Red, White & Blue Jello Salad

By srumbel

This salad is a bit of time consuming thing. Don’t worry it’s not hard by any means. It just takes a little bit of time and patience. I promise you when you walk into your 4th of July party with this beauty and the ooo’s and ahhh’s come out it will be totally worth it. Just plan a few days ahead of time so it has enough to set.

Plus it’s totally yummy! There are blueberries and strawberries hidden right inside this gem!

from julieseatsandtreats

Ingredients

• 2 - 3 oz packages of blue jello
• 4 c. boiling water, divided
• 4 1/2 c. cold water, divided
• 1 c. fresh blueberries
• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1 c. sugar
• 2 c. sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 - 3 oz packages of strawberry jello
• 1 c. fresh strawberries, chopped
• 8 oz cool whip, room temperature

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl dissolve strawberry jello in 2 c. boiling water. Then stir in 2 c. of cold water. Add strawberries. Refrigerate until firm, which is about 2-3 hours. Make sure it is firm before next layer.
Put 1/2 c. cold water in saucepan. Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over water. Let stand for 1 minute. Add milk and sugar, cook and stir over medium heat until gelatin and sugar are completely dissolved. Cool this mixture to room temperature then whisk in vanilla and sour cream. Pour over strawberry jello and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
Dissolve blue jello and 2 c. of boiling water in a medium bowl. Stir in 2 c. cold water and add blueberries. Spoon this mixture over white layer in trifle bowl. Chill until set about 4 hours.
Top with Cool Whip, blueberries and strawberries.