JELL-O® Easy Patriotic Flag Dessert

JELL-O® Easy Patriotic Flag Dessert recipe

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Please see my uploaded photo. I brought this to my family picnic last Sunday and everyone just loved it - especially the men! It was perfect on a hot day! The only ne...read more

posted by

marynmalloy

on 7/11/2012

time

prep:

30 min

total:

2 hr 30 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

cups boiling water, divided

pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin

cups ice cubes, divided

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/4

cup sugar

tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided

pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin, or any red flavor

cups halved strawberries

1/2

cup blueberries

Make It

STIR 1-1/2 cups of the boiling water into dry blue gelatin in medium bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add 1 cup of the ice cubes; stir until ice is completely melted. Pour into 13x9-inch dish. Refrigerate 20 min. or until gelatin is set but not firm.

PLACE cream cheese, sugar and half of the whipped topping in large bowl; beat until well blended. Spoon over blue gelatin layer in dish; spread carefully to evenly cover gelatin layer. Stir remaining 1-1/2 cups boiling water into strawberry gelatin in separate bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add remaining 1 cup ice cubes; stir until ice is completely melted. Let stand at room temperature 5 min. or until slightly thickened. Spoon over cream cheese layer in dish. Refrigerate 3 hours or until set.

SPREAD remaining whipped topping over dessert just before serving. Decorate with strawberries and blueberries to resemble a flag. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare as directed, using any flavor JELL-O Sugar Free Reduced Calorie Gelatin; PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese and COOL WHIP LITE Whipped Topping.

Variation

To serve at non-patriotic occasions, prepare as directed, topping with your choice of fresh or well-drained canned fruits.

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foodlover562

posted:6/10/2005

This recipe was so fantastic! I made it last Fourth of July and since then everyone has been asking me to make it again. I even changed up the recipe to make the colors different for other holidays!

SRCharon

posted:5/26/2005

I used sugar-free jello, non-fat cream cheese and non-caloric sweetner to lower the calories.

lablaze13

posted:5/18/2005

This dessert was the hit of the party last year! It was gone within minutes and people kept asking me for more - now I know to make 2 this year!!

LKDCOOKS

posted:11/17/2004

Use for other occasions just change the decoration and for fun let the kids decorate the top!! Granddaughter is 7 and loved it...

audreyjarrett

posted:7/9/2004

It was fast, real easy and not expensive - I am going to make it again, I got lots of compliments first of all that it looked nice and then that it tasted as good as it looked. I will be trying the pound cake at the bottom also.

a cook

posted:7/9/2004

Next time I won't use the quick set method. It set too quickly and was hard to manage. Also, using berries which are the same size is critical to the presentation. It was delicious, and garnered lots of attention both times I served it. Ledra

a cook

posted:7/7/2004

I should have mentioned that the recipe I used called for a bottom layer of pound cake. This gave it substance.

Tiffanie18

posted:6/21/2004

Very easy and delicious, instructions arent' very clear so I ended up using the rest of the cool whip for the top layer. I was pretty sure that's what you were supposed to do anyways, but it didn't really say. Also, the cream cheese layer tends to stick to the blueberry jello layer so I reccomend blending it just before you put it on to make it smoother. <<< Response from Kraft Kitchens Expert, Mary ~ Thank you for pointing out the omission in the recipe. Yes, the step to spread the top of the cake with the remaining Cool Whip was left out. We will be adding it to the recipe. >>>