Kefir & Fruit Gelatin Dessert
In my house, there is always room for jello, especially when it’s made from scratch using healthy ingredients. I came up with my Kefir Gelatin Dessert when experimenting with making gummies. We do not use the jello box mixes… ever!
Here is a list of the ingredients in boxed jello:
JELLO INGREDIENTS: Gelatin, Adipic Acid (for Tartness), Disodium Phosphate (Control Acidity), Maltodextrin (from Corn), Cranberry Juice Solids, Fumaric Acid (for Tartness), Contains Less than 2% of Natural Flavor, Aspartame (Phenylketonurics ContainsPhenylalanine), and Acesulfame Potassium (Sweeteners), Salt, Blue 1, Red 40 (source)
I really don’t need to be feeding this list of ingredients to my children, especially when it is so easy to make your own! I have made many gelatin desserts in the past using the boxed stuff and also made the pretty layered jello desserts using milk.
I am from Minnesota, after all, and here, we are known for hot dishes and jello salads. Just check out this page on Minnesota Culture. So, I decided to make my own version of the Minnesota layered gelatin dessert using my homemade kefir. I hope you enjoy it! It is layered yellow and white. I only did two layers to save time, but you can do a whole rainbow of colors by simply using different fruit juices and repeating them.
Kefir & Fruit Gelatin Dessert
Equipment
Ingredients
- Layer One – the white kefir layer:
- 2 cups of kefir I make my own from raw milk
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup cool water
- ¼ cup hot almost boiling water
- 2 TBSP of gelatin powder use coupon code REALFOOD10 for 10% off your entire order!
- 2 TBSP raw honey
- Layer Two – the fruit juice layer:
- 2 cups of fruit juice I used mango for this recipe
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup cool water
- ¼ cup hot almost boiling water
- 2 tablespoons of Gelatin Powder
Instructions
For the first white layer:
- Pour 1 cup water, 2 cups kefir, and honey into a mixing bowl.
- Pour the 1/4 cup cool water into a mixing cup and add the gelatin powder.
- Stir briskly until mixed, it will start to thicken.
- Add the 1/4 cup of really hot water and stir to mix, it will thin out.
- Combine this with kefir and water in the mixing bowl and whisk everything together well.
- Pour into a greased jelly-roll pan (I greased the pan with coconut oil).
- Put in the fridge, covered, for at least 2-3 hours or overnight.
For the second juice layer:
- Pour 1 cup water and 2 cups juice into a mixing bowl.
- Pour the 1/4 cup cool water into a mixing cup and add the gelatin powder.
- Stir briskly until mixed, it will start to thicken.
- Add the 1/4 cup of really hot water and stir to mix, it will thin out.
- Combine this with juice and water in the mixing bowl and whisk everything together well.
- Pour on top of the kefir layer in the jelly-roll pan.
- Put in the fridge, covered, for at least 2-3 hours or overnight.
- Then cut into cubes or use cookie cutters to make cute shapes.
- My kids just love these!!!
Notes
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Hi, my name is Kate.
I love food. Real food. We eat all of the things that nursing school taught me were bad for you: butter, eggs, bacon, and raw milk.
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