This recipes is a variation from the finger jello we used to eat as kids. I have to say that my boys LOVE this jello, and they like making it with all sorts of cool colors. I think it is easier and less time consuming than the layered finger yellow with all the different layers of colors and white in between. You basically make the jello with less water than the package directions, resulting in a firmer jello that can be eaten as finger food.
I have had this at various pot lucks and have seen several different variations. I recently came across the recipe on www.justjennrecipes.com food blog, which made me decide to make it for the boys. I wanted to surprise them with their favorite colors – blue and green, then I added the purple and a custom color….
The fun part is choosing the colors to use. You could make it for the classroom and use their school colors, cut them into various shapes and use certain holiday colors, etc.
I even added a little food coloring to the warm jello to get some custom colors. Thankfully, nobody was home while I was making it. Once I had added a little yellow food coloring to the purple jello, well, let’s just say it turned into a little bit of a science project. I was trying to make a color close to root beer, so I had to keep tweeking it. There’s no going back once you start!
I have to say that the only bad part of this recipe is that you have to wait at least 4 hours for the colored jello to set (larger, shallow dish will set faster) before you can cube it and pour the white gelatin over it, then wait overnight for the whole thing to completely set before cutting and serving.
Serves: 16
What you need:
4 boxes jello (3 ounces each), pick your colors
2 envelopes plain gelatin such as Knox
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, such as Eagle brand
boiling water
cooking spray
Preparation: Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Dissolve each box of flavored jello separately into one cup of boiling water. Pour each flavor into a separate container to set (I used small glass dishes). Place in refrigerator to set for at least 4 hours. Once flavored jellos are set you can start making the white part.
Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add plain gelatin to boiling water and stir to dissolve. Add can of sweetened condensed milk to gelatin and set aside to cool for about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, very lightly spray a 9″ by 13″ oblong pan with cooking spray. Cut colored jello into small cubes, you can vary the cube sizes if desired. Place jello cubes into prepared oblong pan layering and carefully mixing up the colors. Pour the cooled gelatin/milk mixture over the colored cubes. Refrigerate overnight. Carefully cut jello into desired sizes and shapes and serve.
Nutrition: Per Serving About: 160 calories, 2 g fat, 1.5 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 5 g protein, 33 g carbohydrates, 0 g dietary fiber, 110 mg sodium
