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February 16, 2017

Rainbow Jell-O in a Jar Recipe

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Rainbow Jell-O Jars are a fun way to brighten anyone’s day! They are the perfect treat for St. Patrick’s Day, birthdays, holidays, rainy days, and sunny days—you can’t go wrong with anything rainbow colored.

How to Make Rainbow Jell-O Jars! Fun for a St. Patrick's Day Dessert Idea!

Rainbow Jell-O Recipe Ingredients:

  • 6 small boxes of Jell-O in rainbow colors
  • 2 cups of sour cream or Greek yogurt
  • Boiling water and cold water
  • Whipped cream
  • Colored sprinkles
  • Dozen 4 ounce jelly jars (we used the wide mouth ones)

Layered Rainbow Jello Recipe

How to Make Rainbow Jell-O Jars:

  1. Set out 12 half pint canning jars and lightly spray with cooking spray.
  2. Dissolve the package of purple gelatin in 1 cup of boiling water.
  3. Mix ½ cup of the dissolved gelatin with 1/3 cup of sour cream.
  4. Place 1-2 spoonfuls of the sour cream mixture into the bottom of each of the jars.  You will have some leftover.
  5. Once it is firm to the touch, mix the rest of the unused dissolved purple Jello-O with 3 T of cold water.
  6. Place 1-2 spoonfuls of the purple on top of the first layer. Place back into the refrigerator until the top is firm.
  7. Repeat the process with the remaining boxes of gelatin working your way from blue to red.
  8. When the final layer has set, top the layered Jell-O with whipped cream and decorate with rainbow sprinkles.
  9. Grab a spoon and enjoy!

Rainbow Jell-O Jars

Looking for rainbow activities to go with this rainbow treat?  Check out:

  • Rainbow Car Paintings
  • Shaving Cream Rainbows
  • Rainbow Toy Hunt
  • Rainbow Art Activities for Kids
  • Scented Rainbow Sensory Art
  • Rainbow Food Ideas

This post was first published on March 4, 2013.  

About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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Comments

  1. Jackie Higgins says

    March 4, 2013 at 7:46 am

    My boys got up when I was reading this post, saw your picture, and said, “cool. we want to make those!” I have to agree… they look delicious.

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      March 4, 2013 at 7:57 am

      Thanks Jackie!!! They are definitely one of my kids absolute favorites!

      Reply
  2. Lorie says

    March 4, 2013 at 9:25 am

    Those are so cute!

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      March 4, 2013 at 2:07 pm

      Thanks Lorie!!!

      Reply
  3. Erica @What Do We Do All Day? says

    March 4, 2013 at 11:47 am

    I cannot believe you made this awesome dessert. This is so beyond my patience-tolerance level I am in total awe of you.

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      March 4, 2013 at 2:06 pm

      Erica this may be the best comment I have ever gotten!!! If I could ship Jell-O I would send you some!

      Reply

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