Layered Rainbow Jello (Vintage Recipe)

Layers of vibrant colors and flavors make this this vintage rainbow Jello ribbon salad recipe a total crowd pleaser!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword desserts, fruit, jello

Prep Time 1

Total Time 8

Total Time 9

Servings

Calories 236kcal

Author Sara Garska

Cost $10

6 boxes Jello (small boxes) Assorted flavors: cherry, lemon, raspberry, lime, orange, strawberry
2 cups sour cream Regular
water

You will be making two layers from each box of jello. Once you do the first one, you’ll have the technique down.
Use a clear Pyrex dish. The 9X14 size works great for six colors. If your dish is a little smaller, use 5 colors like I did this time.
I use a 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup to boil my water and a second one for pouring off part of the jello.

Put one cup of water in your Pyrex measuring cup and boil the water in your microwave. I used the two-minute setting for this.
Carefully remove the measuring cup from the microwave and add one package of gelatin. Stir until it is completely dissolved.
Then measure out ¾ cup of the jello into a second container. To this container, add 1/3 cup of sour cream and whisk until it is smooth.
To the remaining jello, add 2 TB of cold water and mix.
Pour this into a 9X13 clear baking dish and refrigerate until set.
After 30 minutes, pull your dish out of the refrigerator and pour the sour cream mixture over the first layer.
Place the dish back into the refrigerator for another 30 minutes to set.
Wash your measuring cups and prepare the next layer of jello the same way you made the first layer -- one cup of solid color jello and one mixed with sour cream.
Pour the clear jello mix over the top of the set layers. Then half an our later, add the sour cream mixture.
Keep repeating this process until you have all the layers done.
Cover with foil and refrigerate.