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    Home » Recipes » Side Dishes

    St. Patrick's Layered Jello

    March 21, 2022 • Updated: March 21, 2022 • by Renée B. • This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Shamrock shaped ceramic dish filled with bar cuts of layered jello. Colors green, orange, and yellow. Pin text reads, St Patrick's Day Layered Jello.

    This beautiful green and gold layered Jello is light, refreshing, and just the thing to brighten up your Saint Patrick's day table!

    Shamrock shaped ceramic dish filled with bar cuts of layered jello. Colors green, orange, and yellow.
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    • St Patrick's Day Layered Jello

    Why You Will Love this Recipe

    We love the vibrant yellow, orange, and green layers in this tasty, beautiful St Pat's Layered Jello! This recipe is easy to make, fun to eat, and brings a beautiful bit of whimsy to any St Patrick's Day celebration.

    You can customize layered jello for almost any occasion. This technique can be used to make:

    • Rainbow Jello for springtime celebrations, Easter gatherings, unicorn banquets, and Pride parties.
    • Red & Green Jello for Christmas.
    • Pink, Red & White Jello for Valentine's Day.
    • Red-White-Blue Jello for Independence Day (US).
    • Black Cherry, Grape, and Orange Jello for all the fall festivals.
    • Layered <insert color combo of your favorite team> for football tailgates, baseball barbecues, and soccer soirees.

    What Goes into this Recipe

    The ingredients for layered Jello could not be easier. For any given layered combo, you need 6 small boxes of flavored gelatin (i.e., Jello®), a pint and a half of plain or vanilla yogurt, and water.

    For St Patrick's Day Layered Jello, you need:

    • 2 small boxes of Lemon Jello
    • 2 small boxes of Orange Jello
    • 2 small boxes of Lime Jello
    Three bowls filled with dry gelatin mix: lime, orange, and lemon. One bowl filled with vanilla yogurt.

    How to Make this Recipe

    This recipe super easy to make; however, requires about 5 minutes of hands-on time every half hour, and a total of 6-7 hours to refrigerate the layers.

    Layers 1-2

    Add 1 cup boiling water to one small package of LIME gelatin and stir until completely dissolved. Divide the gelatin in half into two separate containers.

    In one half, stir in ¼ cup cold water. Pour into a 9 x 13 glass baking dish, and reserve the other half of the gelatin on the counter.

    Put the pour Jello in the dish into the refrigerator and let it set for 30 minutes.

    Transparent green jello layer in pyrex casserole dish. Dry gelatin mix and yogurt in bowls at top of shot.

    When the first layer is set, whisk in ½ cup of yogurt into the reserved half of the gelatin and pour over the top of the set gelatin. DO NOT whisk in the yogurt until you are ready to pour the Jello.

    To pour layers without pouring a hole though the top of the freshly set gelatin, use a large serving spoon. Turn the spoon so that the back of the spoon side is facing up, and pour the liquid gelatin slowly over the top. DO NOT POUR DIRECTLY onto the set gelatin.

    pastel green jello layer in pyrex casserole dish. Dry gelatin mix and yogurt in bowls at top of shot.

    If you have a lot of bubbles on the top, gently tap the dish on the counter before refrigerating.

    Refrigerate 30-40 minutes.

    Dissolve the next package of gelatin at this time with 1 cup of boiling water and let cool while the former layer is setting.

    Layers 3-12

    Follow all the directions the same as for the first two layers for each pair of gelatin layers. The layers from bottom to top are:

    • Layers 1-2: Lime | Lime with yogurt
    • Layers 3-4: Lemon | Lemon with yogurt
    • Layers 5-6: Orange | Orange with yogurt
    • Layers 7-8: Lemon | Lemon with yogurt
    • Layers 9-10: Orange | Orange with yogurt
    • Layers 11-12: Lime | Lime with yogurt

    Add each layer as soon as the former layer is set (30-40 minutes).
    You will have a total of 12 layers when finished, 6 layers without yogurt and 6 with yogurt.

