Let's keep up with the red, white, and blue theme one of the popular summer treats is anything Jello. These Jello Firecrackers can be for kids and you can make an adult-only version too! just make sure to make sure you can tell the 2 apart!!
Jello Firecrackers
With Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day cookouts generally have a red white and blue theme. Everything from red, white, and blue drinks to one of my favorites red, white, and blue Oreos! The patriotic decor is one of my favorites and my kitchen decor revolves around it. I made a July 4th Yarn Wreathe a few years back and still use it on my door during the summer!
This is a great recipe to have kids help you with! So let's get started!
Below we have a kid-friendly version and an adults-only version. There is also a video down at the bottom too!
Ingredients 
1 3oz pack Blue Jell-O Gelatin
1 3oz Red Jell-O Gelatin
1 envelope Unflavored Gelatin (like Knox)
1 1/3 cups boiling Water
1 cup Milk
1/4 cup Sugar
Maraschino Cherries drained
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Making Jello Firecrackers
Place blue gelatin in a bowl and add 2/3 cup boiling water.
Stir until dissolved and allow to cool.
Fill each cup 1/3 full of blue gelatin mix and place in the refrigerator for about 15 mins.
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Add 1/3 cup of milk to another bowl and sprinkle unflavored gelatin over top.
Heat remaining 2/3 cup of milk to a boil.
Remove from heat and stir in sugar to dissolve.
Add heated milk to gelatin/milk mixture and stir until blended.
Allow cooling.
Gently fill all cups the next 1/3 of the way with a white mixture and return to refrigerator for about 15 mins.
Place red gelatin in a bowl and add 2/3 cup boiling water.
Stir well until dissolved and allow to cool.
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Place a cherry on top of each glass and add about 1/4″ of red gelatin to each.
Place in refrigerator for 5 minutes.
Pull from the refrigerator, and try to adjust to get stems to point upward.
Fill each cup the rest of the way with red and place in the refrigerator.
ADULTS ONLY ALCOHOLIC Variation Prepare as directed, reducing the boiling water to 1 cup and dissolving each of the blue and red gelatin mixes in 1/2 cup boiling water. Stir 1/4 cup vodka into each flavor of gelatin, then continue as directed.
SUBSTITUTE Substitute blueberries and/or small strawberries for the cherries.
SPIKED CHERRIES: ADULTS ONLY Place cherries in a glass jar. Add 1/2 cup vodka; cover with a tight-fitting lid. Refrigerate at least 2 hours; drain. Pat dry, then use as directed.
Easy Jello Firecrackers
Ingredients
- 1 3 oz pack Blue Jell-O Gelatin
- 1 3 oz Red Jell-O Gelatin
- 1 envelope Unflavored Gelatin, like Knox
- 1 1/3 cups boiling Water
- 1 cup Milk
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- Maraschino Cherries drained
- Plastic Shot Glasses
Instructions
- Place blue gelatin in a bowl and add 2/3 cup boiling water.
- Stir until dissolved and allow to cool.
- Fill each cup 1/3 full of blue gelatin mix and place in the refrigerator for about 15 mins.
- Add 1/3 cup of milk to another bowl and sprinkle unflavored gelatin over top.
- Heat remaining 2/3 cup of milk to a boil.
- Remove from heat and stir in sugar to dissolve.
- Add heated milk to gelatin/milk mixture and stir until blended.
- Allow cooling.
- Gently fill all cups the next 1/3 of the way with the white mixture and return to refrigerator for about 15 mins.
- Place red gelatin in a bowl and add 2/3 cup boiling water.
- Stir well until dissolved and allow to cool.
- Place a cherry on top of each glass and add about 1/4 of red gelatin to each.
- Place in refrigerator for 5 minutes.
- Pull from the refrigerator and try to adjust to get stems to point upward.
- Fill each cup the rest of the way with red and place in the refrigerator.
Notes
ADULTS ONLY ALCOHOLIC Variation Prepare as directed, reducing the boiling water to 1 cup and dissolving each of the blue and red gelatin mixes in 1/2 cup boiling water. Stir 1/4 cup vodka into each flavor of gelatin, then continue as directed.
SUBSTITUTE Substitute blueberries and/or small strawberries for the cherries.
SPIKED CHERRIES: ADULTS ONLY Place cherries in a glass jar. Add 1/2 cup vodka; cover with a tight-fitting lid. Refrigerate at least 2 hours; drain. Pat dry, then use as directed.
Nutrition Information
Serving Size
1 gramsAmount Per Serving Unsaturated Fat 0g
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