Easter Jell-O

kasia, my parter-in-crime/roommate come may, and i had a fun time with jell-o this weekend. i have become obsessed with pinterest (which is where our creations were found) and we found 3 jell-o creations that we just HAD to try! we made jell-o oranges, limes, and eggs for our parties on Easter. the directions are fairly simple and take a little time for everything to set...

ingredients:
*oranges (and limes)
*assorted jell-o
*water
*sharp knife
*strong metal spoon

directions:

*make jell-o according to packages, making sure all powder is dissolved

*while jell-o is dissolving (or while water is boiling), halve all oranges and limes

*scoop out all pulp and rind (which is where the sharp knife comes in handy...those limes were beasts!!)

*arrange orange and lime halves in dishes so that they will stay upright (sometimes slicing a little off the bottom will help keep them flat)...i found that my baking dishes worked the best!

*pour in jell-o, filling almost to the rim (it's okay if a little gets out) like kasia is demonstrating!

*for the eggs, put jell-o in a container so that the eggs can be fully submerged when you close them. you want to have almost no excess space in the egg when they're closed. my measuring cups worked well for this!

*we had to make a lot of room in my refridgerator for all the jell-o creations that night!!

*we let the jell-o set overnight, mainly to ensure that it would cut better. carefully with a sharp knife, cut the oranges and limes into wedges. long, slow cuts work the best.

*we found out the hard way that the jell-o eggs needed to be warmed up before we could extract the egg without it breaking!

*my lovely bff kasia demonstrating how cute and fun these treats come out to be!

this had to be one of the funnest jell-o making activities ever! granted, we didn't start the first night until 10pm. we're both so busy that we're only free late at night. i didn't get a good picture of the jell-o eggs, but trust me when i say they're super awesome!!