7 Layer Jello Squares

I made some green Jello last week for St. Patrick's Day. I wanted to make the Jigglers so the kids could pick them up with their fingers and eat them. It didn't really work out, they still needed a bowl and spoon. So I was on a mission to find a Jello recipe that could be eaten with your fingers. I came across this blog that had a lot of different Jello recipes. These 7 Layer Jello Squares were exactly what I had in mind.

7 Layer Jello Squares

Ingredients

4 small packages (3 oz) Jello in different colors 

(You can pick colors according to a holiday)
4 envelopes of unflavored gelatin (each Knox envelope is 1/4 oz)
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
Boiling water

Preparation
You will have 4 layers of Jello and 3 layers of milk. Start and end with Jello. This dessert is so simple. You have to wait for the layers to stiffen, so this does take some time.

Jello Layer:
Mix one 3 oz package of Jello with 1/2 package of Knox. One package of Knox is approximately 2 1/4 tsp, use 1 1/8 tsp. Add 1 cup boiling water and stir to dissolve.

 

Cool to warm temperature and pour into 13 x 9 pan. Pop any bubbles you can. Refrigerate 15 minutes until solid enough for next layer.  Make sure the 13 x 9 is level.

Repeat same process with each flavor of Jello. Wait until the milk layer is in the fridge to make the next layer of Jello.


Milk Layer:
In a large bowl, mix 1 can sweetened condensed milk with 1 cup boiling water.

 

Put a 1/2 cup cold water into a small bowl. Sprinkle 2 packages of unflavored gelatin on the water. Wait for the gelatin to bloom, about 2-3 minutes.

Add 1/2 cup boiling water to dissolve the gelatin.

Combine the dissolved gelatin with the milk mixture. This will yield a little more than 3 cups of milk mixture. Each layer will get about 1 cup of milk.

 

Cool to room temperature and slowly pour 1 cup over each stiffened layer of Jello. Pop any bubbles you can.

 

Refrigerate 15 minutes until solid enough for next layer. Repeat Jello and milk layers.

 

Refrigerate until Jello is fully set and cut into blocks or shapes.

Notes

-Recipe adapted from the Arlington Elementary School PTA Cookbook, 1979 via The Food Librarian.
-Use colors to match the holidays, a party theme, or your favorite sports team.