02 Jul
Posted as Jello Desserts
Are you still looking for that perfect something to bring to the 4th of July cookout on Saturday? Well, look no further. This Jello is fun, festive, easy to transport and eat, a sure-fire kid pleaser, and will make the adults wax nostalgic about the good ol’ days of Jello Jigglers. This impressive-looking Jello dessert couldn’t be easier to make and is a simple variation of the classic “rainbow Jello” layered dessert. You know, the one with all the colors of the rainbow with layers of white in between? I knew you’d remember 
I was so entranced when I first saw the picture of stained glass Jello on The Food Librarian. She had done hers up in purple and yellow to cheer on the Lakers, and it looked awesome. Of course the Pittsburgh Penguins were still battling for the Cup at the time so my first instinct was to make this and do it Pens-style. The only problem, naturally, is that Pittsburgh colors are black and gold. I’ve never seen black Jello, have you? I thought perhaps they would sell blackberry, but I couldn’t find any. So, I went back to making more batches of the decorated sugar cookies and put the stained glass Jello on the back burner.
Well, it didn’t stay there for long. I had an “aha” moment and realized that with strawberry and berry blue flavors I could make a pretty cool red, white & blue dessert for the 4th of July. And to be even more festive, I used a cookie cutter to cut the Jello into the shape of stars. This was fun to make and I think it’s a great presentation for a holiday picnic. While not in the upper echelon of gourmet desserts, I think this is a great one to keep in your back pocket. You could switch up colors to reflect school graduation, various sports teams, company logos – anything at all! And if you have some fun cookie cutters in your stash, the possibilities are truly endless.
More great picnic food:
Cheddar Ale Spread
Pepperoni Bread
Strawberry Pretzel Squares (you could also make a blueberry version!)
Loaded Baked Potato Salad
Italian Antipasto Salad
Sweet Dinner Rolls (perfect for soaking up baked beans)
Panzanella Salad (bright, crisp and light – perfect for summer)
1 Year Ago: Fresh Blueberry Pie (also great for a 4th of July picnic!)
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Stained Glass Jello
(also known as Broken Glass Jello)Makes one 9×13-inch pan
4 boxes (3-ounces each) Jello (or store brand gelatin dessert) in different colors
14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin (Knox)
Water1. For each flavor, dissolve one box of Jello in 1 cup of boiling water. Pour into a square container that is about 6 to 8″ square and chill at least 3 hours, or overnight. (Try to use the same size for all four so that the blocks will come out the same. In this case the smaller the better – I used 8″ pans and felt my “blocks” were a little too flat.)
2. After chilling the flavors, cut them into small blocks.
3. Carefully mix the blocks in a 9×13-inch pan.
4. In a separate bowl, sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin into ½ cup cold water. After the gelatin blooms, add 1½ cups boiling water and dissolve. Add the can of condensed milk. Stir and let cool. Pour cooled milk mixture over Jello blocks in 9×13 pan. Skim off any small bubbles that are created when you pour the condensed milk on the Jello pieces. Chill overnight or at least 3 hours until firm.
5. Cut into blocks or shapes and serve.
(Adapted from The Food Librarian)
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This turned out great!!! Love the stars. How festive is that?! Have a great 4th of July!
Oooh how pretty! The possibilities are endless…
These are so CUTE!!
I am unbelievably impressed, these are the neatest things i have seen in a LONG time!
OMG, how cute and so festive!
Pam
http://www.alovefornewrecipes.blogspot.com
These are so pretty and it looks like so much fun!!!
Awesome idea!! Really cute and I bet delicious too!
These are fabulous! We will make these with the children!!! fun. happy 4th! best, s
How beautiful!! I just made the ubiquitous flag cake.
These are much more clever!!
Sunshine Mom – I think my mom made the flag cake for almost every 4th of July picnic we had growing up! Great memories!
Michelle,
I have to say these look so nice. I am not a Jello eater. But I can say that they would make great decor around a table also. Love them!!
Love these! I have been wanting to try stained glass Jello as well. It’s so pretty!
OMGOSH I LOVE IT! Haha. What a great idea, Chelle! These are too cute and I want 5 now.
So fun and festive! Great job. I’ve made the multi-layered Jello, but not the stained glass, which is on my to-do list!
WOW those are just…WOW!!!! Beautiful pictures and amazing creation! So fun!
wow, looks cool, and it’s so simple too! There is a black jelly in the Chinese market that is mixed with sweeteners before eating (otherwise there’s no taste). Grass Jelly… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_jelly
This looks soo good! And the cut-outs just make them look so much better!!!
Absolutely Fantastic, I really love your idea, it is very creative
Very fun! Tweeted this post on Twitter. Hope everyone makes these for 4th of July festivities today.
…Susan
Wicked cute jello! I LOVE them!
these are so lovely! such a wonderful idea for all occasions. can’t wait to make one.
Im going to have to find an excuse to make these!
this looks so great. will have to try it!
I just finished making this. I used kiwi and peach flavored jello. I can’t wait to see how it turns out……I will let you know…I will take pics and post it..link it back to you.
Hello! That’s an absolutely wonderful cake you’ve made there. I hope it’s alright that I borrow a picture (linked and credited, of course) for a post about 4th of July desserts on my blog. If you’d rather I remove it, please let me know.
Here’s the entry if you want to take a look: http://eatingforamateurs.blogspot.com/2009/07/americans-make-desserts.html
How festive and colorful. Great job Chelle.
I don’t eat jello but these are super cute!
I have one holiday left this summer to try this out. The pics are beautiful and I am sure will be a big hit for Labor Day BBQ. Thanks for sharing.
So gorgeous.
May I suggest starting with a dark Jell-O like Black Cherry or Grape and a couple drops black food coloring?
That’s what I do for Hallowe’en.