Saturday, August 16, 2025

How to Make Jelly: Natural Green Jelly Recipe

White bowl with, made with green leaves sliced jellies, atop with coconut milk and palm sugar syrup.

Green Cincau Jelly, also called Cincau Hijau in Malaysia, is a healthy, all-natural jelly made from just two ingredients: Cincau leaves and water. This green jelly has a mild grassy flavour and is often enjoyed plain or with coconut milk, Gula Melaka, or honey. Packed with nutrients, it’s a simple and wholesome Malaysian dessert.

Green jelly plant, and the branches trailing up and down on a roof of urban garden.

The best way is to watch the video below, showing step-by-step how to make Green Cincau Jelly (Cincau Hijau).

Natural homemade green jelly. 

Green jelly made from real leaves. No food colouring. Healthy, natural, and homemade.

Green Jelly Recipe
Ingredients
2 cups green cincau leaves (soaked, washed, and rinsed)
2 cups hot water
2 cups room temperature water

 

Method
Pour hot water over the leaves and let them soak for a while.

Remove the leaves, place them in a clean container, and add room temperature water.

Using your fingers, mash and rub the leaves to extract the green jelly liquid.

Strain the liquid into a container.

Washing two cups of green jelly leaves in sink filled with water, also running tap water.

A pot showing meshed green leaves with the liquid, in water.

Squeezing mashed green leaves jelly liquid, in a white cloth strainer.
Refrigerate for at least one full day to allow it to set.

Once set, cut into pieces or scoop with a spoon. 

Top with coconut milk and palm sugar syrup.

A square piece of soft hardened green leaves jelly.

slices of green leaves jelly, with coconut milk and palm sugar in a white bowl.

Here’s a short video showing another way to make Green Cincau Jelly.

Fresh green jelly from real leaves.

All-natural jelly made the traditional way. No colouring. Just fresh leaves and homemade goodness.

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How to Make Jelly: Natural Green Jelly Recipe

Green Cincau Jelly, also called Cincau Hijau in Malaysia, is a healthy, all-natural jelly made from just two ingredients: Cincau leaves and ...