Mom found this idea on another blog ... and when I saw it, I was game! How could I NOT be? It's a FOOD CRAFT, made with JELL-O - that's right up my alley! First, Tyler helped me scoop the pink part out of a half of watermelon, right down to the rind ...
Then, we mixed two of the larger-size boxes of Jell-O (we did a combo of cherry and strawberry flavors - couldn't agree on just one) with a total of 5 cups boiling water. Don't follow the instructions on the box or it won't gel in the melon correctly. Now, even using two of the larger (8 oz.) boxes of Jell-O, we did not fill our melon. But, we proceeded anyway. We let the mixture chill in the refrigerator for about an hour and a half (firm but not totally solid), then I added some mini chocolate chips ... some sank down to the bottom, some floated, and some I had to press through the Jell-O with a skewer.
We chilled it overnight ... and voila! As you can see, I had to trim the top ledge so it was even with our Jell-O. But it worked.
We sliced it up ...
And dug in ...
Correction: I
tried the watermelon, but ABBY and TYLER
dug in! Guess we should have waited to give Abby that bath AFTER
dinner!
Then, we mixed two of the larger-size boxes of Jell-O (we did a combo of cherry and strawberry flavors - couldn't agree on just one) with a total of 5 cups boiling water. Don't follow the instructions on the box or it won't gel in the melon correctly. Now, even using two of the larger (8 oz.) boxes of Jell-O, we did not fill our melon. But, we proceeded anyway. We let the mixture chill in the refrigerator for about an hour and a half (firm but not totally solid), then I added some mini chocolate chips ... some sank down to the bottom, some floated, and some I had to press through the Jell-O with a skewer. 
4 comments:
YUMMY! Emily, Sarah Kate and I all loved the "watermelon jello"! Thanks!
Hooray! I'm glad it worked out. I wonder how it would look with blueberries rather than chocolate chips? For some reason, jello and chocolate don't sound good to me. Call me crazy ...
You know, I thought the same. I didn't think I'd like the chocolate chips with Jell-O ... although I rarely turn down chocolate in ANY form. But ... it was really good. Lorie and I both thought the Cherry/Strawberry Jell-O combo was good as well. I guess we could try it with blueberries, but we'd have to go pick some more!!
No, no ... Publix or Fresh Market is good for that. No more picking!
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