Patriotic Layered Jello Salad Food

PATRIOTIC JELLO FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• FIRST LAYER:.
• Dissolve grape or blueberry Jello in boiling water.
• Add drained blueberries.
• Pour in mold sprayed lightly with Pam and chill until set.
• SECOND LAYER.
• Dissolve lemon Jello in boiling water and refrigerate until just cool.
• Beat together whipping cream and cream cheese until well blended.
• Mix in cooled Jello and pour over first layer and chlll until set.
• THIRD LAYER.
• Prepare cherry Jello and pour over second layer and chill until set.
• Unmold by running knife around edges of mold or rinsing bottom of mold with hot water if it does not unmold easily.
• Decorate with a few paper mini-flags on toothpicks in Jello to make the salad even more patriotic!

PATRIOTIC FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Up to a day in advance, rinse and slice the strawberries, and prepare the blueberries by rinsing and picking over for stems.
• Right before serving, peel and slice the bananas into large bites and place in a medium bowl, and gently fold together with the strawberries and blueberries.
• Save a few extra blueberries to sprinkle on the top for an added pop of color.
• If you happen to have leftovers, store them in the fridge as soon as possible to avoid spoiling. Leftovers can be kept two to three days.

PATRIOTIC GELATIN FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• 1. The day before making the fruit gelatin, put the frozen whipped topping in the refrigerator to thaw. Also, put the cherry pie filling and the trifle bowl in the refrigerator to chill.
• 2. An hour before making the recipe, set the cream cheese out on the counter to reach room temperature.
• 3. Make the blueberry gelatin as directed on the package except use 2 cups of boiling water and only 1 cup of cold water. Place the mixture in the refrigerator.
• 4. Save a few blueberries for garnish. When the blueberry gelatin just beginning to congeal (consistency of egg white), stir in the rest of the fresh blueberries. Pour the blueberry mixture into the trifle bowl. Place it in the refrigerator to set.
• 5. In the bowl of your stand mixer beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Turn the mixer to low speed and gently add 8 ounces of frozen whipped topping. Don't over mix. Add the powdered sugar and lemon juice.
• 6. Scoop the mixture into the trifle bowl on top of the blueberry layer when it has set. Refrigerate until firm.
• 7. Once the cream cheese layer is firm, begin making the next layer.
• 8. Make the strawberry gelatin using 2 cups of boiling water and only 1 cup of cold water. Chill until it begins to congeal. Then, stir in all the contents of the cherry pie filling.
• 9. Gently pour this mixture on top of the cream cheese layer.
• 10. Once the cherry/strawberry layer is firm, top it with the rest of the whipped topping. Garnish with the reserved blueberries. Keep cold until serving. Cherries and strawberries would also be excellent garnish!
• 11. This recipe is good for 2-3 days in the refrigerator. It is a good idea to make it the day ahead of service.

PATRIOTIC GELATIN SALAD

Steps:

• In four separate bowls, dissolve each package of gelatin into 1 cup boiling water.
• Add ½ cup cold water to each and stir.
• Pour one bowl of blue gelatin into an oiled 10-inch fluted tube pan.
• Chill until almost set (about 30 minutes).
• Set other 3 bowls of gelatin aside at room temperature.
• Combine unflavored gelatin in remaining ½ cup cold water; let stand 5 minutes.
• Heat milk in saucepan over medium heat (just below boiling).
• Stir in softened unflavored gelatin and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
• When blue gelatin in pan is almost set, carefully spoon in 1 ½ cups of the sour cream mixture over blue layer.
• Chill until almost set (about 30 minutes).
• Carefully spoon 1 bowl of red gelatin over cream layer.
• Chill until almost set (about 30 minutes).
• Repeat process, adding layers of blue gelatin, cream mixture, and strawberry gelatin, chilling for at least 30 minutes between each.
• Chill several hours or over night before serving.

LAYERED RED, WHITE AND BLUE JELL-O

Steps:

• Bring 1.5 cups of water to a boil on the stove top.
• Add blue jello and stir until dissolved.
• Remove from stove top and mix in blueberries.
• Pour into a 9x13, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until set (doesn't need to be totally set - just enough to pour the next layer)

4TH OF JULY JELLO RECIPE

Steps:

• For each flavor, dissolve one box of Jello in 2 cups of boiling water. Pour into two separate 9x13" pans and chill for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
• After chilling the flavors, cut them into small squares. Mix both colors of Jello squares in one 9x13" pan. In a separate bowl, sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin into 1/2 cup cold water. Let the gelatin expand in the water for a few minutes, then add 1 1/2 cups boiling water and whisk together until the unflavored gelatin dissolves.
• Mix in the can of sweetened condensed milk, stir and let cool at room temperature. Once the milk mixture has cooled, pour over Jello squares in the 9x13" pan. Chill for a few hours until set up. Cut into blocks or shapes and serve. These sweet treats are one of the best patriotic desserts!

PATRIOTIC GELATIN SALAD

Steps:

• In four separate bowls, dissolve each package of gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1/2 cup cold water to each and stir. Pour one bowl of blue gelatin into a 10-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray; chill until almost set, about 30 minutes., Set other three bowls of gelatin aside at room temperature. Soften unflavored gelatin in remaining cold water; let stand 5 minutes. , Heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat just below boiling. Stir in softened gelatin and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and vanilla until smooth. When blue gelatin in pan in almost set, carefully spoon 1-1/2 cups sour cream mixture over it. Chill until almost set, about 30 minutes. , Carefully spoon one bowl of strawberry gelatin over cream layer. Chill until almost set. Carefully spoon 1-1/2 cups cream mixture over the strawberry layer. Chill until almost set. Repeat, adding layers of blue gelatin, cream mixture and strawberry gelatin, chilling in between each. Chill several hours or overnight.