Jell-O Ambrosia - Framed Recipes (2024)

Whoever said nothing is impossible obviously hasn't tried nailing Jell-O to a tree.

- John Candy

Once I learnt how to make this layeredJell-O ambrosiafrom my friend Sandhya (who in turn learnt it from her boss's wife, and yes it is the same Sandhya who shared her yummy Nankhatai recipe with me), this has become a hit in my family. And I don't mind making it over and over again - hands on time is just 10 minutes tops - it is that easy. And it gets better ... even your kiddo can make it with a little help from you.

I love Jell-O, in all its colorful glory. I am in love with the bright and beautiful rainbow colors and wiggly-jiggly texture. It is very easy to dress up the plain ol' jello-o and make it look and taste like a sophisticated dessert - introducing layered Jell-O ambrosia.

Ambrosia (meaning divine nectar) is a dessert believed to be of American origin. It is considered to be a spin-off on the traditional fruit salad. This recipe usesJell-O,canned mandarin oranges,and pineapple. I do not even make the whipped cream topping for this dessert - I use the store bought one. So, now, you have no excuses of "I do not cook", because this involves no cooking.

To make the topping, I use the cool whip, which you get in the dessert topping section in the grocery stores. If you do not find it or do not want to use the store bought whipped cream, you can definitely use the whipping cream that is whipped to a stiffpeak stage. Please refer to the tasteofhomewebsite for more details.

You can use any finely grated cheese for garnish. I prefer to use the Mexican four cheese because the I love how the beige and orange colors of the cheeses compliment the white whipped topping.

Since this recipe does not involve cooking and Sonshineloves Jell-O, I found this a good dishto "cook" with him. Follow the general common sense rules(like an adult handles the hot water) and the "harder part" of the recipe (like mixing, stirring etc.) can be totally left to your kiddo. I found thesesafety-measureson Maria Nasir's blog and instead of repeating the same over, I thought I will just point you towards it. While you are there, do not forget to browse hundreds of yummy recipesshe has shared.

When cooking with kidsbe ready for spills, massive cleanups and repeating instructions over and over again. But at the end of which you will be amazedto see a super happy kid showing off his/her culinary skills. At least that is what happened at my house 🙂 .

This is an easy dessert ideal for parties since with a little effort (don't panic because you see 5 hours of "cook time". Here, I have included the time required to set the Jell-O), you can make this gorgeous dish(serves at least 25 people). But no one stops me when I make it at homejust to celebrate the little things in life. This lasts In the refrigerator for about a week or so.