Red, White & Blue Jello Cups
These festive Red, White & Blue Jello cups are sure to be the hit of the party!! These are easy to make and fun to eat!
Equipment
- **The number of individual dessert cups this recipe makes depends on what style and size of cup you use. For this recipe, I used 5.5-ounce dessert cups. There is a link in the blog post for purchasing these cups. Using these cups will yield about 14 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 6-ounces Blue jello (or two 3-ounce boxes)
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 6-ounces Red jello (or two 3-ounce boxes)
- 1 envelope Knox unflavored gelatin
Garnish (optional)
- Cool Whip or whipped cream
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Mix 2 cups of boiling water with the blue jello. Mix until the jello is completely dissolved. Add 1½ cups cold water (this is different from the box instructions), and stir.
- Pour the blue jello into the dessert cups, filling each one only about ⅓ full. Place the dessert cups in the refrigerator until completely set, about 2 hours.*It is easiest to place all the dessert cups on a baking sheet and move them all at once versus moving individual cups to and from the refrigerator.
- While the blue jello is chilling, prepare the white layer. In a bowl, combine the sweetened condensed milk with 1 cup of boiling water and set it aside. In a separate small bowl, combine one envelope of unflavored gelatin with ½ cup of cold water. Stir to moisten all the gelatin. Let the gelatin soak for 3 minutes, and then add ½ cup of boiling water to dissolve the gelatin; stir. Then add the dissolved gelatin to the sweetened condensed milk mixture and stir to combine. Allow it to cool to room temperature.
- Once the blue jello is set and the white layer is cooled, gently pour it on top of the blue layer, filling the cups ⅔ full.
- Place the jello back into the refrigerator to set up for about an hour or more if needed. **This is a shorter time than the blue jello because the blue jello went into the refrigerator hot and the white layer went in at room temperature.
- While the white layer is chilling, prepare the red jello. Mix 2 cups of boiling water with the red jello. Mix until the jello is completely dissolved. Add 1½ cups cold water and stir. Allow the red jello to sit on the counter and cool to room temperature before adding it to the white layer.
- Once the red jello is cooled and the white layer is set, gently pour the red jello over the white layer. Then, return the jello cups to the refrigerator until chilled and firm, about 1 to 2 hours (or overnight).
- When ready to serve, add Cool Whip or whipped cream with a piping bag and decorating tip and garnish with sprinkles (optional).
Notes
Making a smaller batch: If you want to make a smaller batch of jello cups, this recipe is easy to cut in half. Just use 3-ounce boxes of jello, half a can of sweetened condensed milk, and half an envelope of unflavored gelatin. Then cut all the water measurements in half.