Wet & Wild JELL-O
Grab a beach towel and catch some waves
These spectacular snacktivities bring the beach to your doorstep. Dig your feet into the sand, catch some sun and have a blast creating these treats sure to make a splash.
Berry Blue Sailboats
Let your kids’ imaginations set sail for JELL-O island. This cool-looking treat is as easy as it is tasty. Land ho!
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 package (4-serving size) JELL-O Brand Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 can (20 ounces) peach slices, drained
- 4 colored wooden toothpick
- 4 trianglular paper “sails”
- Combine 2 cups of the wafer crumbs and the butter in 13x9-inch baking dish. Press firmly onto bottom of dish for crust; cover. Set aside. Mix cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until well blended. Stir in half of the whipped topping. Spread evenly over crust.
- Stir boiling water into gelatin in medium bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice cubes to cold water to measure 2 cups. Stir into gelatin. Refrigerate 5 minutes or until gelatin is slightly thickened. Spoon over cream cheese layer.
- Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Just before serving, spread remaining whipped topping over gelatin. Sprinkle with wafer crumbs and sprinkles to resemble sand and water. Bend gum into “s” shapes to resemble beach chairs; place on “sand.” Place fruit roll pieces near chairs to resemble towels. Insert umbrellas into dessert behind the chairs. Place jawbreakers on the sand for the beach balls. Cut dessert into 20 squares to serve. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.
JELL-O Beach Dessert
Finally, a mouthful of sand that tastes delicious. These delicious dioramas will have your kids totally stoked for dessert, as if they weren’t already.
- 2-1/4 cups finely crushed NILLA Wafers, divided
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
- 1 package (8 ounces) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tub (12 ounces) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
- 1-1/2 cups boiling water
- 1 package (8-serving size) or 2 package (4-serving size each) JELL-O Brand Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin
- Ice cubes
- 3/4 cup cold water
- 1/4 cup blue colored sprinkles
- 6 sticks colored chewing gum
- 6 pieces chewy fruit snack roll (2 inch)
- 6 miniature paper umbrellas
- 2 jawbreakers
- Combine 2 cups of the wafer crumbs and the butter in 13x9-inch baking dish. Press firmly onto bottom of dish for crust; cover. Set aside. Mix cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until well blended. Stir in half of the whipped topping. Spread evenly over crust.
- Stir boiling water into gelatin in medium bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice cubes to cold water to measure 2 cups. Stir into gelatin. Refrigerate 5 minutes or until gelatin is slightly thickened. Spoon over cream cheese layer.
- Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Just before serving, spread remaining whipped topping over gelatin. Sprinkle with wafer crumbs and sprinkles to resemble sand and water. Bend gum into “s” shapes to resemble beach chairs; place on “sand.” Place fruit roll pieces near chairs to resemble towels. Insert umbrellas into dessert behind the chairs. Place jawbreakers on the sand for the beach balls. Cut dessert into 20 squares to serve. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.