Star Spangled Jello

Star Spangled Jello

1 6-ounce box red Jello

2 cups boiling water

1 6-ounce box blue Jello

2 cups boiling water

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin (Knox)

1/2 cup cold water

1 1/2 cups boiling water

1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

Combine boiling water and gelatin, making red and blue in separate bowls. Stir for about 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Do not add cold water. Spray two containers with cooking spray. Pour one flavor in each. Containers should be small enough that the gelatin is deep enough to cut into cubes.

When red and blue Jello is completely set, sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold water and let it sit for about a minute. Stir in boiling water. Stir sweetened condensed milk. Allow to cool for a few minutes.

Cut red and blue Jello into cubes. They do not need to be uniform. Arrange the red and blue cubes randomly in a 9 x 13 inch dish sprayed with cooking spray. Pour milk mixture carefully over red and blue cubes. Rearrange cubes as you like, but be very careful to not disturb the white milk mixture too much since the red and blue can melt into the white. Refrigerate for about 3 hours until firm. Cut into any shape but they are spectacularly cute cut with a metal star cutter. Arrange them on a platter and they are pretty enough to be the centerpiece! And they taste as delicious as they look!

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