desserts & ice cream & jello & kids & party food 28 Apr 2009 07:00 am
Ice Cream Jello
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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on 28 Apr 2009 at 11:16 am 1.julie said …
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.
on 28 Apr 2009 at 11:08 pm 2.Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella said …
This sounds very cool indeed. Like part science experiment! Yes it’s true, everything is getting smaller nowadays
on 30 Apr 2009 at 9:26 am 3.Lyndsay said …
This look like SO much fun and YUMMMMMY! Thanks for sharing. I always LOVE all of your recipes!
on 29 May 2009 at 9:30 pm 4.Jazzy said …
This looks like a great science experiment to do with the kids. thanks!
on 05 Jun 2009 at 10:31 am 5.tydydgrll said …
With those colors this would be great for the 4th of July! Orange jello would be good like a Creamsicle, yum!
on 10 Jun 2009 at 6:44 pm 6.BabetteKD said …
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 :\
on 10 Jun 2009 at 6:45 pm 7.justJENN said …
@babette
The bottom is just jello, the top is creamy and frothy.
on 26 Jun 2009 at 7:56 am 8.Baker said …
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?
on 26 Jun 2009 at 9:08 am 9.justJENN said …
@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.
on 01 Jul 2009 at 4:34 pm 10.Katie said …
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.
on 01 Jul 2009 at 4:48 pm 11.justJENN said …
@katie See above response to @babette. The bottom is just jello. The top is more soft and cream like.
on 03 Jul 2009 at 7:59 pm 12.Diana said …
This was SO easy to make. I can’t wait to taste it on 4th of July. Yay.
on 20 Jul 2009 at 8:13 am 13.Emily Flippin Maruna said …
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
http://emilyflippinmaruna.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/must-make-monday-anyone-hungry-for-dessert/
on 30 Jul 2009 at 9:30 am 14.jennifer said …
JENN, This sounds DELICIOUS……..
I’m going to make it for my niece’s 6th bday on Saturday! Thank You, Jennifer =))))
on 18 Feb 2010 at 5:31 pm 15.jodi-o said …
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!!!
on 11 Jul 2010 at 2:56 pm 16.eLiZa said …
Just put them in the fridge sooo exited to taste them!