Serve your kids their favorite jello with fruit cocktail. Enjoy this refreshing strawberry juicy jello no-bake dessert recipe to satisfy your sweet cravings.
Are you looking for an easy-to-carry dessert for a picnic on a hot blazing day? If yes, jello with a fruit cocktail is a perfect sweet treat for lunches and picnic parties. Your kids will surely be true lovers of jello. I used to feel bad every time I asked my kids to eat fruits and they demanded jello.
One day, I thought about managing some fruit intake sources for my kids. Then, I added fruits to this amazing jello.
It’s up to you whether you want to add cocktail fruit or other canned fruits. However, it’s not recommended to use all types of fruits in jello. My favorite jello recipe is with cherries and strawberries. I also loved eating jello stuffed with fruit cocktails.
Give a try to this delicious jello recipe and your kids will never go to the market to buy jello. Trust me, you will be a pro jello maker. Enjoy this childhood cherishing jello with fruit cocktails.
How to Make Jello With Fruit Cocktail?
Making jello fruit cocktails is a simple, interesting, and fun-loving activity. Before moving ahead, let me clear one thing: this is not a healthy dessert. But a healthier and better alternative for jello lover kids due to the presence of fruit cubes.
Collect and mix your ingredients in 10 minutes. And then you need 10 more minutes to cook jello on the stove. Your yummy jello is ready to refrigerate and serve.
Ingredients
Here are a few ingredients you need to make the simplest jello with fruit cocktails recipe at home:
- Flavored gelatin = 3-ounce package (I used strawberry flavor)
- Cocktail fruit = 15 ounce
- Reserved juice of fruit cocktail = ¼ cup
- Cold water = ½ cup
- Hot water = 1 cup
Step-by-Step Guide To Make Perfect Jello With Fruit Cocktail
Follow this step-wise guide to make everyone’s favorite jello with fruit cocktail:
Step 1
Take a large bowl and add flavored gelatin mixture (jello) into the bowl.
Step 2
Pour one cup of boiling water into the gelatin mix. Continuously stir it with the mixture for 1-2 minutes to remove crystals or lumps if any.
Step 3
Also, add drained fruit cocktail, ¼ cup reserved fruit cocktail juice, and cold water. Combine all the ingredients through proper stirring.
Step 4
Keep the bowl uncovered in the refrigerator for 5 hours. After 5 hours, stir to mix the fruit evenly in the jello.
Step 5
Serve jello with the help of a large spoon once it sets and gets refrigerated.
Recipe Substitutes
If you don’t have any of the ingredients, you can choose a substitute for it. Let’s explore two main substitutes for jello with fruit cocktail:
- Feel free to use sugar-free gelatin to make jello for diabetic patients.
- Use canned fruits, diced peaches, pears, and mandarin oranges in place of cocktail fruit.
FAQs
Which fruits work with Jello?
Apples, plums, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, and oranges are perfect fruits for jello. However, I recommend not to use a few fresh fruits that cause problems. No doubt bananas contain actinidin enzymes but this minor amount is not problematic at all.
Is Jello with fruit healthy?
Jello is not healthy at all because of the presence of high sugar and low protein and fiber. But when jello comes with fruit, it becomes a better option than simple jello.
Can I add additional ingredients to the Jello with a fruit cocktail?
Well, you can add additional ingredients to jello with a fruit cocktail. But I usually don’t recommend adding the ingredients that change their color, texture, and taste on gelatin solidification.
Can I use sugar-free gelatin?
Yes, you can use sugar-free gelatin for diabetic patients. Sugar-free gelatin doesn’t have sugar so it will not affect glucose level. But keep in mind that gelatin contains some natural sweeteners. It means using sugar-free gelatin doesn’t assure that your jello is also sugar-free.
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Above all, this jello dessert with fruit cocktail is a must-try recipe. Have fun and enjoy the other preparations for camping by making this dessert in just a few minutes.
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Jello with Fruit Cocktail
Ingredients
- 3 -ounce package Flavored gelatin (I used strawberry flavor)
- 15 ounce Cocktail fruit
- ¼ cup Reserved juice of fruit cocktail
- ½ cup Cold water
- 1 cup Hot water
Instructions
- Take a large bowl and add flavored gelatin mixture (jello) into the bowl.
- Pour one cup of boiling water into the gelatin mix. Continuously stir it with the mixture for 1-2 minutes to remove crystals or lumps if any.
- Also, add drained fruit cocktail, ¼ cup reserved fruit cocktail juice, and cold water. Combine all the ingredients through proper stirring.
- Keep the bowl uncovered in the refrigerator for 5 hours. After 5 hours, stir to mix the fruit evenly in the jello.
- Serve jello with the help of a large spoon once it sets and gets refrigerated.