Monday, July 7, 2008

Whole Foods Jello

With lots of parties in the summertime, this is a refreshing kid-pleasing dish to bring. I jazzed up the recipe from the Knox box.

4 envelopes unflavored Knox Gelatine (or equivalent other gelatin, I don't know if there's something better)
4 c. cold fruit juice, divided
2 TBS agave nectar or honey, optional
2-3 cups frozen berries
1 c. whip cream
stevia
1/2 tsp vanilla

Pour 3 c. of the fruit juice in a pot and heat to boiling. Meanwhile, pour the remaining 1 c. cold juice in a 13x9 pan. Sprinkle the packets of gelatin over the juice and let it stand for a minute.
Add the boiling juice and stir until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in agave nectar if desired. Add the frozen berries, or you can wait for an hour and add the berries when the jello has set a little, or you can add them at the end (but you'll want them to be thawed). Nice to have options for those of us who forget to add them.

Place the 13x9 pan in the refrigerator to cool. Let set for at least 3 hours. Right before serving, whip the cream. If desired, add vanilla and 1 or 2 tiny scoops of white stevia powder to the cream (I use stevia so the cream doesn't get runny.) This makes it taste more like cool whip for those uninitiated to eating unsweetened whip cream. Spread on top of jello. If you didn't add the fruit to the jello, spoon thawed berries on top of the whip cream. My daughter made a cute flag jello with blueberries & strawberries for the 4th of July that I should've taken a picture of!

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