Sparkling Stars
Fruit juice adds extra vitamin C to these fun, fat-free snacks. Kids love them!
Ingredients
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3 3-ounce packages red, orange, yellow, or blue fruit-flavored gelatin
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3 envelopes unflavored gelatin
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4 cups apple juice, white grape juice, or water
Directions
1.
In a large bowl stir together flavored and unflavored gelatin; set aside.
2.
In a medium saucepan bring the juice to boiling; pour into gelatin mixture in bowl. Stir constantly for several minutes or until completely dissolved. Pour mixture into a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Chill about 1 hour or until gelatin is set. Use a cookie cutter to cut into star shapes or cut into 1-1/2-inch squares. Makes 24 (2-inch) stars or 48 squares.
Creamy Stars
Prepare gelatin as above, except use sparkling white grape-flavored gelatin and 3 cups water. When gelatin is dissolved, stir in 1 cup light dairy sour cream. Chill and serve the gelatin as directed. Nutritional Information per star: 57 cal., 1 g total fat, 1 g sat. fat., 3 mg. chol., 36 mg. sodium, 10 g carbo., 2 g pro. Daily Values: 15 vit. A, 2% calcium. Exchanges: 1 Other Carbohydrates
Nutrition information
Calories 63, Total Fat 0 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 30 mg, Carbohydrate 14 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 29%, Calcium 0%, Iron 1%. Exchanges: Other Carbohydrate 1.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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