St. Patrick's Pot of Gold

By CarolV

Surprise your favorite little people on March 17th with these wee emerald pots filled with sweet, edible gold.

Ingredients

• 3-ounce box of lemon-flavor gelatin
• 6 limes
• Sugar
• 1 teaspoon of whipped cream

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from familyfun.go.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Line an 8-inch square baking dish with plastic wrap, leaving several inches of overhang on each side (this will make removing the gelatin easier). Combine a 3-ounce box of lemon-flavor gelatin and 1 cup of boiling water in a medium bowl, stirring until the gelatin is dissolved. Stir in 1 cup of cold water, then pour the mixture into the baking dish. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and chill the gelatin for 4 hours or until firm, then slice the gelatin into 1/2-inch cubes.

2. Cut off the top quarter of each of 6 limes, then, without cutting into the fruit, slice a thin layer of peel from the bottom of each one to help them stand upright. With a small knife, cut around the inside of each lime's rind to loosen the pulp, then spoon it out to make a shell.

3. Place a pinch of sugar and 1 teaspoon of whipped cream in the bottom of each shell, then fill each lime pot with gelatin gold. Makes 6.



Variations:

I also would have no use for limes, I thought I would take my small clear custard cups, tint some coolwhip green and line the cup with that. I am sure the grandkids will love it.


Thought this sounded cute; however, I didn't want to "waste" the limes so I went to the $ store and found some black "pots" that said they were salsa or other dip dishes. Cute as a button.