I remember eating this as a kid, the fun part is the magical Jello separation. I thought this would be the perfect recipe to go with my baby shower party colors.
While the Broken Glass Jell-o and Layered Jello are gorgeous, this is pretty too in it’s own way, and oh so tasty.
ingredients:
2 large packages (6 oz each) Jell-o (any flavor)
1 packet of unflavored Knox gelatin
4 cups boiling water
half of a container of vanilla ice cream about 3/4 quart
In a large bowl combine the Jell-o, unflavored gelatin and the boiling water. Whisk until dissolved.
Now you want to quickly add the ice cream until it is melted and combined. I’ve found that exactly half of a container works well. Now, they’ve changed the size of these things, believe it or not, so one container of ice cream is now actually 1.5 quarts, it is no longer a half gallon!
Once mixed well, pour into a 9″ x 13″ pan. Refrigerate overnight, cut into squares and serve. If you are doing this for a party, I suggest putting the cut pieces into cupcake liners.
The ice cream will magically float to the top of the jello and you will have a creamy+jello concoction that looks like it took a lot of prep work. GREAT for parties!!
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oooh… this reminds me of the “double decker knox blox” my mom used to make. She used heavy cream instead of ice cream though. i may have to try these.
This sounds very cool indeed. Like part science experiment! Yes it’s true, everything is getting smaller nowadays
This look like SO much fun and YUMMMMMY! Thanks for sharing. I always LOVE all of your recipes!
This looks like a great science experiment to do with the kids. thanks!
With those colors this would be great for the 4th of July! Orange jello would be good like a Creamsicle, yum!
What exactly is the taste and texture of this? It looks really good, but I am really particular about textures of the food I eat. Can’t help it :\
@babette
The bottom is just jello, the top is creamy and frothy.
These look amazing and I was totally inspired to make some.. just one problem: I wanted to put them outside for a party and I’m worried they’ll melt.Will they? And if so, any idea how long it’ll take for them to melt so that I can refrigerate beforehand?
@baker: I made mine for an outdoor party too – I just kept half in the fridge, then rotated them out every hour or so. They went pretty quickly too though, so it wasn’t that bad.
These things look great and I’m considering making them for the 4th of July since they look festive. But what exactly do they taste like, if you could explain? Like gooey or rich? Thank you.
@katie See above response to @babette. The bottom is just jello. The top is more soft and cream like.
This was SO easy to make. I can’t wait to taste it on 4th of July. Yay.
Just featured you yummy looking dessert on my blog, The Handmade Experiment in a list of recipes I want to try. Thanks for the inspiration!
Emily
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JENN, This sounds DELICIOUS……..
I’m going to make it for my niece’s 6th bday on Saturday! Thank You, Jennifer =))))
Jenn – I found you through food librarian. Your blog is so inspiring! I made these with the new melon fusion jello – and they are soooo good! Thanks for the simple yummy treat recipe!!!
Just put them in the fridge sooo exited to taste them!
for an even sweeter end result you can also try this with sherbet.
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That would be a lot of stirring.
Love your recipe.
Quick question to clarify…so will one 9×13 pan contain 12oz of jello? Your recipe seems so straight forward but the “large” jello boxes at the store were all 3oz (& no 6oz – I double checked!). Thanks!
@Dahlia
Yes, two large 6oz packages equals 12 oz.
This looks very amazing and easy to make. But when I made it today, the jello and the ice cream did not separate into two layers. do u know why that is? Tnx=)
Hey Jenn! I found your website yesterday and I just can’t wait to try out some of your amazing recipes myself! I fell upon your website while searching for Hello Kitty themed foods and yours is the Heavens answering me!
I love the little name cards you place with each dish you make, what font is it?
Love this! I did it already with normal jello between ice cream jello. Now I want to try it just ice cram… Let’s see
Does this melt at room temp.?
@Kayla It’s about as stable as regular Jell-o. In other words I wouldn’t leave it out too long. At a party I usually put out half, then bring more from the fridge as needed.
I’m curious about the recipe. You say 2 boxes of Jell-O. Maybe I’m just overthinking it, you are putting 2 boxes of the same flavor into one concoction right? I think I’m just thrown by the fact you made two different flavors.
@Dan Yes, two boxes of the same flavor Jell-o.
Have you ever tried it with sugar free jello and sugar free ice cream? My mother in law was recently diagnosed as a diabetic and I am wondering if this would turn out the same if I used sugar free products.
@Carma In my opinion sugar free products never warrant the same results.
How much unflavored gelatin? One packet is 1/4oz at my store is that right?
@Chamberlain 0.25 ounces, yes.