Recipes

JELL-O Firecrackers

20 servings

Desserts

2 HRS 45 MIN

Prep

30-60 mins

Cook

2 HRS

Calories

50

Ingredients

1-1/3 cups

boiling water, divided

1 env

KNOX Unflavored Gelatine

1 cup

milk, divided

3 tbsp

sugar

1/2 tsp

vanilla

20 

maraschino cherries with stems, well drained, patted dry

Instructions

Step 1

Add 2/3 cup boiling water to berry gelatin mix in small bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Repeat in separate bowl with cherry gelatin mix. Cool.

Step 2

Meanwhile, sprinkle unflavored gelatine over 1/4 cup milk in medium bowl; let stand 5 min. Bring remaining milk to simmer in saucepan. Remove from heat; stir in sugar and vanilla. Add to plain gelatine mixture; stir until gelatine is completely dissolved. Cool 10 min.

Step 3

Spoon berry gelatin into 20 (1-oz.) plastic shot glasses sprayed lightly with cooking spray, adding about 2 tsp. to each. Refrigerate 15 min. or until set but not firm.

Step 4

Top with unflavored gelatine mixture, adding about 2 tsp. to each cup. Refrigerate 10 min. Insert cherry, stem end up, into white gelatine layer in each cup. Refrigerate 2 min.

Step 5

Cover with cherry gelatin, adding about 2 tsp. to each cup. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Remove desserts from cups before serving.