I have made this recipe many times over the years. It can also be sugarfree using diabetic jellos. I really do not know why it is always described as a childrens dessert because it is very much appreciated by adults and a wonderful addition to Xmas desserts.
This is a great recipe but substitute the graham crackers for lady fingers. It is a very light dessert and the presentation is very colorful
This recipe was a must for my sister (rip). It was my sister's signature dessert. She was asked to make this for every family event. Did not make a graham cracker topping. Was not needed. But instead of a 9x13 pan it was made in a mold when she needed to unmold it placed bottom of mold into warm water until it was able to unmold onto a plate. Placed a plate on open side of mold turned it over to unmold onto the plate. Spectacular! Nobody has attempted to make it.
The only thing wrong is the jello.
Use 1 cup hot water and 1/2 cup cold.
You will have better results when you combined all.
Jello will stay together.
This is one of my favorite childhood desserts. I was so glad to find it here. As delicious as I remember.I did this recipe as a part of the Western Region's Faceless Frenzy July 2012.
I combined this recipe and the one I have had for years and years and this recipe gave me more info on the size of the jello packages to use..so thanks to whoever put this in!!! I made it for my bible study class( I was nervous as I had not used it for years ) and it was a hit and had requests for the recipe!!!
Growing up over 50 years ago this was my all-time favorite. We called this "Broken Glass Torte". It was made with a graham cracker crust in a springform pan. I omitted the graham cracker topping and only used 1/2 cup of cold water in each flavor. This was a hit in the 1960s and it is still a hit today. A golden oldie!
I made this but found the Jello had way too much water as when I went to fold it into the whip cream part it fell apart and looks awful. I think it will taste okay thought.
In 2010 I tried an earlier AR version of this recipe. VERY GOOD. Be sure to give the final product plenty of time to completely set up.