9/18/2023 0 Comments Mexican jello packetsWhole milk, evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk turned into Jello (just follow my super simple recipe below!). Remember Tres Leches Cake? Well, the first layer of my Spring-Time and Almost-Juju’s-Birthday-Jello is a Tres Leches Jello. Since I am going all out here, plus it is almost my son Juju’s birthday, I decided to translate one of our favorite cakes into Jello. Pick any ingredient, any flavor, and you can turn it into Jello. The secret to this infinitum of possibilities with Jello is unflavored gelatin, which can be found in just about any grocery store: here and in China. It is simple, easy to make and healthy: it can be tailored to use fresh seasonal ingredients. Most importantly, home-made Jello is a staple dessert in people’s homes. In fact, Jello is such a big thing, that some cooks have elevated it to a complex art form with floral and abstract designs. There are simpler Jello creations brightening shelves at bakeries and grocery stores, too. You will run into more sophisticated versions of them, standing tall, firm and proud at grown up parties, maybe with generous splashes of rum, tequila or rompope in their mix. It’s hard to show up at a kids party in Mexico and not see them. Now you know why I always tagged along with my dad to fill up the tank! Sold by street vendors who carry them in see through 2 to 3 tier covered stands, they are a common site in gas stations where cars wait for their turn and passersby can’t help but be tempted. Gelatinas, in Spanish, many times come in individual servings with different flavors stacked in bright and colorful layers. Mexican Jello is something to celebrate, to showcase, to boast about. Forget about the Jello you’ve seen people eat, or you may have eaten, in hospitals, too. Forget about the 1950s-style-jello salads. If you haven’t fallen for Jello, then you haven’t tried those in the Mexican repertoire. Did you say your son likes Spiderman, your mom likes flowers or you want to go for a simple 2 layer design? Wait! We haven’t even gotten into shapes. Smooth or chunky, creamy or foamy, heavy or light… choose any texture you like. Red, green, orange, blue… and all the colors you can dream up! Vanilla, cajeta, jamaica, chocolate, coffee, fruits, nuts… and just about any flavor you may crave.
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