Updated post.
This was written prior to me becoming vegan.
We love, love, love jelly in this house – it’s just so incredibly nostalgic and delicious isn’t it?! A dessert we all grew up with, and one we enjoy giving our kids!
Jelly immediately transports me back to my own childhood. I remember enjoying it with vanilla ice cream as a treat on a weekend or at one of my many fancy dress birthday parties.
My brother and I would often make it with my Mum too.
I distinctly remember tearing up squares of transparent jelly, placing it into a bowl that mum would pour hot water in, before it was poured into a jelly mould.
My brother and I would wait for hours for it to set, or not in our case, sometimes! We were always quite impatient! Runny jelly anyone?!
Argh, that image right there, pretty much sums up my childhood. Don’t worry, we did get out and play a lot too – to burn off all that energy 😉
Seriously though, I literally can’t think of anyone I know, who didn’t, and now doesn’t still love jelly.
Luckily as time has passed this most beautiful of desserts has evolved too, so if you’re short on time then there’s no need for faffing with boiling water or wasting time waiting for jelly to set with Hartley’s jelly pots.
Hartley’s delicious jelly pots are ready-made without the need for chilling and make the perfect dessert or addition to a lunchbox for your kids.
This most visual, tactile and tasty of desserts are now easier to enjoy.
With new flavours, sugar-free options and all ready-made and waiting for you to simply dive in with your spoon, there’s never been a better time to eat jelly.
Which brings me to my exciting announcement…..
I’m incredibly proud to be partnering with Hartley’s Jelly over the next few months, which will see me share beautiful and balanced lunchbox ideas for little ones (and you), along with fun and useful videos which will inspire you for summer picnics, and then beyond as the kids return to school in September!
I can’t wait to share more of what I’ll be getting up to with this wonderful food brand and below is a run-down of what to expect.
Firstly, I’m going to be putting the inspiration back into lunchboxes with Hartley’s as I share 5 tasty and healthy lunchbox ideas that promise to put a smile on your kids’ faces while keeping them full throughout the school afternoon.
My son, Oliver, 6, takes a lunchbox to school every day and I know first-hand just how hard we parents have to work to ensure our kids’ lunches are not only healthy but visually appealing and thus enticing too.
Do stay tuned for my tips on the ultimate lunchbox soon!
Now for the delicious jelly pots……
Hartley’s No Added Sugar Jelly Pots are the perfect size for children’s lunchboxes with a variety of fruity flavours to keep kids happy.
The range includes strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrant, orange, apple, and tropical, meaning there’s literally a flavour for every day of the week!
A healthy choice, the jelly pots have no artificial colours and flavours and are fat and gluten-free.
Widely available in major retailers from only 50p, they make a delicious treat for children.
Selected retailers will also be offering the pots on promotion throughout September so an additional reason to give them a go and get them into lunchboxes!
Plus, if you prefer the original Hartley’s Jelly Pots range, you’ll find strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrant, orange, pineapple and lemon & lime flavours in there as well.
Yum!
The pots are truly the ideal on-the-go treat and also prove the perfect easy-to-eat (no mess) dessert for lazy-day picnics over the summer too.
Whilst we love travelling to the Yorkshire coast and beyond, nothing quite beats a garden picnic here as we transport our mini feasts from the kitchen on to rugs on the lawn for family fun in the sun.
I can’t wait to enjoy these pots with ice cream during the warm months and custard in the winter.
Hartley’s jelly pots are VERSATILE, CONVENIENT and TASTY treats for all the family. We can’t get enough of their wibbly wobbly loveliness here!
…What’s more, if you’re worried about keeping children entertained over the long summer weeks off school, Hartley’s have fun downloadable activities over on their website from word searches to colouring mazes which will simply a-maze the kids!
Both my 3 and 6 year old loved colouring in the sheets and playing the word games.
They equally enjoyed decorating their lunchboxes with stickers, spelling out their names and choosing cool characters to personalise their yellow boxes.
With the new school year rapidly approaching, you too can receive a customisable yellow lunchbox for your kids.
As part of a new Hartley’s campaign, Hartley’s Your Lunchbox, by simply collecting 12 green lids of Hartley’s Jelly Pots in store, you can claim one for yourself.
The lunchboxes are a great way to help children become excited about starting or going back to school again after the long summer holidays, whilst proving tough and functional, keeping lunch safe and protected.
…Now, for more exciting news – one of my readers will win a year’s supply of Hartley’s Jelly Pots (100 in total)! WOW!
Simply enter via Rafflecopter below
UK only
Competition ends 12 Aug 2016.
No cash alternative
If the winner does not respond within 7 days of the notification email being sent, a new winner will be randomly selected.
Good luck!
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I woud love these for my gramdchildren
We love theses jelly pots in our house, especially the no added sugar ones! They are great little snacks or a small pudding at lunch time x
I love the sugar-free jelly pots with fruit for a guilt-free sweet treat
This was my one and only craving when I was pregnant. They had to be cold and eaten straight from the fridge. Now both my kiddies love these jellies. Such a popular dessert in our house.
Because I love wobbly jelly!
Being lactose intolerant there are not many sweet treats I can enjoy so jelly is my go to comfort food
These are usually on our weekly shopping list as the kids love them
Whats not to love, Jelly is good 😀
It would be great for quick puddings at home.
Great tasting jelly
Because jellies are a great healthy snack or dessert for all the family
My 11 year old daughter just loves these jelly pots!
My little niece loves these jelly pots!
These Hartleys jelly pots are always a big hit with my 2 children so they would be over the moon if i won this competition.
It would be great for quick puds at home.
My 12 year old daughter just loves these jelly pots!
I would love to win because my kids love Hartley’s Jelly x
I love these Hartley jelly pots, they are a fantastic snack at work when you want something sweet that’s not as calorific as chocolate or biscuits!
I would love to win these for my little daughter
All 3 of my children love jelly, great for lunch boxes too
I love all flavours of jelly and its supposed to make your nails stronger
I love jelly and it would make me very popular with my grandchildren ?
Would love to win, as there is always room for Jelly, and we love it in our house. All three kids and me:)
You can never eat enough Jelly!!
because I love jelly
Absolutely love Jelly in our house.
My 7 year old Luke absolutely loves these so he would be so pleased and be very proud taking that lunch box to school with him, fingers crossed
Because Jelly is brilliant!
We want to win because we have a jelly holic in the family….our little lad has a definite penchant for jelly 🙂
I would love to win as I would like to share jelly with the family.
I want to win because we all love jelly; jelly & ice cream, jelly & custard, jelly & cake, jelly & cream, jelly & fish fingers…. ha not really on the last one 🙂 but we are jelly mad!!
Jelly is a big favourite in our house 😀
I need to win for my 8yr old jelly monster lol. He absolutely loves hartleys jelly tubs and the no added sugar ones are delicious. He loves all of them even the apple flavour ones to blackcurrant. I once ate one of his and he made me get him 2 back for the one I ate lol. They are also prefect for lunchboxes and picnics in the park.