Find Recipes Instantly! (Type the Recipe name or any Ingredient) JELLO SNACKS FOR KIDS GRAPE FINGER JELLO Soften gelatin in grape juice. Boil the water, add the juice/ gelatin mixture and stir till gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat, pour into a lightly greased 9x13 pan and chill. Cut into squares when firm. Refrigerate in a covered container. This is good lunch box and traveling fare. It can go unrefrigerated up to 4 hours under normal (not desert!) conditions. Variation: substitute frozen cranberry juice cocktail concentrate for grape juice. Or a 12 oz can frozen apple, pear, apple, juice concentrate. SLIPPERY CIRCLES Let any of the recipes for finger jello stand and chill till thickened which doesn't take very long (15 to 25 minutes). Place a spoonful of the gelatin into each of 4 empty and clean 6 oz cans, such as usually used for frozen orange juice. Cut a peeled banana in half and center it in the can. Spoon in remaining gelatin. Chill till firm. To unmold, dip to rim in warm water and let it slide out. Or remove bottom of can if more appropriate. Cut into slices. SUNSHINE SQUARES (A Finger Jello that is good even for breakfast). 4 envelopes unflavored gelatin 3/4 cup pineapple juice 1 cup boiling water 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup orange juice Soften gelatin in pineapple juice. Add to boiling water and stir till dissolved. Add sweetener and orange juice. Chill in a 9x9 inch pan, then cut into squares. Refrigerate in a covered container. Variation: If you wish to use honey instead of sugar, decrease the orange juice by 1/8 of a cup. APPLE RING SNACKS Why pay for Weight Watchers Apple Snack when you can make your own? Peel an apple and remove the core. Slice in rings. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet, or on clear plastic wrap laid out on a cookie sheet. Dry in an electric oven at low or warm temperatures, In a gas oven the pilot light is sufficient. Drying takes 6-9 hours, making this a good overnight project. The size of the apple slices and your oven temperature are the variables you will have to experiment with. The apples need not be dried to a crisp. Store in an airtight container. These should last several weeks at room temperature. Good for traveling! ----- Jell-O Yogurt Snack Ingredients: 1 small package orange Jell-O 1 small can crushed pineapple (drained, reserve juice) 1 - 8 oz. container vanilla yogurt Fix the Jell-O according to directions(use the pineapple juice for part of the water). Refrigerate for 45 min to 1 hour. Blend in the yogurt using wire whisk or hand mixer. Stir in pineapple and refrigerate until set. Bing Cherry Jello Mold 1 (12 fluid ounce) can cola-flavored carbonated beverage 1 (16.5 ounce) can pitted Bing cherries 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice 1 (6 ounce) package black chery flavored gelatin mix 1 cup chopped pecans Directions 1 Drain pineapple. Drain the cherries and save their juice. 2 In a saucepan combine the reserved cherry juice with the coke. Heat until boiling then stir in the gelatin. Mix until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat and stir in the drained pineapple, drained cherries and chopped pecans. Pour mixture into a mold sprayed with a non-stick cooking spray and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving.