Jello to Icing

Happier Than A Pig 

Jello Frosting
3 oz package Jello (pick your flavor/color, not sugar free)
2/3 C sugar
1 egg white
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 C boiling water (must be boiling to dissolve the sugar)

1. Put everything except boiling water in the metal/glass bowl of your stand mixer fitted with whip attachment. 
2. Turn the mixer to high just as you add the 1/2 C boiling water.
3. Whip on high for five minutes. I literally used a timer and #10 on my KitchenAid.
4. Will frost 24 cupcakes or 9x13 cake.

 frosting made with Jell-O has structure because of the gelatin it contains; this is both a good thing and a bad thing for us. On one hand, it allows us to create beautiful piped designs that won't melt or slide; on the other, it means that we must work quickly with the frosting before it becomes too hard.

In the end, however, I find this to be a minor inconvenience when looking at the grand scheme of things. Think of how many different flavors of frosting you can create with this recipe... and how many different cakes you can pair each frosting with! The possibilities are almost endless—not to mention endlessly fun.

Linda Schade Pattberg Jello Salad

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1 large can crushed pineapple

1 lg or 2 small packages of jello (orange, strawberry, lime, lemon)

2 c buttermilk

1 container cool whip

Tropical Island Dessert

Taste of Home

Yummy Jello Salad

From My Sis-In-Law

1 large can of crushed pineapple

1 large package of strawberry jello

2 cups buttermilk

1 large container of cool whip

1 or 2 bananas

Place pineapple in sauce pan. Bring to a boil - stirring, don't let it scorch.  Turn off burner and add jello. Thoroughly dissolve. Add buttermilk, stir well. Fold in half of cool whip until melted all the way in. Pour jello into 9x13 pan, sprayed with Pam. Cut banana into small pieces and mix into jello. Put in fridge over night. Spread cool whip on top and decorate with bananas, if you want.