A few weeks ago I was on one of my favorite bento sites and saw a recipe that one mom used often for a home made jello jiggler made from blueberry juice. This got my wheels to spinning. I knew this was a good idea and wanted to use it as inspiration to make something healthy and GFCFSF to our bentos too. This weekend I went in search of a basic jello recipe made with knox gelatin and set out to swap out everything to accommodate my idea. The idea was this: Swap out most of the juice called for in the recipe and replace with a mixture of veggie and fruit purees and a little honey. The recipe was an experiment but turned out really well and the little man likes them! I may have to adjust the texture a bit by straining out some of the fibers or adjusting the gelatin but so far it's a great start to a quick and easy recipe that is GFCFSF and also gets more veggies into my kid. In my experiment I put the jello into mini muffin papers bought at the grocery store and then poured the rest into an 8 x 8 glass pan. Both worked well but the mini muffin papers will store better in the fridge. I just put them all into a covered Tupperware container. Hope your kids like this quick, easy, and nutritious treat :)
Here's the link to the original Knox recipe and below that what I came up with.
Jello Veggie Fruit Cups
Time: about 15 minutes start to finish and 2 hours chill time.
2 1/2 cups 100% fruit juice (Any type your kid likes)
1/2 cups frozen peas (Or any other frozen veggie in your freezer)
1/2 cup frozen carrots
1/2 cup frozen blueberries (To cover up the green color from the peas)
2 T Honey
2 T Honey
Add juice, frozen fruit, and honey in the blender and puree. Pour 1 cup blended mixture into a small bowl and add 4 packets knox gelatin (You may want to try just 3 packets for texture sensitive kids).
Add the rest of the juice mixture into a shallow pan and bring to steaming hot temperature.
Mix gelatin mixture and hot mixture together and pour into mini muffin tin lined with papers and the rest into an 8 x 8 glass pan or other vessel brushed with a small amount of oil or lined with parchment paper. Chill in the fridge for 2 hours or until firm. Serve and enjoy. This recipe can be adjusted to suit your child's taste buds. Add favorite juice and veggies you think will be most undetectable for your little one. Let me know how it works out for you.
Add the rest of the juice mixture into a shallow pan and bring to steaming hot temperature.
Mix gelatin mixture and hot mixture together and pour into mini muffin tin lined with papers and the rest into an 8 x 8 glass pan or other vessel brushed with a small amount of oil or lined with parchment paper. Chill in the fridge for 2 hours or until firm. Serve and enjoy. This recipe can be adjusted to suit your child's taste buds. Add favorite juice and veggies you think will be most undetectable for your little one. Let me know how it works out for you.
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