Rainbow Layered Jello
Cups
Rainbow layered Jello cups are vibrant, no-bake treats made with fruity and creamy Jello layers and optional whipped topping - perfect for birthdays or parties!
Cups
Ingredients
Colored Jello Layers Ingredients
- 1 - 3 oz. box jello mix for each color we used 6 colors: cherry, orange, pineapple, lime, blue berry, and grape
- 1 cup boiling water per flavor
- 1 cup cold water per flavor
White Jello Layers Ingredients
- 6 .25 oz packets clear gelatin
- 3 - 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
Garnish
- Whipped cream optional
Instructions
- Combine the packet of purple jello and 1 cup of boiling water in a bowl. Whisk until jello is fully dissolved in the boiling water. Add 1 cup of cold water and stir to combine.
- Pour the jello mixture to fill a thin layer in the bottom of plastic cups (about 1.5 tablespoons per layer. Please note: if you are using tapered cups, you will use less liquid in the bottom layers to create the same thickness of layer. Set the cups inside the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to chill and set. (These jello layers set quickly because they are so thin.)
- After about 30 minutes, mix together the white layer. We’ll do the ingredients for the white jello ⅓ at a time so that you don’t have to mix it up all at once and manage such a large quantity. The jello will stay liquid at room temp or with a few seconds in the microwave, so you CAN mix it all at once, but we prefer to do ⅓ at a time.
- Sprinkle two packets of clear gelatin over 1 cup of cold water in a heat-proof bowl or measuring cup. Whisk together and set aside for 5 minutes to allow the gelatin to bloom. Place in the microwave for 15 seconds and then whisk to dissolve the gelatin completely. Add 1 cup of cold water and 1 full can (14 oz.) of sweetened, condensed milk. Whisk to fully combine the ingredients. Check that the mixture is room temperature. If it is warm at all, place the white jello mixture into the refrigerator or allow to cool to room temperature.
- Add a thin layer of the white jello mixture over the purple layer. Return jello cups to the refrigerator to chill until set (another 30 minutes.)
- Mix the next layer of jello just as you did with the purple. Dissolve blue jello in 1 cup of boiling water. Mix in 1 cup cold water. Once cooled to room temperature, add your thin layer of blue jello over the white layer.
- Continue adding white layers of jello and colored layers until you finish with the final red layer of jello. As you use up all of the white jello mixture, follow the same process as Step 3 to make another batch. IF you use all of the jello from each color (21 jello cups), you will need about 3 batches of white jello.
- Whip heavy cream or use canned whipped cream to top the jello cups JUST BEFORE SERVING.
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Notes
- The white Jell-O mixture needs to be cooled COMPLETELY before pouring over the colored layers or it will melt the layer underneath and the colors will swirl together.
- Be sure each subsequent color of Jell-O is cooled to room temperature also before pouring over the white layer underneath.
- If you use tapered cups/glasses, you will need slightly more Jell-O for the top layers than the bottom layers. I took a Sharpie and drew lines to divide one cup into 11 sections (adjust if you’re not using 6 different colors of Jell-O). This gave me a good idea of about how much Jell-O to pour for each layer. It’s not much. Using a tablespoon works well to maintain control and not overpour. Remember, these don’t have to be perfect. They taste good whether the layers are perfectly even or not.
- Because we’re pouring such thin layers of Jell-O and using so many colors, this recipe will make about 21 rainbow layered jello cups!! If you want to make less, simply fill the number of cups you want to make with each color Jell-O. Then, pour the remaining Jell-O into a greased square baking dish. Refrigerate the baking dish (be sure it is completely level) as you refrigerate the Jell-O cups. Skip the white layers in between each color (which will save you ingredients) and just add the leftover subsequent Jell-O as you work to fill the cups. Then, you will have a pan of rainbow layered Jell-O as well.
- One batch of white jello (2 packets gelatin, 2 cups water, 1 can of sweetened, condensed milk) will make about 7 jello cups when a layer of white is poured between each colored layer.
Nutrition
Calories: 276kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 187mg | Potassium: 212mg | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 151IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 163mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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