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JELL-O Firecrackers
 
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Prep Time: 45 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Servings: 20
Red, white, and blue with a cherry stem 'fuse,' these little JELL-O treats will be a tasty hit with kids and adults alike.
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups boiling water, divided
1 (3 ounce) package jell-o berry blue flavor gelatin
1 (3 ounce) package jell-o cherry flavor gelatin
1 envelope knox unflavored gelatine
1 cup milk, divided
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
20 maraschino cherries with stems, well drained, patted dry
Directions:
1. Add 2/3 cup boiling water to berry gelatin mix in small bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Repeat with cherry gelatin mix. Cool.
2. Meanwhile, sprinkle unflavored gelatine over 1/4 cup milk in medium bowl; let stand 5 min. Bring remaining milk to boil in saucepan. Remove from heat; stir in sugar and vanilla. Add to plain gelatine mixture; stir until gelatine is completely dissolved. Cool 10 min.
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.
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.
5. Cover with cherry gelatin, adding about 2 tsp. to each cup. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Remove from cups before serving.
By RecipeOfHealth.com