Jell-O

With so many allergies it is often difficult to find a desert that I can eat and others don't think tastes strange. I was at lunch with some of my boyfriends family the other day and his aunt had made Jell-O for dessert. For this recipe though I have adapted how my grandma makes it to make individual servings, perfect for taking on the go.

Ingredients:

2 boxes of Jell-O*

2 cups boiling water

12-16 ice cubes (this is for rapid set)

1 can fruit cocktail (I prefer the kind in either light syrup or fruit juice)

1 banana cut into small chunks (I cut each slice into quarters)

1 apple (cut into small pieces)

mini marshmallows

6 small tupperware (9.5 oz - the snack size)

Put the two cups of water in a small pan to boil. First cut up the apple and banana and put in a medium sized mixing bowl. Next open the can of fruit cocktail and drain the fruit, and add it to the apple and banana, mix well. Set out your containers - if they are new make sure you wash them first. Once the water has boiled pour into a separate bowl or you can leave it in the pan, add both Jell-O mixes and stir thoroughly, add the ice, mix until all ice is melted. The Jell-O will start to thicken some, make sure if you used the full sugar kind that it is well mixed and there is no sugar settled on the bottom of the bowl/pan.

Jell-O covered marshmallows

Using a ladle scoop the mix into the containers you set out - they should all b about half full of jello mix. Then put about 3 spoonfuls of the fruit mix in each container. After all the fruit is equally divided in all the containers, cover the top of each with marshmallows; then use the back of a spoon to press the marshmallows down so they all get covered with Jell-O mix.

Once all of the containers have marshmallows put the lids on and place in refrigerator. Let them chill until they set.

Set Jell-O ready to eat!

*I used the full sugar kind because I've been getting sick from something (usually after I have dark diet soda), and the sugar free kind uses a lot of artificial sweeteners and such and I haven't done enough research to know if that is what is causing it.