Recipes for coffee jelly appear in cookbooks published in England as early as 1817.

[7] Jell-O launched a short lived coffee gelatin mix in 1918,[8] but the dessert never gained widespread popularity outside of New England.

Today, coffee jelly may still be found in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and other New England states.

It appealed to modern young men with tastes for Western fashion and rose in popularity along with café culture.

Condensed milk is poured over cubes of chilled coffee jelly in a bowl.