On the Beach Jello Mini-Serving Dessert Cups for Kids

On the Beach Jello Mini-Serving Dessert Cups for Kids is the perfect treat for your next family gathering, beach-themed party or luau.

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On the Beach Jello Mini-Serving Dessert Cups for Kids

These fun mini-serving desserts are super-fun for your next Beach Themed Party.

Prep Time4 hours hrs

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Kids

Servings: 20

Author: Sara Borgstede

Ingredients

• 1 3 oz Box Blue Raspberry Jello
• 1 Cup boiling water
• 2 cups vanilla ice cream
• Graham Cracker Crumbs
• Gummy fish or sharks
• 20 mini shot-glass size cups
• mini plastic spoons optional
• paper umbrellas optional

Instructions

• Mix Jello with 1 cup boiling water, stirring until dissolved.
• Once dissolved, stir in ice cream until combined and melted.
• Pour into mini-cups and put in refrigerator to set (3-4 hours or overnight).
• Just before serving, top with graham cracker crumbs and gummy sharks.

Gather your ingredients.

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Don’t forget the ice cream!

I used these small portion cups that I found at Hobby Lobby. These are bit wider than shot glasses. Click here for more mini-desserts you can serve in shot glasses.

I bought regular size and mini Swedish Fish so I could have mommies and babies. If you can find gummy sharks, those would look awesome in this recipe, too, especially for Shark Week on Discovery Channel.

Make jello with 1 cup boiling water.

Add vanilla ice cream to jello while it is still hot. Ice cream cream will dissolve. Mix in well.

Pour into individual servings. You could also use wide regular plastic cups or small dessert bowls for a larger size dessert.

Add graham cracker crumbs for sand and a fish or two. Note: the color of the fish bleeds when these desserts sit for more than a few hours, so if making the night before, do not add fish until right before serving.

Serve! What a fun dessert.

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