July 4: Stained Glass Jello

Need a festive dish to bring to some occasion?  Try Stained Glass Jello!  You can make it with any color/flavor Jello you wish so it'd be perfect for everything from Christmas to the 4th of July!  The boys thought it was "really cool" and while it takes a little time to make, the effort is minimal.

Stained Glass Jello

• 4 boxes (3 oz. each) Jello in different colors (we used 2 boxes of strawberry and 2 boxes of blue raspberry)
• 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 envelopes unflavored Knox gelatine 
• 6 cups water -- divided

1.   For each flavor of jello, dissolve one box in 1 cup boiling water.  Pour into a square container that is 6-8 inches square and chill at least 3 hours or overnight.  Try to use the same size pan for all four so the blocks come out about the same.  (I just used an 8x8 pan for the red and another 8x8 pan for the blue.)

2.  After chilling the flavors cut them into small blocks.



3.  Carefully mix the blocks in a 9x13 pan.  (If you're not planning on cutting out shapes, try to use a glass pan so everyone will be able to see the beautiful colors.)



Mixing the jello colors.



4.  In a separate bowl, sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin into 1/2 cup cold water.  Let it sit a few minutes and then add 1 1/2 cups boiling water and dissolve. 



5.  Add the can of sweetened condensed milk, stir, and let cool.

6.  Pour cooled milk mixture over the Jello blocks in the 9x13 pan. 



7.  Skim off any small bubbles that are created when you pour the milk over the Jello pieces.  (I forgot to do this and ours still turned out fine.)

8.  Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.

9.  Cut into blocks or shapes (we used stars) and serve.



Cleaning out the jello pans.

Enjoying the finished product.