Kids JELL-O Recipes 2

Cookie Dunk Pudding
Prep time: 10 minutes
2 cups cold milk
1 pkg (4-serving size) JELL-O Instant Pudding & Pie Filling, any flavor
20-30 miniature cookies

Pour milk into medium bowl. Add pudding mix. Beat at low speed with electric mixer or with wire whisk until well blended, 1 to 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.

Spoon half of pudding into 4 dessert dishes. Stand 4 to 6 cookies in each dish of pudding, placing them along sides of dish. Top with remaining pudding.

Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve. Garnish with a dollop of whipped topping and additional cookies, if desired.

Makes 4 servings.

Tip: Use an assortment of fruit slices instead of candy to make face, i.e. banana slices, strawberry slices, mandarin oranges.

Dirt Cups
Prep time: 10 minutes
1 pkg (4-serving size) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding & Pie Filling
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
20 chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed ("dirt")
Gummy worms

Prepare pudding according to package directions.

Fold in whipped topping and half of crushed cookies.

To Assemble, place about 1 Tbsp crushed cookies in bottom of 6 dessert dishes. Fill dishes three-quarter full with pudding mixture. Top with remaining crushed cookies. Garnish with gummy worms.

Chill if not serving immediately.

Makes 6 servings.

Tip: A fun idea for a kids party. Make in paper cups.

Variation: Instead of chocolate pudding, try using vanilla pudding and vanilla sandwich cookies.

Alaskan Pudding Pies
Prep time: 10 minutes Freezing time:: 3 hours
1 cup cold milk
1 pkg (4 serving-size) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding & Pie Filling, or your favorite flavor
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
36 large cookies, your favorite variety
(chocolate chip, double chocolate chip)

Combine milk and pudding mix; blend well. Fold into topping.

Spread filling about ½-inch thick on half of the cookies. Top with remaining cookies, pressing lightly and smoothing around edges with knife.

Freeze until firm, about 3 hours. Store in covered container in freezer or wrap individually and store in freezer.

Makes 18 snacks.

Tip: Add ½ cup chocolate chips or nuts to pudding mixture. Roll "pies" in chocolate chips or colored sprinkles before freezing, if desired.

Fruity Pizza Favorites
Prep time: 15 minutes Chill time: 3 hours or overnight
2 pkg (4 serving-size) JELL-O Grape Gelatin Dessert
2 cups boiling water
1 cup cold water
Thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
Assortment of fresh fruit pieces for decoration

Dissolve Gelatin Dessert in boiling water, stirring until completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Stir in cold water. Pour into 13 x 9 inch pan.

Refrigerate until firm, 3 hours or overnight.

To assemble, place about 4 inches of warm, not hot, water in sink. Dip pan in water just to top of pan for 5 seconds. Cut out circles using a 4-inch round cookie cutter or rim of a drinking glass. Lift carefully out of pan and place on serving plate.

Spoon whipped topping onto center of gelatin, and spread to within ½-inch of edge.

Decorate with pieces of fruit.

Makes 6 pizzas.

Tip: Use leftover gelatin layered in dessert dishes, with whipped topping and fruit.

JELL-O Jigglers
Prep time: 3 minutes Chill time: 3 hours
2 pkg (8-serving size) JELL-O Gelatin Dessert, any flavor
OR
4 pkg (4-serving size) JELL-O Gelatin Dessert, any flavor
2½ cups boiling water or boiling juice

Dissolve Gelatin Dessert in boiling water or boiling juice. Pour into 13 x 9 inch pan. Chill for 3 hours or until firm.

To Unmold dip pan in warm water about 15 seconds. Cut into squares or use cookie cutters. Lift pan. Store in refrigerator until needed.

Makes about 24 jigglers.

Tip: For easy dissolving of Gelatin Dessert, use a rubber spatula to stir and dissolve. This should take about 3 minutes.