Patriotic Layered Jello Dessert! This is a super easy to make patriotic layered gelatin or jello dessert that is delicious, protein packed, and perfect for celebrating all those patriotic holidays, or just for fun!
Patriotic Layered Jello Dessert
When I was a kid we used to go to my Grandma’s house. She had a big storage room full of delicious treats. And one whole shelf of her storage room was dedicated to jello. She had gelatin molds, and would make jello salads, and layered jellos, and I LOVED it! It was so fun. There is just something about cutting into a gelatin holiday wreath and slurping it down that was so much more fun then regular jello! And can we just talk about jigglers for a minute? Hahaha they are pretty fun stuff.
Anyway, I have not eaten a lot of gelatin in the past ten years. I don’t make it often enough. Rather than use a packaged jello, I decided to try making this patriotic version on my own, with ingredients I know and trust. I used fresh fruit juices. I had grape juice I had made myself from grapes off my grandparent’s vine. But you could make this with any kind of store purchased  juice if you would like. Mine was more purple then blue. So feel free to use a blue juice.
For the gelatin part I used unflavored beef gelatin. I love adding gelatin and collagen to my dishes to get a little extra quality protein. Even my desserts, like these protein peanut butter cups. I love the protein! It is great for hair, skin, nails, and internal health. And it does the job of making my berries and juice into a jiggly, wiggly dessert!
I am not going to claim that these are the healthiest layered jello desserts out there, but I will say that while they are a dessert, they do have some health components, and they are so much easier to make then you think. Don’t be intimidated. Using beef gelatin is super easy. Basically you just let it bloom in some cool liquid, then add it to heated liquid, then chill in the fridge, and you have jello!
Then have a big old spoonful of gelatin! Yum.
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Patriotic Layered Jello Dessert
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups Grape juice divided
- 3 cups Red fruit juice divided
- 4 Tbs Unflavored beef gelatin 2 Tbs per layer
- Whipped Cream
- Strawberries and Blueberries for garnish
Instructions
- In a bowl combine 1 1/2 cups of grape juice with 2 Tbs beef gelatin, and stir until fully incorporated.
- In a medium saucepan heat the remaining 1 1/2 cups grape juice, and add gelatin mixture to it. Stir well, bring to a simmer, and then pour into 4 cups, dividing evenly.
- Put cups in the fridge for 2 hours to let set up and chill.
- Repeat the same process with the red fruit juice to create the second layer.
- Let chill and set up completely.
- Top cup with whipped cream, and garnish with berries!
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Natalie says
What a fun jello! It’s so festive & hits the spot on a warm day!
Ashley F says
These are so fun to make and this kids really enjoy eating them!
Kristyn says
We love this all summer long! It really is the perfect holiday treat! My kids especially love anything with multiple colors!