Keeping with the St. Patrick’s theme of the week, I thought I would show you a “recipe” (term used lightly!) that your kids will love!
I am so bummed the pictures didn’t turn out better for these- I even tried “enhancing them” on picnik.com, but they still look kind of dark! Someday I will learn to use my nice camera!
Anyway, its really easy to get this look, it just takes time!
Mix one color at a time and let it set completely before you add the next color on top. It takes about an hour for each color to set, so if you’re trying to make these in the morning before dinner like I was, you really have to plan your day around Jell-O! If you’re planning to be home anyway, then its a piece of cake. It takes less than 5 minutes to boil, mix and pour each color, so really the longest part is just waiting for it in the fridge.
Next time I will just skip the orange and do red, yellow, green and purple. The orange and red look like the same color, so I can eliminate that color and save myself an hour!
I am not a huge Jello-O fan, (especially grape- yuck! I had to dump my whole top layer into the sink from the start) but my kids love it, so this was a hit!
And you can’t beat the cost, right? I just bought the small packages of the store brand and a couple boxes of the Jell-O brand because the store brand doesn’t come in every flavor, and it was around a dollar a box. I ended up getting 9 glasses of rainbow Jell-O, which is way more than my family can eat! So this was a fun and cheap snack!
Enjoy!
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I love how it looks in the clear glasses.
I made something similar last year, rainbow jelly jigglers and it was a big hit. I was worried that with all the different flavors it might not end up tasting ver good, but it was delicious and we ended up eating all of it.
http://craftsandcreationswithkathy.blogspot.com/2009/03/rainbow-jelly-jigglers-work-in-progress.html
User Jayme on Cut Out and Keep made a version of the jigglers using red, yellow, blue and a packet of unflavored and put whipped cream on the top for the clouds, which I thought was a cool idea.
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/rainbow_jelly_jigglers/versions/1
ok, that is the coolest thing! Kate is totally obsessed with rainbows lately, and has always had an unhealthy love for jello. can't wait to make these, she'll freak!
Those are so cute!! I LOVE them in the individual glasses! As for the red/orange looking the same….check your email. I'll share a family secret with you! =)
This is such a fun idea! I love how you made the single servings in individual cups – I actually wrote a similar post on DIY JELL-O cups (http://www.theunchaotic.com/2010/02/26/diy-jell-o-cups/) and I think we have the same cups…from IKEA? Haha
Anyways, thanks for sharing this idea, I love the rainbow colors!
I just lightened the picture for you and emailed it back to you if you want to trade it out.
A very cute idea!!
Love this idea! So cute. I think I will make these for St. Patrick's day desert.
Thanks!
What a great idea! Thanks… you are adding more and more to my 'to do; list…LOL.
Have a great day!
That is way too much fun!
ooo I love anything rainbow. I'll be making that for DD's first birthday which will be a rainbow party. Its still pretty far away though
Those look great! You could always make leftovers in a big clear bowl instead of using all your glasses. But who doesn't love eating out of parfait glasses right? Also, next time you take pictures, make sure the light from the window is behind you and not the subject. Should make things much brighter.
If you mix in unflavored gelatin it will cut down on the time so much. There are several sites that tell you how.
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I'm not a huge jello fan but this looks delicious!
This is a great idea, Thanks
that is such a great idea!! I love jello treats!
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I love this idea
These look so cool! now looking at these, Jello doesn't make a blueberry do they?? Love it!!
Ok so for some reason i can't figure out how to email you and I seem to have lost the family recipe. Although I have learned in the last few days it's not such a big secret! If you google rainbow jello with sour cream you'll get a few different recipes.
Yes sour cream! That's the secret! I don't know the exact measurements but the basic idea is to mix a jello pack with about 1 1/2 or so cups of cold water, pour about half in a bunt cake pan chill till more of a solid keep left over mixture cold in smaller bowl so it won't thicken as fast then add about 1/3 cup sour cream to it and layer on top of first layer. And continue with each color. When you're done and flip it upside down on a flat platter you'll have a rainbow of red then creamy red then orange and creamy orange and so on….the colors don't blend like together anymore! Hope you like it! If I ever find the exact recipe I'll let ya know!
Sorry for the long comment again I couldn't find your email.
The fam would love these. I'll have to give it a try when I know I'll be home all day.
I might have to try this one day.
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Lori
So pretty and jewel like! I actually love jello, but can't stand grape!
What a fun treat for kids!
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LOOKS yummy! Great for a party! Lezlee
Couldn't help but notice you mentioned learning how to use your nice camera. I just wrote a tutorial on how to do that here:
http://theidearoom.blogspot.com/2010/04/photography-with-kristen-dukeknowing.html
Kristen