When you think about Superbowl party food you probably thing of the classics, which are hot dogs, potato chips, dips, buffalo wings and beer, amongst others. However, it is also nice to make some sweet recipes for a Superbowl party and jello is the perfect ingredient to use for these.
When it comes to Superbowl party recipes, it is all about finger food. Nobody minds eating sticky chicken wings with their fingers, so what about making some dessert recipes that they can pick up easily too? A bowl of jello is not finger food but jello jigglers are. A fluffy jello dessert is not finger food but jello cookies are.
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Types of Jello Superbowl Recipes
As well as the fact that there are many different jello recipes for you to choose from, another great thing about making Superbowl party food with jello is that you can make these snacks in advance and leave them in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve them. This will probably be after all the buffalo wings, chips, dips and beer has gone!
If there are kids watching the Superbowl at your house, they will also love jello desserts. You can make jello jigglers in any flavor and you can even make layered jello jigglers by leaving one layer of jello to set, then making another color and flavor and pouring it over the top to set.
Jello jigglers are made by only adding half the amount of water to your jello powder. This makes a firm, non-sticky type of jello, which you can cut into squares or rectangles.
Another option is jello cookies and you can use jello gelatin as one of your ingredients. This gives the cookies a fruity taste and a really nice texture. Leave jello pie recipes and jello cheesecake recipes for another occasion because you need cutlery to eat those. Sticking to a finger food buffet is more fun and fits in with the spirit of the event.
Strawberry Superbowl Jello Cookies
This delicious and easy jello cookie recipe makes twenty four jello cookies. Feel free to use a different flavor of jello if you want. Also, you could use a cookie cutter to cut fun Superbowl-related shapes! These cookies keep for a week in an airtight container. They go soft towards the end of the week but a lot of people like that texture.
What you will need:
- 3 oz package strawberry jello
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup white sugar
How to make them:Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the sugar, eggs, jello, vanilla and shortening, then stir in the other ingredients. Roll the dough into balls, 3/4 inch in diameter, and put them on a pair of ungreased cookie trays, 3 inches apart.
Flatten each one with the bottom of a glass, which you have first dipped in sugar. Bake them for about 7 minutes or until they are golden brown and let them cool for ten minutes on a wire rack. Serve warm or cold.
Easy Jello Recipes For Your Superbowl Party
Even though jello might not be the first thing to come to mind when you think about Superbowl food recipes, there are plenty of delicious jello recipes to choose from and people love to have something sweet at a Superbowl buffet. What about a fluffy jello dessert, some jello jigglers or jello cookies to whet your guests' appetites? You can make these delicious jello recipes in advance and they will definitely be appreciated.
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