Patriotic Gelatin Salad

Name: Patriotic Gelatin Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 2 packages (3 ounces each) berry blue gelatin; 2 packages (3 ounces each) strawberry gelatin; 4 cups boiling water, divided; 2-1/2 cups cold water, divided; 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin; 2 cups 2% milk; 1 cup sugar; 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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22 Reviews

Total Time:Prep: 20 min. + chilling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Sue Gronholz

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Updated on May 01, 2023

Almost as spectacular as the fireworks, this lovely salad makes quite a "bang" at our July Fourth meal. It's exciting to serve, and our guests loved the cool fruity and creamy layers. This salad really added to my patriotic theme. —Sue Gronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Gelatin, Layering

This recipe takes time to prepare since each layer must be set before the next layer is added.

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Patriotic Gelatin Salad

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Yield:16 servings

Prep:20 min

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Ingredients

2 packages (3 ounces each) berry blue gelatin
2 packages (3 ounces each) strawberry gelatin
4 cups boiling water, divided
2-1/2 cups cold water, divided
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
2 cups 2% milk
1 cup sugar
2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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Directions

1
In 4 separate bowls, dissolve each package of gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1/2 cup cold water to each and stir. Pour 1 bowl of blue gelatin into a 10-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray; chill until almost set, about 30 minutes.

2
Set the other 3 bowls of gelatin aside at room temperature. Soften unflavored gelatin in remaining cold water; let stand 5 minutes.
3
Heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat just below boiling. Stir in softened gelatin and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and vanilla until smooth. When blue gelatin in pan is almost set, carefully spoon 1-1/2 cups sour cream mixture over it. Chill until almost set, about 30 minutes.
4
Carefully spoon 1 bowl of strawberry gelatin over cream layer. Chill until almost set. Carefully spoon 1-1/2 cups cream mixture over the strawberry layer. Chill until almost set. Repeat, adding layers of blue gelatin, cream mixture and strawberry gelatin, chilling in between each. Chill several hours or overnight.