The boys love Jello but the ingredients make me jiggle (pun intended) in my boots. My boys may have a crunchy mom but hopefully we can discover homemade alternatives that don't leave them out of the party.
This recipe was discovered on the back of the Knox Gelatine box. I modified it to remove the tablespoon of sugar/honey as even that seemed unnecessary and changed the hot/cold juice ratios.
"Gello"
2 packages unflavored gelatine
1 cup cold juice
1 cup juice, heated to boiling
- Sprinkle gelatine over cold juice in a large bowl and let it stand 1 minute.
- Add hot juice and stir to dissolve gelatine completely, about 5 minutes.
- Pour into a 9x9 inch pan and refrigerate until firm, approximately 3 hours. Cut into 1 inch squares.
Wyatt and Patrick accompanied me to Target today and all they wanted were canned peaches. Two cans of peaches seemed like a good trade off for 45 minutes of well behaved kids! Watch out as they are adding Splenda to the fruit now and marketing it as "No Sugar Added!" UGH! The remaining juice was leftover Martinelli's Sparkling Apple-Grape cider from New Year's Eve. My mom used seltzer in our Jello when we were kids so this works! The boys helped stir and are looking forward to enjoying their juice dessert tonight after dinner. Best news yet, I know exactly what's in it.
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