Friday, March 9, 2012

Jiggly Jello Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day

Hey everyone! I had so much fun with the Jello Frosting-and lime would be great for St. Pat's Day,
it seems I still have Jello on the brain...

Eatin'-O-The-Green Cupcakes
Pinch Me There's Jello In My Cupcake
No Blarney The Kids Will Love 'Em Cupcakes
Shamrock Shakin' Cupcakes
Shaking-jiggling-jello... get it? No??? Don't worry, I won't quit the day job:@)

Jiggly Jello Cupcakes
  1. Bake cupcakes and cool completely.
  2. Add one cup of boiling water per 3oz pack of Jello. Mix well and chill until firm-one 3oz pack will make at least 14 cupcakes if poured into something that makes it about 1" deep. I used a 5" ramekin.
  3. I used a cupcake corer (Target/Williams-Sonoma/Amazon) and took out the center of the cupcake. 
  4. Remove the Jello from the pan, I ran hot water around the edges and turned it upside down on a plate. Clean the corer and use it again to cut the Jello into circles and place one in the center of each cupcake.
  5. Frost with Cool Whip and sprinkle with green sugar if desired.
  6. Store covered in fridge.
What other oldies but goodies could you make for St. Patrick's Day with Jello?
  • Jigglers-2 (8 serving size) Jello packs and 2 1/2 C boiling water. Mix well and pour into 9x13 pan, chill till firm. Cut out with a clover shaped cookie cutter.
  • Poke Cake-Bake a two layer cake, poke holes with a fork, mix 2 C boiling water with (2) 3oz packs of Jello. Slowly pour over cakes. Chill, unmold and frost with Cool Whip. Full directions here. Note: I tried to make Poke Cupcakes... yea, don't do that. What a mess.
  • Jello Shots-3oz box of Jello, 6oz boiling water, 6oz vodka. Pour Jello into a bowl, add boiling water and mix till dissolved. Stir in Vodka. Let cool, then pour into shot glasses (or those little disposable plastic ones) and chill till firm. 
  • Parfaits-Layer lime and lemon Jello cubes with Cool Whip/whipped cream in a pretty glass. Or do something really fancy like this.
  • And for the truly adventurous, how about a Jello Rainbow... directions here.
Any other ideas?
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33 comments:

  1. Now this is just downright cute! I love a cupcake with a surprise inside.

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  2. Yummilicious and pretty too.

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  4. Lynn~ This is too cute! I vote for Pinch Me There's Jello In My Cupcake :)

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  6. These are SUPER CUTE!!! I have to make these with my five year old! I'm celebratin my 70 lb weight loss today and cannot touch them..but I will enjoy watching the kids eat them...I have never seen anything like them!

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  7. Bet any child would love these! Jello surprise inside!!

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  8. These are really cute and certainly perfect for the holiday. The kids and young at heart will love them. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  9. What will ya think of next?
    xxoo

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  10. those look so tasty and pretty too!
    Have a Happy St. Pat's Day ;)

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  11. Love the cool jell-o surprise inside. Great looking cupcakes, pretty pics, too!

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  12. Well this is the most clever thing I've seen in a while. I bet they're great and "kids" of all ages would love them. Thanks!

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  13. How clever! Next time the grands are here for a visit, I will try these!
    HPS!
    ♥Jil

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  14. How fun would it be to bite into these seemingly normal cupcakes, only to find a yummy surprise inside! Thanks for sharing your recipe, Lynn! Have a great weekend.

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  15. You have no idea how bad I want one of those right now.

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  16. Time to apply for Cupcake Wars!!!
    Jane

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  17. How cute is that! One bite and a very pleasant surprise!

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  18. What a fun treat - brings me back to "the old days"! you always have great ideas!

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  19. Totally reminds me of the poke cake!! Fun ways to use jello.

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  20. The grandkidlets would LOVE these, Lynn! I think I need to go buy myself a cupcake corer!! LOL

    Hugs,
    Rett

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  21. These look soooo pretty!! Great job with the background!

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  23. So cute, Lynn...
    You always have the best ideas....

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  24. What CUTE cupcakes! You have the best ideas, Lynn! I need to try out that Jello frosting...mmmmm!!!

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  25. I love this cupcake idea ... and remember making the Irish potato candy when I was a kid! That was just last year, of course. thanks for dropping by ...

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  26. Oh my gosh - jello inside a cupcake - what a great idea. sandie

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  27. My daughters love to make cupcakes for every occasion. I will have to share this fun idea with them.

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  28. Thanks for being a part of Seasonal Sundays.

    - The Tablescaper

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  29. This is such a cute idea! I have to get one of those corers next tiem I visit a WS.

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  30. Cuteness, such a fun post! Love your little poem. And kiddos would love the surprise jello! Fun. Thanks. I am sharing this too :)

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  31. Looks like you are all set for St. Patty's Day. Thanks for sharing at our Link It Up Thursday party today. :)

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    thanks'
    Rose

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  33. What a cool idea, to put jell-o inside the cupcake! Love it. :)

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