4 Recipes for Three-Colored Yalda Jello: Cup, with Milk, Ice Cream, and Simple

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Yalda Night, or Shab-e Yalda, is one of the most cherished celebrations in Iranian culture and history, held annually on the last night of autumn when families gather together with special traditions in various cities across Iran. In the past, people set up tables filled with various dried fruits, almonds, walnuts,Yalda Nightand other items, as preserving fruit was very challenging. Nowadays, Yalda Night is celebrated more lavishly and some families include not only various fruits on the table but also snacks likeChinese datesthree-colored jello, ice cream, cotton candy, cakes with Yalda designs, and more.The reason for celebrating the final days of autumn and Yalda Night prompts us to dedicate this part of the dessert tutorial inSelMagz

to the preparation of three-colored Yalda jello with ice cream, echoing the theme of the Iranian flag for Yalda Night.How to make three-colored jello with milkTo easily prepare Yalda Night jello, you will need the following ingredients:

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Pour one packet of jello into a bowl, add 1 cup of boiling water, stir, and place it over a kettle steaming until fully dissolved.

1. Divide the jello in half; add cold water to one half and room temperature milk to the other half to create two types of jello: opaque and transparent.
2. Prepare the second and third colors in this same manner.
3. For all color jellos, use the same method: first, melt them, then divide and mix with milk and cold water.
4. Take a plastic mold and lightly grease it.
5. Pour the transparent jello mixture with cold water in, and refrigerate until it sets partially, then add the jello mixed with milk and return it to the fridge.
6. To remove the jello, first run a knife around the edges of the mold.
7. Preparing Three-Colored Jello with Ice Cream
8. If you want to follow along with the new Yalda Night jello recipe or are preparing it for a bride and groom, this recipe is just for you, with the following ingredients:

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How to prepare cup jello for Yalda Night

Remove vanilla ice cream from the freezer and let it come to room temperature.

Pour each jello into separate bowls.

1. Mix one cup of boiling water with the jello powder and place the bowl over steam to dissolve the jello.
2. Set the jello bowl aside and let it cool to room temperature.
3. Add the softened ice cream to the melted jello and stir well.
4. Blend the jello and ice cream together.
5. Place the cups in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes until they begin to set.
6. Add a layer of jello to the cup and allow it to firm up.
7. Then, add more layers.
8. You can also use a mold for preparation.
9. Pieces of ice cream may appear when added to the hot jello.
10. You can add vermicelli or
11. gelatin sweets
12. to decorate and enhance the flavor.You can pour melted regular ice cream over the jello and let it set in the fridge; this is an easy way to create a lovely top layer on your jello that looks and tastes great.Yalda Night Jello for School
13. For preparing three-colored jello for Yalda, you will need the following ingredients:

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Let the vanilla ice cream sit at room temperature until it melts.

1. Once the jello has cooled slightly (enough not to set), add in the ice cream and stir until combined.
2. Pour the jello-ice cream mixture halfway into dessert bowls and optionally top with a few pieces of compatible fruit, then refrigerate for one hour to firm up.
3. Prepare another packet of jello by dissolving it in one cup of boiling water and then one cup of cold water, wait a bit for it to cool down so it doesn’t melt the previous jello.
4. Once cooled, pour this mixture over the ice cream jello and refrigerate for two hours to set.
5. Then repeat for another layer and decorate with fruits.
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7. How to prepare Yalda Night Jello