Tag: gelatin

Red, White, and Blue Jello Gelatin Dessert

writ­ten 07/15/2023, updat­ed 07/15/2023

What

Jel­lo, Gelatin dessert in patri­ot­ic Red, White, and Blue

Ingredients

Main: Red Jell‑O/gelatin pow­der mix, Blue Jell‑O/gelatin pow­der mix, Thai agar dessert mix (your choice of fla­vor, I like almond), and sup­plies

Sup­plies: Plas­tic cups or glass cups/stems (fan­cy, for serv­ing), lid­ded con­tain­ers (for trans­port or sav­ing), bak­ing sheet

Option­al Top­pings: Straw­ber­ries, Blue­ber­ries, Sliced Star­fruit, Mint Leaf, Whipped cream, etc.

Serving

About 10 cup-like con­tain­ers

Time

Blue (5 min prep + 2 hr refrig­er­a­tion)

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White (5 min cook­ing + 15 min cool­ing + 2 min dol­ing + 1.5 hr refrig­er­a­tion)

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Red (5 min prep + 2 hr refrig­er­a­tion)

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TOTAL: ~ 6 hours, 32 min­utes

Steps

Easy, just time con­sum­ing. Fun for kids!

  • Boil water
  • Mix into blue-col­ored Jell‑O/gelatin accord­ing to instruc­tions
  • Por­tion out into con­tain­ers
  • Set in refrig­er­a­tor to cool (2ish hours, until firm)
  • Make white agar agar dessert per instruc­tions on the stove
  • Let cool about 10–15 min­utes (impor­tant!!) until not hard, but not boil­ing
  • Por­tion into con­tain­ers on top of chilled blue lay­er (test one first to see if it’s too hot or blue Jell‑O has­n’t set all the way yet)
  • Refrig­er­ate until firm (1.5ish hours)
  • Boil water
  • Mix into red-col­ored Jell‑O/gelatin accord­ing to instruc­tions
  • Por­tion on top of white lay­er
  • Set into refrig­er­a­tor to cool (about 2 hours)
  • Add option­al top­pings
  • Serve, enjoy!

Pictures

Por­tion­ing out the blue
Mak­ing the agar
Por­tion­ing out the agar
Messed up on one, being impa­tient
What hap­pens when it’s too hot
Red!
Easy way to stack in the fridge
Ungar­nished, but would look awe­some with cream and fruit top­pings

Notes

  • I was too lazy to gar­nish mine with Cool Whip and fruits but would be very nice!
  • The fla­vors were great! Light with the straw­ber­ry, denser and sweet with the almond agar, and then a bit sour with the blue. Very good!
  • Be care­ful not to lay­er when it’s either too hot or the pri­or lay­er is not yet set… They will seep into each oth­er. Unless that’s what you’re going for.