The invention relates to methods of producing jelly confectionery products,and to jelly confectionery productsthemselves. The centre- filled jelly confectionery comprises - a centrefilling, - a casing, and - a backing layer, wherein the backinglayer has a different visual appearance compared to the casing. According toone embodiment, the centre filling is coloured, thecasing comprises a colouring agent, and the backing layer comprises saidcolouring agent of the casing, at a concentration that isgreater than in the casing. According to another embodiment, the centrefilling is coloured, the casing is uncoloured, and thebacking layer is coloured. There is also provided a method for making a centre-filled jelly confectionery, the method comprising: (a)preparing a liquid jelly confectionery composition comprising bulk sweetenerand a hydrocolloid gelling agent, (b) cooking theliquid jelly confectionery composition, (c) depositing the liquid jellyconfectionery composition into a mould, (d) depositing thecentre filling into a mould so that the liquid jelly confectionery compositiondeposited in (c) forms a casing around the centrefilling to produce a casing containing a centre filling, and (e) applying abacking layer to the casing containing a centre filling,wherein the backing layer is provides a different visual appearance comparedto the casing, to form the centre-filled jelly. Steps (c)and (d) can be preformed by co- depositing the liquid jelly confectionerycomposition and centre filling into the mould.
