Pretzel or Graham Cracker Jello Dessert-Julie Ross

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cup pretzels or graham crackers, crushed coarsely
  • 3/4 cup melted margarine
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 package (6 oz) strawberry or raspberry Jello
  • 1 package (16 oz) frozen strawberries or raspberries
  • 4 1/2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 8 ounce cream cheese
  • 8 ounce cool whip
  • 2 cups boiling water

Directions:

Combine crushed pretzels or graham crackers with 4 1/2 tablespoons of sugar and 3/4 cup of margarine in a bowl and mix. Put in a 9X13 pan and bake for 8 minutes at 375. Mix cream cheese, 3/4 cup sugar, and cool whip together in a bowl. After crust is cool, spread this over the crust. Dissolve Jello in boiling water, add fruit, chill until partially set. Spoon Jello over cream cheese filling and chill until set.

Rainbow Cake

  • 1 Baked white or yellow cake in 9X13 or two round pans.
  • 1 package (3 oz.) Jell-O any flavor
  • 1 Cup boiling water
  • 1/2 Cup cold water
  • 8 oz Cool Whip

If doing layers place cake in clean layer pans. If doing 9X13 just leave in pan.

Prick each cake with utility fork at 1/2 inch intervals.

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add cold water and pour carefully over cakes.

Chill 3-4 hours.

Dip layer pans in warm water for 10 seconds then turn onto serving plate. Top with Cool Whip. Place second layer on the first. Frost with Cool Whip.

If in 9X13 just frost with Cool Whip.

Store in fridge.

JELL-O JIGGLERS

2 ½ cups boiling water or boiling apple juice

4 pkg. (4 serving size) JELL-O, any flavor (or 2, 8 serving size)

 

Stir boiling water into Jell-O in a large bowl.  Stir at least 3 minutes until completely dissolved.  Pour into 9X13 inch pan.

 

Refrigerate at least 3 hours or until firm.  Dip bottom of pan into warm water about 15 seconds.  Cut into decorative shapes with a cookie cutter all the way through.  Lift from pan.  Or cut into squares.

JELL-O BEANS

Prep: 10 minutes

Refrigerate: 30 minutes

 

No stick cooking spray

1 ¼ cups boiling water or juice

2 pkg. (4 serving size each) Jell-O, any flavor (or 1, 8 serving size)

 

lightly spray inside of bean mold.  Or did paper towel into vegetable oil and lightly wipe inside of bean mold.

 

Stir boiling water into gelatin in a bowl at least 3 minutes until completely dissolved.  Pour into liquid measuring cup.  Slowly pour into mold, filling each bean completely.

 

Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm.  Tilt the mold on a slight angle over a plate.  Using moist fingertips, gently scoop beans out of mold.  Refrigerate until ready to serve.

 

Makes 82 JELL-O BEANS