.

I did do the recipe they suggested (naturally I can't find it now) but it was jello with milk added in place of the cold water, I believe. It came out like that Mexican product (the name I'm forgetting...) that comes in strawberry and guava flavors in a box like Jell-O. That's what's showing in the picture. It wasn't bad, but Jell-O generally grosses me out. Then again, that's the point in this case, I suppose.

Cathy2 wrote:I would not be surprised if Jello's website has a panna cotta type recipe using their product.

Regards,

Nope, just Knox Gelatine. I was surprised they didn't have one.

I had a brain Jello mold that suggested adding condensed milk to the regular pink Jello recipe in order to give it that authentic opaque brain look.

How about agar? I find that it is more solid then Jello. If you'd like, I have a few packs of green and red ones at home that I picked up in Singapore...