Apple Cider Finger Jello Food

MAGIC FINGER JELLO

Steps:

• Dissolve unflavoured gelatin in one cup of cold water. Set aside.
• In saucepan bring one cup of water to a boil and add Jello. Bring back to a boil and then remove from heat.
• Add gelatin mixture to hot Jello mixture. Stir and add 1/2 cup cold water.
• Pour into a greased pan, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside in fridge until solid.
• Cut into squares or use cookie cutters to make interesting shapes.
• Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
• Note: each season it's fun to make these different colours and shapes. In our family we make green and red Jello Fingers at Christmas, at Valentine's Day red heart-shaped ones, St. Patrick's Day green clovers, Halloween orange circles (you can make into jack-o-lanterns) - it's fun for the kids and the Mom and Dad!
• (This recipe is ideal for an 8x8 pan, but for really little kids it's great if you've got a 9x13 as it makes them thinner.).

APPLE CIDER JELLY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup of the sugar and the powdered pectin. Set aside.
• Pour the apple cider into a cooking pot.
• Add the pectin/sugar mixture to juice in the cooking pot; Stir vigorously and well.
• Bring mixture to full rolling boil stirring constantly.
• Stir in remaining sugar and the cinnamon. Return to full rolling boil and boil for one-minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat. Skim off any foam.
• Ladle into sterilized jars to within 1/8 inch of tops.
• Seal and process five-minutes in boiling water bath.

FINGER JELLO MADE WITH FRUIT JUICE AND GELATIN

Steps:

• Measure out 4 cups of juice. Set aside one cup in a large bowl.
• Heat three cups of juice to near boiling in a sauce pot or in a large microwave safe bowl.
• Sprinkle gelatin over cold juice in large bowl; let stand 1 minute.
• Add hot juice and stir until gelatin dissolves completely, about 5 minutes. Stir in honey if desired.
• Pour into 13x9x2 inch pan. (Half batches can be molded in a bread pan or 8×8 pyrex pan.)
• Refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours. To serve, cut into 1 inch cubes. Makes about 9 dozen.

APPLE CIDER FINGER JELLO

Steps:

• Mix 5 pkgs. gelatin with 2 1/2 cups cold apple cider until dissolved.
• Bring to a boil 4 cups apple cider, 8 pkgs. gelatin, and the honey.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in dissolved cider/gelatin mixture, mix thoroughly.
• Pour into 9 x 13 pan.
• Chill until fully set.
• Cut into squares.

LAYERED FINGER JELLO

Steps:

• Melt each box of fruit gelatin with 1 packet of plain gelatin and 1 cup of hot water in 4 separate bowls.
• Melt 2 packets of plain gelatin with 1 cup hot water.
• Mix 1 cup hot water with the sweetened condensed milk.
• Mix the plain gelatin from step 2 with the sweetened condensed milk mixture.
• Divide the milk mixture in 3 equal parts.
• Use a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• It takes about 15 minutes for each layer to harden.
• 1st layer= Jell-O, 2nd layer= Milk mixture, 3rd layer= Jell-O, 4th layer= Milk mixture, 5th layer= Jell-O, 6th layer= Milk mixture, 7th layer= Jell-O.
• Cut into smallish rectangles (it's finger food).