    Close-up of 12 layers of jello.

    Refrigerate and serve. Layered Jello can be serve directly from the baking dish, or cut into portions and served.

    FAQs

    Do you have to use Jello® for this recipe, or will any powdered gelatin work?

    Jello®, as I'm sure you are aware, is a specific brand of powdered gelatin; however, like Kleenex and Xerox, it has become a brand-turned-household name. However, you can use any brand of gelatin for this recipe.

    What is the best way to serve layered Jello®?

    Layered Jello can be served directly from the dish it is made in, or it can be cut into small squares or other shapes.

    Small heart-shaped ramikin filled with barrel-shaped rounds of layered jello.

    More St Patrick's Day Recipes

    • Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes
    • Classic Rueben Sandwich
    • Brown Sugar & Mustard Glazed Corned Beef
    • Best Classic Shepherd's Pie

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    Shamrock shaped ceramic dish filled with bar cuts of layered jello. Colors green, orange, and yellow.

    St Patrick's Day Layered Jello

    This green and gold layered Jello is light, refreshing, and just the thing to brighten up your Saint Patrick's day table.
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    Course: Salad, Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
    Prep Time:1 hour
    Refrigeration Time:6 hours
    Total Time:7 hours
    Servings: 24 servings
    Calories: 107kcal
    Author: Renee
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    Equipment

    • 1 Whisk
    • 1 9 x 13 glass baking dish
    • 1 large serving spoon

    Ingredients

    • 2 packages lime flavored gelatin two 3 ounce boxes, or one 6 ounce box
    • 2 packages orange flavored gelatin two 3 ounce boxes, or one 6 ounce box
    • 2 packages lemon flavored gelatin two 3 ounce boxes, or one 6 ounce box
    • 3 cups vanilla yogurt
    • water

    Instructions

    Layers 1 - 2

    • Add 1 cup boiling water to one small package of LIME gelatin and stir until completely dissolved. Divide the gelatin in half into two separate containers.
    • In one half, stir in ¼ cup cold water.
      Pour into a 9 x 13 glass baking dish, and reserve the other half of the gelatin on the counter.
      Put the first Jello layer into the refrigerator and let it set for 30 minutes.
    • When the first layer is set, whisk in ½ cup of yogurt into the reserved half of the gelatin and pour over the top of the set gelatin.
      DO NOT whisk in the yogurt until you are ready to pour the Jello.
      To pour additional layers without pouring a hole though the top of the freshly set gelatin, use a large serving spoon.
      DO NOT POUR liquid Jello directly onto the set gelatin.
      Turn the spoon so that the back of the spoon is facing up, and pour the gelatin slowly over the top. When all the Jello has been poured, use the back of the spoon to smooth and cover any spots that didn't get covered.
    • If you have a lot of bubbles on the top, gently tap the dish on the counter before refrigerating.
      Refrigerate layers 30-40 minutes.
      Dissolve the next package of gelatin at this time with 1 cup of boiling water and let cool on the counter while the former layer is setting.

    Layers 3 - 12

    • Follow all the directions the same as for the first lime layer for each gelatin layer. The layers from bottom to top are:
      Layers 1-2: Lime | Lime with yogurt
      Layers 3-4: Lemon | Lemon with yogurt
      Layers 5-6: Orange | Orange with yogurt
      Layers 7-8: Lemon | Lemon with yogurt
      Layers 9-10: Orange | Orange with yogurt
      Layers 11-12: Lime | Lime with yogurt
    • Add each layer as soon as the former layer is set (30-40 minutes).
    • You will have a total of 12 layers when finished: 6 layers without yogurt and 6 with yogurt.
    • Refrigerate until ready to serve.

    Notes

    This recipe super easy to make; however, requires about 5 minutes of hands-on time every half hour, and a total of 6-7 hours to refrigerate the layers.
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 119mg | Potassium: 69mg | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
    This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. You are solely responsible for ensuring that any nutritional information provided is accurate, complete, and useful.
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