Beach Gelatin Cups
These beach Jell-O cups are a fun and easy summer dessert that totally brings the wow factor! Kids love the candy bears and “beach” scene, and they’re perfect for pool parties, BBQs, or anytime you want to bring the fun.
Equipment
- 10 mini umbrellas optional
Ingredients
For The Gelatin Cups
- 6 ounces blue gelatin 6-8 ounces of blue gelatin, I used berry blue
- 2 cups water or amount per package directions
For The Beach Decorations
- 3 pieces graham crackers crushed
- 10 pieces Teddy Graham crackers
- 10 pieces peach rings candy
- 10 pieces rainbow sour candy strips cut into 1 ½ inch rectangles
Instructions
Making The Gelatin
- Prepare the Jell-O as directed on its packaging.6 ounces blue gelatin, 2 cups water
- Place the plastic cups onto a baking sheet to catch any spills and make them easier to chill. Pour even amounts of liquid gelatin into each cup. 6 ounces of Jell-O mix will fill about 10 cups that are 5 ounce cups.
- Place the baking sheet with the Jell-O cups into the fridge. Let the Jell-O chill and set for at least two hours or overnight.
Decorating The Gelatin To Look Like The Beach
- To add the bear who is sunbathing on a towel, pour some of the crushed graham cracker onto half of the Jell-O cup. Place a piece of the sour candy strip on top for a beach towel. Then place a teddy graham on top to look like the bear is laying on a beach towel.3 pieces graham crackers, 10 pieces Teddy Graham crackers, 10 pieces rainbow sour candy strips
- To make the bears on a float, place a teddy graham into the middle of a peach ring. Stick it into the top of the gelatin cup to look like it's floating in an inner tube floatie in the water.10 pieces peach rings candy
Notes
This recipe will fill about 10 5 ounce cups or about 6 9 ounce cups. I like to use disposable cups for parties, but small clear mason jars or small juice glasses also work great.
You can use any blue gelatin. I've seen berry flavored, blue raspberry, and even Sonic Ocean water (which is a citrus coconut flavor).
Graham crackers can be crushed in a strong zip top bag with a rolling pin or with a heavy canned item.
You can use premade individual gelatin cups that are blue, the kind that are meant for lunchboxes. Just peel the top and decorate. I do find it's a little harder to fit the decorations on top of premade gelatin cups, as the cup are a little smaller.
Nutrition
Calories: 72kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.03g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 2mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 16g | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.03mg
Found on: onmykidsplate.com/beach-gelatin-cups/