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Christmas Jello Cups
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Christmas Jello Cups

Colorful easy dessert for Christmas
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Yield: 8
Calories: 384cal
Author: Melissa Haines
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • 2 9x13 baking pans
  • paper towel 
  • 9 oz. clear plastic cups

Materials

You'll Need

  • 2 tbsp. mayonnaise

Red Jell-O

  • 6 oz. red jello
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 2 cups cold water

Green Jell-O

  • 6 oz. green jello
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 13 oz. whipped cream I used a store bought can of refrigerated whipped topping
  • 16 oz. maraschino cherries with stems

Instructions

  • Prepare the pans by rubbing a thin layer of mayonnaise with a piece of paper towel - It's an old trick my mom taught me. Nobody will taste the mayonnaise and you won't get oil on the jello by using cooking spray
  • Prepare the red jello by stirring  2 cups of hot water with the red granules, until they are dissolved
  • Add the cold water and mix in
  • Pour into one of the 9x13 pans
  • Next, prepare the green jello using the 2 packages of green jello, 2 cups of hot water, and 2 cups of cold water
  • Pour into a prepared pan
  • Place both pans of jello into the refrigerator
  • Allow the two jello pans to set up in the refrigerator for about 3 hours

To Prepare the Cups

  • (You're basically cutting the jello into cubes)
  • When it's ready, Pull the jello out of the fridge and cut it into strips about an inch wide
  • turn the pan and cut strips going the other way about an inch wide
  • Spoon some red jello cubes into the bottom of the plastic cups- going about halfway up
  • Spoon green jello cubes onto the red
  • When you or your guests are ready, add whipped topping, and a cherry to the top and enjoy the yumminess! :)

Notes

  • The picture in the post shows the whipped cream melting a bit and running down through the cracks of the cubes. Depending on your climate, the whipped topping can take anywhere from a few minutes up to 15 minutes to start trickling down. The melting whipped cream mixed with the jello is delicious and so beautiful! Just have a can of whipped topping to top the jello off with more on top, and add a cherry.
 
Nutrition facts are only an estimate 

Nutrition

Calories: 384cal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 269mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 69g | Vitamin A: 62IU | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 0.4mg