Layered Rainbow Jello
This colorful rainbow jello dessert is perfect if you're looking for a fun and healthy treat. Made with juice instead of boxed jello, it’s a healthier option - free from artificial ingredients and dyes, and ideal for kids’ parties and family get-togethers.
Servings: 10
Ingredients
Rainbow Gelatin Layers
- 8 cups juice, divided (2 cups juice for each layer) 4 different juices total, I used grape, cranberry-raspberry, apple and clementine
- 14 teaspoons unflavored gelatin, (3 ½ teaspoons for each layer)
White Gelatin Layers
- 1 ½ cans sweetened condensed milk divided
- 7 ½ teaspoons unflavored gelatin divided
- water
Instructions
- Prepare your baking dish: Use a 13x9 inch glass Pyrex baking dish (or any similar-sized glass dish) for layering the jello.
- In a large bowl, pour in 1 cup of juice and sprinkle 3 ½ teaspoons of unflavored gelatin over it. Set aside for the gelatin to bloom for about 5 minutes.
- Place the other cup of juice in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour the boiling cup of juice over the bloomed gelatin and juice and whisk to combine until all the gelatin is dissolved.
- Pour this mixed juice mixture into the prepared baking dish and place into the refrigerator to set for about 30 minutes.
- While you are waiting, prepare the next layer. As soon as you pour one layer into the baking sheet and place into the refrigerator, start making the next layer, so it has a chance to cool off a bit, before you pour it over the set layer. If the juice mixture is too hot, it will melt the chilled layer and the colors might mix together. You don't want to mix them too far in advance too, or the juice will start to set.
- For the white layer, I prepared 1 can of sweetened condensed milk, distributed it among the layers and finished off with another ½ of another sweetened condensed milk, so that it wouldn't set as all the different layers were chilling in the refrigerating.
- Mix ½ cup of water with 5 teaspoons of unflavored gelatin and set aside to bloom for about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, boil 1 ¾ cups of water. When the gelatin blooms for 5 minutes, whisk together the bloomed gelatin, 1 (14 oz) can of sweetened condensed milk and the 1 ¾ cups boiling water. Mix until all the gelatin is dissolved.
- After the first layer of juice chills for 30 minutes, pour 1 ½ cups of the milk mixture carefully over the chilled layer. Set for 30 minutes.
- Repeat, making the other juice layers, alternating a rainbow color with a white layer.
- When you've used all the white mixture, make another half of a batch. Bloom 2 ½ teaspoons of unflavored gelatin in ¼ cup of water, then whisk with ½ (14 oz) can of sweetened condensed milk and ¾ cup of boiling water.
- Keep the Layered Rainbow Jello Refrigerated until you are ready to serve it.
Notes
- Optional boxed Jello variation: If you prefer to use boxed Jello, simply mix 1 (3 oz) package of Jello with 1 cup boiling water and 1 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin. Repeat the process for each color layer, alternating with the white layers.
- Color order: If you’re using all the colors of the rainbow, layer them in this order: purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.
- Individual servings: For a fun twist, you can make individual portions by layering the jello into small cups or containers instead of using a large baking dish. This is perfect for parties or to control portion sizes!
