Layered Finger Jello Recipe (Layered Jello) - Amish Heritage (2024)

Amish Layered Jello Recipe

Layered finger jello is a delicious and fun snack for any party! I mean who doesn't like finger jello? It's jiggly, squishy, and so much fun to eat.

And when you create layers of different flavors, it looks cool and tastes amazing! Making it a favorite with kids and adults alike.

Festive Party Jello

You can create festive layered jello for any occasion by using different colors and choosing whatever flavors you like.

The middle layer is made with sour cream, milk, sugar, and unflavored gelatin. So it's your white layer. Then you can add the other two colors. Or feel free to add even more layers, if desired.

Make red, white, and blue finger jello for a 4th of July party.

Use red and green to create a lovely and festive Christmas layered finger jello.

Or add your birthday party-themed colors for a fun birthday treat.

No matter what colors you use or where you serve this three-layer jello, it will be a hit with everyone.

Christmas Treats

Every Christmas, when I was with the New Order Amish youth group (in PA), we went Christmas caroling. We all bundled up and went on a hayride with a tractor and wagon.

We picked an area and went around to homes of the elderly, sick, or families that lost loved ones, etc. And we sang a few old-fashioned Christmas carols at each of those homes and left them with some Christmas treats.

(One year we made lots of plates of this delicious layered finger jello to pass out. And everyone seemed to love it. So here's another idea for layered jello.)

It always was a fun and festive night, and sometimes we barely kept ourselves from freezing. But then we went to someone's home afterward for hot chocolate and treats, and got all warmed up again before we had to head home with the horse and buggy.

Layered Jello with Sour Cream

There are lots of layered jello recipes that have sweetened condensed milk in the middle part.

But for some reason, I am not a big fan of sweetened condensed milk. It tastes too artificial and weirdly sweet.

So I prefer this recipe for layered jello with sour cream. It's one of those fun snacks that I can't stop eating.

And you will also find that the colored layers in this Amish recipe are made with only flavored gelatin and water. Some finger jello recipes include unflavored gelatin, which tends to give it a bit of a rubbery texture.

But these jello squares are very soft, yet firm enough to hold, making them completely irresistible.

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How to Make 3-Layered Jello

This easy layered finger jello is not hard to make. Although you will need to let each layer set in the fridge for about a half hour before adding the next layer so that the layers don't just run together.

However, it is best to add the next layer before the previous one is completely set because the layers will stick together better.

I start out by boiling enough water for both colored layers. Add the colored jellos to separate bowls and stir in the boiling water until dissolved.

Pour one of the jello flavors into a 9 x 13" pan and refrigerate. (Make sure your pan sits level.) And set your timer for about 30 minutes.

Place the other jello bowl into the fridge to cool, but make sure you remove it from the fridge before it starts to gel.

Since you will need to bring the milk to boiling and then give it time to cool, you want to immediately start the middle layer.

Whenever I have made this, it only took about 30 minutes for the first layer to chill, and then you add the next layer.

Beings the next layer (the white layer) is already cooled before adding it, it will only take about 20 minutes for it to set enough to add the top layer.