Red White and Blue Jell-O Cups

These red white and blue Jell-O cups are a tasty, festive, low calorie dessert and perfect for the 4th of July! Only 110 calories per cup!

If you’re looking for a simple, no-bake dessert that is equally patriotic and delicious, you’ve come to the right recipe! These red white and blue Jell-O cups are easy to whip together, look great for a 4th of July party spread, and even kids will gobble them up! And the best part? They’re only 110 calories per cup! 

Just looking at these Jell-O cups make me happy, wouldn’t you agree? I also look at them and see endless possibilities for color and flavor combinations! Watch out family and friends, you’re about to eat a lot of Jell-O for the next few months….or years…

RED WHITE AND BLUE JELL-O CUPS

110 calories per cup

You’re going to start these cups by prepping a box of raspberry Jell-O as the box instructs. 

To get the diagonal appearance of these cups, flip a muffin pan upside down and angle your plastic cups so they stay put. Then fill your cups halfway with your raspberry Jell-O. I used the small box and it filled up 6 short cups.Allow the first color to fully set in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Once set, prepare a box of berry blue flavored Jell-O.

**THIS NEXT STEP IS VERY IMPORTANT! (Sorry for yelling, but everything will be ruined if you don’t follow this step. I know because I ended up with purple Jell-O during the first round of cups and I don’t want this to happen to you!)

So, after you have your berry blue Jell-O mixed, place it in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes. You need the Jell-O to be completely chilled before you use it or else it will melt the red color and mix together, leaving you with ugly purple cups!

I threw an ice cube into the Jell-O mix to check to make sure it was chilled (once the ice cube didn’t crack immediately I knew it was likely chilled enough, but I allowed one cube to melt in the Jell-O just to be sure!) If you leave the Jell-O in the fridge too long and it begins to set, you can always microwave it to get it back to a liquid state again.
Slowly pour the blue color on top of the red, allowing the cup to sit normally now to create a flat surface on top. Refrigerate for another 4 hours. Once set, top with cool whip and a few raspberries and blueberries to garnish.

Enjoy!! 🙂If you’re looking for more patriotic dishes, try out this Taco Dip Flag, these Buzzed Cherry Bombs, this Star Spangled Sangria or these Chocolate Chip Brownie Bites with Homemade Icing!

Red White and Blue Jell-o Cups

• Author: Caitlin
• Prep Time: 8 hours
• Total Time: 8 hours
• Yield: 6 1x
• Category: Dessert
• Method: Boiled
• Cuisine: American
• Diet: Low Calorie

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These red white and blue Jell-O cups are a tasty, festive, low calorie dessert and perfect for the 4th of July! Only 110 calories per cup!

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Ingredients

• 1 small box of sugar free raspberry Jell-O
• 1 small box berry blue Jell-O
• 1 package of fat free Cool Whip
• Raspberries and blueberries to garnish
• 6 short, clear, plastic cups

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Instructions

1. Prepare a box of raspberry Jell-O as instructed on the package (using the 1 C boiling water, 1 C cold water directions).
2. Flip a standard muffin pan upside down and arrange 6 short cups so they are standing at an angle.
3. Fill each cup halfway with Jell-O and refrigerate for 4 hours, or until set.
4. Prepare 1 package of berry blue Jell-O and refrigerate for 10 minutes to chill. Add an ice cube and allow to melt to ensure full chill-ness of Jell-O.
5. Slowly pour the blue Jell-O over top of the red and refrigerate the cups standing normally for 4 hours, or until set.
6. Divide 1 package of cool whip among the 6 cups and garnish with raspberries and blueberries.
7. Enjoy! 🙂

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Notes

Be sure to allow the red Jell-O layer to completely set and fully chill the berry flavor before adding or else you’ll end up with purple Jell-O!

Keywords: 4th of July dessert, American dessert, jell-o, kid-friendly, make-ahead, red white and blue dessert

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What do you think? Did this recipe make the cut for you or did it crumble? What would you do differently? Leave a comment below! 🙂

PS: Since I want my blog to be about learning and improving, I wanted to include one of my original images, next to an updated image. Thank you to the Pinch of Yum Food Photography Ebook for these lessons!