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Gelatina de Mosaico

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Photo of multicolored jello blocks.
Photo by Andrew Purcell, Food Styling by Carrie Purcell

This mosaic jello uses gelatina de leche as a base in which colorful cubes of three other gelatin flavors are suspended. If you’re having a birthday party, use small cups instead of a baking dish for individually portioned treats!

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 16-20

Ingredients

3 (6 ounce) packages flavored gelatin dessert of your choice
6 cups boiling water
4 tablespoons unflavored gelatin (from about 6 packets)
3 cups whole milk
1 (4-inch) stick Mexican cinnamon, broken in half
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups half-and-half
1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Lightly coat three 8-inch square pans and one 9 × 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

    Step 2

    In three separate bowls, mix each package of flavored gelatin with 2 cups boiling water. Pour each into its own greased square pan. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

    Step 3

    After the jellos have been in the fridge for 30 minutes, make the milk gelatin. In a 3-quart saucepan, mix the gelatin into 1 cup water. Set aside for about 5 minutes so the gelatin can bloom. Set the saucepan over medium-low heat and stir occasionally until the gelatin has dissolved. Add the whole milk and heat to just under a simmer. Add the cinnamon stick, remove from the heat, and let the mixture steep for 30 minutes.

    Step 4

    Remove the cinnamon stick and whisk in the condensed milk, half-and- half, and vanilla extract. Set aside while you prep the colored gelatins.

    Step 5

    Remove the colored gelatins from the refrigerator and cut each flavor into 1-inch cubes. Evenly spread out and mix each flavor in the 9 × 13-inch pan. Pour the milk jello over the cubes.

    Step 6

    Refrigerate until set and firm, 2 to 3 hours.

    Step 7

    When you’re ready to serve, invert the gelatina onto a cutting board, cut into 3- to 4-inch cubes, and place on a serving platter.

Chicano East cookbook cover image with photo of red-colored stew with fresh toppings.
Reprinted from Chicano Eats: Recipes from My Mexican-American Kitchen. Copyright © 2020 by Esteban Castillo. Photographs copyright © 2020 by Esteban Castillo. Published by Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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