Festive 4th Of July Recipes

Celebrate Independence Day with some festive drinks and sweets! Most importantly, enjoy your time, your freedom and those you love!

Red, White and Blue Stained Glass Jell-O Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

6 oz. box strawberry Jello
6 oz. box berry blue Jello
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
5½ cups of boiling water
½ cup of cold water

DIRECTIONS:

1. In two separate baking dishes or casserole dishes use 1 box of Jell-O per dish and 1 cup of boiling water. Stir for 2 full minutes, until it is completely dissolved, then allow to cool to room temperature. Pour each into the prepared pans and chill at least 3 hours, or overnight.

2. Turn the chilled Jell-O out onto a cutting board and slice into ½-inch blocks.

3. Add the blocks to a jelly roll pan or 9×13-inch pan that has been lined with plastic wrap. Gently spread the blocks so they are in an even layer and the colors are evenly mixed.

4. In a separate large bowl, sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin into ½ cup cold water and allow to sit for 5 minutes. After the gelatin blooms (it will look mostly dissolved and get wrinkly on the surface), add 1½ cups boiling water and stir to dissolve. Add the can of condensed milk and stir to combine; set aside to cool to room temperature. Pour the cooled milk mixture over the red and blue Jell-O blocks in the pan. Chill overnight, or at least 3 hours until firm.