Want to bring the most epic jello to your next Super Bowl Party? This 3D football jello is a show stopper that your family and friends will rave about.
To start, I made one recipe of clear gelatin base and poured it into a deep 9×13 glass pan. Find the recipe here. I flavored the gelatin with coconut flavoring, it was so good!
After the gelatin is set, I made 1/6th of the recipe for the colored base to make the white laces and the stripes in the field. Find the recipe here.
After I made the laces, I made another recipe of the clear gelatin base , let it cool for a few minutes then poured it on top.
To make the football, I made a chocolate color base. It’s so yummy! Tastes just like chocolate!
Chocolate Color Base
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp gelatin powder
- 3 Tbsp cold water
- 1 Cup whipping cream
- 4 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 Cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Bloom the gelatin by mixing the gelatin and cold water together in a small bowl. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Add the sugar, cocoa, vanilla, and 1/2 cup whipping cream to a sauce pan. Heat while stirring constantly until just about boiling. Don't let it come to a full boil.
- Add bloomed gelatin to sauce pan and stir until completely dissolved. Add the remaining 1/2 cup whipping cream.
- Strain the mixture to remove any clumps.
- Let it cool slightly before using.
To make the green grass, I used a regular Lime Jell-O package and made it with the speed set instructions. However, I don’t think I would use the speed set again because the gelatin was setting up too quickly. By the time I made all the grass in the clear gelatin, the Jell-O was pretty set up and clumpy so I had to make another batch of it to. have a nice smooth bottom.
Getting the jello out of the pan proved to be a crazy mess. We almost lost it a few times. Thankfully, I was able to get it all out, although not quite as nicely as I would have liked.
I cleaned out the sink and filled it with hot, boiling water. Then dipped the pan in the water for a while until the edges of the jello seamed to be pulling away from the pan.
Unfortunately, the top layer come out but not the bottom layer. Yikes! So I had to put the pan back in the hot water until the bottom layer started to come out too.
Next time, I’ll make sure both layers are ready to come out of the pan.
What’s your favorite dish to bring to your Super Bowl Party?
I’d love to hear from you and see your jello creations.
Thanks! – Danica
Brains Anyone?
I wanted to share with you my Halloween Jello from this year’s family party. Our Brain in a jar Jello. It was creepy, awesome, and the talk of the party. It was also very fun to serve. I’d ask each guest, “Brains?” Then dig in with the scooper to dish out the brains. It would make a slurping slimy sound that was perfect.
I started to write the recipe for this dish but decided it was a little too advanced for this blog’s first recipe. The blue gelatin isn’t just a box of blueberry Jello. That would be too dark and you wouldn’t be able to see the brain. It’s clear gelatin with one drop of turquoise food coloring.
The Brain is made from Strawberry and Raspberry Jello with some gelatin and whipping cream.
I’m going to start with a few of my basic recipes and work up to this level. I’ll definitely have this recipe up by next Halloween. If you would like the recipe and think you are up for a challenge message me and I can send it to. you.
In the meantime, here are a few supplies you might need to get.
- a brain jello mold. I bought mine at the local Dollar Store. But if you can’t find one there, you can find one one Amazon here.
- a trifle bowl
- a syringe
- a couple boxes of Jello in the color and flavor you want the brain
- clear gelatin. You can use Knox gelatin. I use SuperClear gelatin from Amazon, here.
- citric acid, to flavor the clear gelatin
- flavors to flavor the clear gelatin. I use clear flavors like you would use to flavor suckers, like these.
(I use Canva to make these great pictures with titles. Try it out today.)