Try something new by making your Jello in a Pineapple Can!
This isn’t the first time I’ve tried making this Jello in a Pineapple Can. When I was first married my best friend told me she likes to make lime jello in the pineapple can. She also told me she serves it as a side dish for dinner over cottage cheese! Such a great idea. This time I made it I tried a few variations.
Below you can see how my Jello in a Pineapple Can turned out. Mine did not turn out like the ad, but still so pretty!
Would you try this? Each 3 ounce box of Jello will do two 20 ounce cans of pineapple rings. I saved the drained pineapple juice as a beverage for my daughter, and there was a lot since we ended up doing 12 cans for this recipe shoot. I hope you enjoy this fun little recipe. Be sure to see the video in the recipe card below to see how easy it is done!
Jello in a Pineapple Can
Ingredients
- 3 oz. box jello (any flavor)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 20 oz. cans pineapple slices, drained very well
optional filling ideas:
- mandarin oranges
- maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Note- One 3 ounce box of jello will do two cans of pineapple rings.
- Drain the pineapple slices very well.
- Mix the cup boiling water with the jello and stir until the jello is dissolved. Add the cup of cold water.
- If you are adding mandarin oranges or cherries to the center of the pineapple do this now. Add enough to fill it to the top, I packed them in. Pour over the jello.
- Place the cans into the fridge. Let chill for 6 hour or longer. I did overnight.
- To remove the pineapple and jello from the cans. Flip the can over onto a plate and use a can opener to open the end. Push the pineapple and jello out, push it out toward the end of the can that has less of a lip on it.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Kerry Gorczynski says
February 11, 2019 at 7:18 amMy daughter would loose her mind over this! I wonder if it would work in a plastic container of cored pineapple from the produce section? Also, the ad says to use half the water shown on the recipe on the box – I wonder if that would make a difference?
Sarah Olson says
February 11, 2019 at 9:20 amYes! And one commenter on Facebook suggested freezing for a bit before releasing too.
Pam says
February 11, 2019 at 5:06 pmCouldn’t you use the pineapple Juice instead of cold water?
Sarah Olson says
February 12, 2019 at 7:11 amYou could test it out. I think it makes the jello even softer.
Carole Resnick says
February 12, 2019 at 7:04 amWHAT A GREAT IDEA!!!!!! Thank you. Having a small gathering this weekend. This will be on the menu.
Jacqui says
February 15, 2019 at 2:53 pmIf you use fresh uncooked pineapple it won’t set due to the enzymes in fresh pineapple.