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Homemade Jello Jigglers Recipe

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You aren’t reading this wrong. It’s possible to create a healthy homemade Jello Jigglers recipe. One without the undientifiable ingredients, artificial sweetners, artificial colors and who-knows-what-else.

homemade jello jigglers on a cutting board with a cutter

 

If you have kids (or grandkids, nieces/nephews…etc) you are going to look like a rockstar when you bring these out.

I like recipe re-creations. It can be these jiggler thingys, homemade strawberry milk, homemade icees, or even pancakes that taste like those cinnabon cinnamon rolls… I like dreaming up homemade versions that are healthier and just as much fun! -or more.

Growing up in Spain I wasn’t exposed to the world of jello. It seems that the obsession with colorful gelatin is largely an American thing. So, when I moved to America in my teens I couldn’t get enough of it. I thought it was pretty cool –then. 

a kid with homemade jello jiggler

How to make Jello Jigglers

I don’t know if my kids have heard of jigglers somewhere, seen a tv commercial or what… but my girl has been asking me to make her jigglers for a while now. Confession: I didn’t know what jello jigglers were until I had kids.

Since I’ve become a lot more “ingredient savvy” in the last decade, the brightly colored box doesn’t get mixed and jellied here. But yet, my girl insists that she too, must “get her jiggle on.” Seriously, no idea where that came from but she asked for it. 

Homemade Jello

It wasn’t until my friend Jenn sent me a little “gift package” that I considered playing around the world of homemade jellos. She must know I have a thing for kid’s food… and well, Jenn is fantastic at all things culinary –seriously! She did the food styling for the book and it’s really cute.

Inside of Jenn’s ” Chef Olivia” book, we found a recipe for jello jigglers that after a few tweaks, I wouldn’t mind feeding them to my kids! Of course, now that she can fully read, she saw the recipe too… and so it was decided (ok, she decided) that we should takle that one first.

homemade jello jigglers on a cutting board with a cutter

I love kid recipe books because it gives my kids and I the opportunity to get creative in the kitchen and spend time together making something they want. It just turns into great bonding time for us. We had blast making the jello jigglers too!

The great thing about this homemade Jello recipe is that it’s using real ingredients, instead of processed food. I love finding easy swaps like this that allows my kids to enjoy the treats they love in a healthier way!

homemade jello jigglers on a cutting board with a cutter

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Best of all, unlike other whole food eating plans, this one allows your family to continue eating their favorite foods (like pancakes!) while swapping out processed ingredients for fresh ones! Finally! A whole food eating program that was made with the whole family in mind! Learn more about Family KickStart here!

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Jello Jigglers Recipe

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See how to make your own Jello Jigglers with homemade Jello. A healthy and FUN option for kids!

  • Author: Laura Fuentes – SuperGlueMom
  • Yield: 10 jigglers

Ingredients

  • 2 cups 100% grape juice (or apple)
  • 2 cups water
  • (4) ¼-ounce envelopes unflavored plain gelatin, or
  • 3 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon grass fed gelatin

Instructions

  1. Pour 1 cup of the juice into a medium bowl. Sprinkle the gelatin evenly over the juice and sit for 10 minutes to soften.
  2. Pour the remaining 3 cups of liquid into a saucepan and bring just to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from the heat, pour into the gelatin mixture, and stir to combine.
  3. Pour the mixture into a 9-by-13 inch baking pan, let cool, cover, and chill for at least 3 hours or preferably overnight.
  4. To serve, dip the bottom of the pan in hot water for about 10 seconds, then invert onto a cutting board. Using the large and small cookie cutters, cut out as many shapes as possible.

Notes

I have not tried this recipe with non animal sources of gelatin.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 jiggler
  • Calories: 47
  • Sugar: 7.2g
  • Sodium: 12.1mg
  • Fat: 0.1g
  • Carbohydrates: 7.5g
  • Fiber: 0.1g
  • Protein: 4.4g

Keywords: how to make jello jigglers, homemade jello

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  1. Jennifer

    June 20, 2020 at 1:22 pm

    Would using lemonade work with these?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      July 20, 2020 at 7:10 pm

      It would work!

      Reply
  2. Karen

    August 31, 2016 at 8:05 pm

    I made this with straight juice (4 cups all natural fruit punch) and it was delicious! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      September 01, 2016 at 1:56 pm

      straight juice will work too! glad it was great!

      Reply
  3. Elice

    May 05, 2014 at 9:29 am

    I used the green can Great Lakes grassfed Gelatin. Maybe this vs. the orange can requires more ?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      May 05, 2014 at 10:11 am

      The green great lakes is a dissolving gelatin Elice. It doesn’t solidify. The Orange can is the solidifying gelatin. I drink the green daily.

