Last year I made my monkeys and their friends rainbow jello for St. Patrick’s Day, and it was a hit.
If you have a boatload of jello in your pantry, or just want to make something fun for dessert on St Patrick’s Day, rainbow jello is really easy to make. As long as you have two things. Patience and time.
How to Make Rainbow Jello:
Ingredients
6 {small or large} boxes of Jello {red, orange, yellow, green, blue & purple}
1 container Whipped Topping or 4 cups of yogurt.
Food coloring
Water
Directions
Step #1
Know the colors of the rainbow. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue & Purple. Using the quick set method {ice cubes} prepare the purple jello first. Pour about 1/4 cup of prepared Jello into each glass. FYI: I used the large boxes of Jello and this recipe made 8 glasses of rainbow jello, plus {1} 8×8 Pyrex dish.
Step #2
Place the glasses in a baking pan, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step #3
Add food coloring to 6 separate bowls of cool-whip or yogurt {one for each color of the rainbow}.
Step #4
Remove the cups of the Jello from the refrigerator and add a thin layer of colored whipped topping or yogurt on top of the Jello. You want to match the color of whipped topping/yogurt to the colored Jello below.
Step #5
Working in reverse order, add the next color of Jello . Refrigerate. Repeat steps 4 & 5 until you have refrigerated the last layer {red} of Jello. Once the red Jello has set, then add a dollop of whip cream to the top. And a spoon and dig in.
Do you make any sort of special dishes or desserts for St. Patrick’s Day?
~Mavis
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Becky says
Very cool. I just wish my daughter wasn’t so reactive to food dye. I’ll have to experiment with home-made jello from grape juice, cherry juice, etc.
Tara Eagle says
HEY– here’s a favorite Jello recipe in OUR house–Orange Creamsicle Salad (it has some cottage cheese in it for a bit of protein).
*I make this in a container that has a lid* Drain a small can of mandarin oranges into a coffee mug– bring that liquid to a boil in the microwave, add 1/2 of packet of Knox plain gelatin — meanwhile in a seal-able container– mix 1 small carton of cottage cheese with 1 box ( 4- serving size) Orange Jello and the juice/gelatin mixture– add in the oranges– then fold in a small tub of whipped topping. Seal the container and put in the fridge for about 3-4hrs to set up nicely. This goes really well with BBQ! ENJOY 🙂
Mavis says
This sounds like something my grandmother would make. She was the queen of jello salads. I’ll have to try it. Thanks. 🙂