Layered Christmas Jell-O

Notes

I chose strawberry and lime to pair with the sweetened condensed milk for festive winter colors, but you could use whatever colors you want. A tea kettle, or other source of boiling water is strongly recommended to make this easier. Non-stick spray is so you can cleanly get that bottom layer out of the pan. Due to many layers this will take about 3 hours.

Ingredients

For a 9 layer treat:

• Three 3 oz boxes red Jell-o
• Two 3 oz boxes green Jell-o
• Two 14 oz cans of sweetened condensed milk
• 9 packets of unflavored Knox gelatin (1 per Jell-O layer, 2 per can of condensed milk)

Directions

Before you start mixing anything:

• Chill 2 cups of water in the fridge.
• Bring about 8 cups of water to a boil so it's ready when needed.
• Set up a flat space in your fridge for chilling the jell-o layers.
• Coat 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan with cooking spray.

Prepare the first colored layer with red Jell-0

1. Pour one packet of Knox gelatin into a bowl.
2. Add 1/4 of cold water to the powdered gelatin.
3. Mix until consistency is even.
4. Add 1 cup of boiling hot water.
5. Quickly pour in one 3 oz packet of Jell-O.
6. Carefully stir, avoiding forming bubbles, until completely dissolved.
7. Gently pour into greased 13 X 9 pan.
8. Chill in fridge for 10 -15 minutes.

Meanwhile prepare enough creamy mixture for 2 layers (or 3 if thinner layers desired)

1. Add 1/2 cup of cold water to a measuring cup or small bowl.
2. Pour 2 packets of Knox gelatin into the 1/2 cup of cold water and mix well.
3. Empty one can of sweetened condensed milk into a larger bowl.
4. Add one cup of boiling hot water to the sweetened condensed milk and stir until even.
5. Pour gelatin into the diluted condensed milk.
6. Add another 1/2 cup of boiling water, and mix until even.
7. Check that the Jell-O layer has set in the 13 x 9 inch pan.
8. Scoop up approximately 1/2 of the creamy layer and gently pour over Jell-O layer.
9. Pop bubbles with a toothpick.
10. Chill in fridge 15-20 minutes (seems to need longer to set).

3rd through 9th layers

• While the creamy layer chills, prepare the first layer of green Jell-0 (same as done above for red). Pour the green layer and set 10-15 min.
• Once set, add the remaining creamy layer. Return to fridge for 15 - 20 mins.
• Prepare the 2nd red layer. Pour red layer and chill 10-15 mins.
• Make another batch of the creamy layer. Pour 1/2 and chill 15 to 20 mins.
• Prepare 2nd layer of green Jell-0. Pour the green layer and set 10-15 min.
• Pour the last of the creamy layer. Set 15-20 mins.
• Finally make the 3rd red layer. Pour red layer and chill an hour to set completely.

Cut out squares, not too small or the layers tend to separate.