Homemade Strawberry Jello
My homemade strawberry jello is so simple to make from scratch without all the junk! No corn syrup, additives, or artificial dyes here. I hope this recipe helps you replace store-bought jello packets in your house like it has in ours!
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole strawberries (about 22-24 berries or 1 package)
- 2 cups cold water
- 1 tsp lemon juice (fresh or pure from a bottle)
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp pure cane sugar OR raw honey (you pick either cane sugar or honey, not both)
- 2 Tbsp unflavored beef gelatin (I use Divided Sunset Grass-Fed Beef Gelatin from Walmart)
Instructions
- Rinse strawberries, pat dry, and remove the green tops.
- Place whole strawberries into a blender with 1 cup of water. Blend on high speed until smooth.
- Pour blended mixture into a pot through a fine mesh strainer if desired to remove seeds, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- While strawberry mixture is heating, add 1 cup cold water, lemon juice, and cane sugar or honey to a mixing bowl. Whisk just to mix, don’t worry about dissolving everything right now.
- Sprinkle beef gelatin over the mixture. Stir just to moisten gelatin and let sit for 5 minutes to bloom. Set aside.
- Once strawberry mixture comes to a boil, immediately take off heat and pour into cold gelatin mix when the 5 minutes are up. Whisk until everything is dissolved.
- Keep in mixing bowl or pour into cups, molds, a container if desired (greasing is not needed). I use an 11-cup glass rectangle Pyrex dish and it fits perfectly!
- Refrigerate until firm (minimum 5 hours for a softer jello or up to 24 hours for a firmer jello). Enjoy!
Notes
We enjoyed the pure cane sugar version and the honey version so much we couldn't pick which one was better so I wanted to give you the option of either!
I highly recommend letting it set up for 24 hours! Please see blog post for tips, storage instructions, and other information.
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