      Reply
  4. Elice

    May 03, 2014 at 8:43 am

    I did something wrong. I made this last night and it still isn’t set at 9:30 this morning :(. How can I salvage it? This non gmo juice is expensive. Only thing I can think of is it ended up boiling and not just simmer because I didn’t watch close enough.

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      May 05, 2014 at 9:22 am

      I’m not sure where you went wrong. The only way things go wrong with making gelatin is by not using enough of it.

      Reply
      • jen

        November 20, 2016 at 9:19 am

        Old threat, but enzymes mean pineapple juice (and possibly some other fruit juices) will not set up with gelatin. It’s possible the juice used here included pineapple juice.

        Reply
        • Laura Fuentes

          November 21, 2016 at 1:22 pm

          We did not use pineapple juice in this recipe. We usually only use grape or apple and it works perfectly.

          Reply
  5. Andrea

    February 07, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    Have you tried using this recipe in a silicone mould?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      February 09, 2014 at 1:06 pm

      I have not. I’m sure it would work though

      Reply
      • Wendy

        April 14, 2014 at 9:44 pm

        I have made these in all kinds of various silicone molds. They come out great! My kids love them. It does help to spray them with olive oil spray before you pour the gelatin in so they don’t stick, especially if the mold has a lot of contours that make it harder to get out.

        Reply
        • Laura Fuentes

          April 15, 2014 at 10:56 am

          thanks for the tip Wendy!

          Reply
  6. Tasha

    February 05, 2014 at 12:59 pm

    Can you use any other juice (pineapple, mango, white grape, mixed fruit, etc.) or does the receipe only work with those two flavors. I really want to make these for my son’s pre-school class, but I want to give them options.

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      February 09, 2014 at 1:07 pm

      You can make this with any juice. the purple color is what stands out with the grape juice of course!

      Reply
  7. Christy

    January 15, 2014 at 8:34 pm

    So the kids thought they didn’t have much flavor so I remade them with all juice and no water and it made a huge difference. Really yummy. I do have a question though, soda is a treat that is only given when sick and I was asked to make Coca-Cola jigglers. Do you think it would work?

    Reply
  8. Christy

    January 15, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    Just made these for my very sick little girl who doesn’t seem to want to eat or drink anything but she’s loving these. So glad I found this. Thanks a bunch.

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      January 15, 2014 at 4:31 pm

      I hope she feels better soon!

      Reply
  9. Kelly Planko

    December 29, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    So then, how many Tablespoons?

    Reply
  10. Kelly Planko

    December 29, 2013 at 9:30 pm

    Thx, that’s exactly what I have and love it!!

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      December 29, 2013 at 9:38 pm

      Me too! It’s what I used to make the homemade marshmallows too.

      Reply
  11. Kelly Planko

    December 29, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    Can you use grass fed gelatin?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      December 29, 2013 at 9:22 pm

      Kelly, absolutely. this is what I use.

      Reply
  12. Meredith

    December 06, 2013 at 11:29 am

    Sorry, Laura, would you mind clarifying the gelatin quantity again? The recipe says 41/4 ounces, but the comments say both 4 – 1/2 ounce packets AND a 1 ounce box. Should it be a total of four 1/2 ounce packets (totaling 2 ounces) or four 1/4 ounce packets (totaling 1 ounce)? I am planning to make these for my kids’ holiday party at school and want to make sure I don’t over/under gelatin them!

    Thank you for the clarification (and the recipe)!

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      December 07, 2013 at 3:27 pm

      A typical box has 4 packets with 1/2 ounce in each packet. therefore, use 4 (1/2) ounce packages. The spacing in the recipe is funny (sorry i can’t fix the code) but you get what i mean right?

      Reply
  13. Dawn

    November 07, 2013 at 9:02 am

    I can’t wait to try this, but I want to clarify something first. How many ounces of gelatine are you using? It looks to me like the recipe calls for 4 packages of gelatin at 1/2 ounce each. Making the total 2 ounces of gelatin. Is that correct? Or am I reading it wrong? I bought a box of Know gelatin with 4 envelopes in it and am not sure if I should use all 4 envelopes. Box says 1 ounce on it. Thank you!!

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    • Laura Fuentes

      November 08, 2013 at 1:45 pm

      Well, you beat me Dawn! I bought a box too and used all 4. I’ve changed the recipe to reflect 4, 1/2 oz envelopes. thank you for catching that!

      Reply
  14. Carla

    October 28, 2013 at 8:58 pm

    I can not wait to make these. My kids are going to be so excited.

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      October 30, 2013 at 9:56 am

      Awesome!

      Reply
  15. Amy

    October 24, 2013 at 3:28 pm

    I was just wondering what all the items in the baking kit are? It looks like a super cute gift idea. We’ll be trying out the jigglers soon too! 🙂

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      October 24, 2013 at 8:54 pm

      Hi Amy! the baking kit has another really cute baking book and mini bread liners (think of them as the size of two cupcakes). I thought the same thing, they would make a great gift!

      Reply

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