1. Dissolve Gelatin Well

Soften for 3 minutes in water; then stir for 1 full minute after adding sugar and hot liquids. This method ensures that the gelatin dissolves completely.

2. Get Your Chill On

Before adding the gelatin to the mold, chill the mixture until it’s the consistency of thin pudding, but don’t let it set completely or your jello will be lumpy.

3. Decorate Like a Pro

Add 1/2 inch of gelatin mix to mold, then nestle Fruit Decoration into the gelatin. It helps hold the fruit in place and makes a pretty design on the top of the finished mold.

4. Is It Ready?

To test if your dessert is ready to unmold, press a finger into the top. If jello sticks to your finger, it needs more chilling. It’s ready when "the finger test" is clean.

5. Unmolding with Ease

Dip the mold just up to its rim in a bowl of warm water for 10 seconds. If the jello doesn’t slide out of the mold easily, dip it into the water again.

Continue reading for more dessert options complete with recipes!

Creamy Cherry Jello

Here we flavor plain gelatin with 100% cherry juice, and stir in creamy yogurt and fresh cherries to make a special treat. Experiment with other fruit juice and fruit combinations.

Click here for the recipe: Creamy Cherry Jello

Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cups

Be sure to plan ahead for these tasty desserts. They will take at least three hours total to complete.

Click here for the recipe: Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cups

Classic Vanilla Ice Cream

In need of dessert? This classic is sure to please everyone. However, be sure to make it the day before, because the recipe takes 8 hours.

Click here for the recipe: Classic Vanilla Ice Cream

Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches

You’ll definitely want to make an extra batch (or 5) to have handy in your freezer in the summer. A great way to use up the last of that pint of sorbet or frozen yogurt. Kids will love them too!

Click here for the recipe: Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches

Honey-Sweetened Cherry Pie

This cherry pie recipe is pure magic. If you can’t find sour cherries, don’t fret — it’s also delicious with sweet cherries. The filling has a hint of clove and honey, which gives it a novel flavor.

Click here for the recipe: Honey-Sweetened Cherry Pie

Bourbon Orange Chocolate Lady Dessert

This cool and refreshing dessert features crushed orange-scented cookies mixed with chocolate ice cream and just the right amount of bourbon.  Give it a try ... it's really good!

Click here for the recipe: Bourbon Orange Chocolate Lady Dessert

Frozen Maple-Mousse Pie With Candied Cranberries

Don't just stop at making a delicious frozen maple-mousse pie! The addition of candied cranberries makes this dessert so sweet, your guests will surely fall in love. 

Click here for the recipe: Frozen Maple-Mousse Pie With Candied Cranberries

Tropical Fruit Sundaes

For a fun-yet-elegant dessert, try topping an easy, creamy ginger-mascarpone mousse with chopped mangoes and pineapple, raspberries and generous scoops of vanilla ice cream.

Click here for the recipe: Tropical Fruit Sundaes

Apple-Butter Ice Cream With Ginger-Chocolate Ganache

Folding apple butter into vanilla ice cream is a great way to add elegance. This recipe also adds grated ginger to melted chocolate to make a fast sundae topping; for a more caramel-like sauce, substitute dulce de leche for the melted chocolate.

Click here for the recipe: Apple-Butter Ice Cream With Ginger-Chocolate Ganache

Warm Double-Chocolate Brownie Cakes

Brownie meets cake in this fun dessert. Bake the batter in muffin cups so the edges turn crispy and chewy like a brownie, but the inside becomes soft and fluffy like a cake .

Click here for the recipe: Warm Double-Chocolate Brownie Cakes

Vietnamese Coffee Sundaes With Crushed Peanut Brittle

Try this sundae, which combines the flavors of coffee and sweetened condensed milk. Shards of peanut brittle made with a generous pinch of cinnamon add great flavor and crunch.

Click here for the recipe: Vietnamese Coffee Sundaes With Crushed Peanut Brittle