Jell-O Easter Eggs

By Lena AbrahamUpdated: Mar 24, 2020

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These jiggly little eggs are so fun to make! Here are a few simple tips to make sure your Jell-O eggs are the best they can be:

Don't forget to spray your plastic eggs with nonstick cooking spray! Without it, the eggs will be very difficult to remove from their shells, and may separate at the layers.
Use the existing hole in the egg, if there is one. Many plastic Easter eggs come with a hole already! The best solution is to use your scissors to widen that hole instead of making a new one. That way you don't have to worry about covering up any holes.
If there's two holes, plug one! If there are small holes on either end of your plastic eggs, there a couple of ways you can plug the extra hole. If you've got duct tape, it works like a charm! If you're without tape, pour about a teaspoon of your jell-o mixture into the bottom of each hole in your egg carton. Place eggs, with one hole-end down, directly into jell-o so the hole is submerged. Repeat with all eggs and refrigerate until Jell-O has hardened inside the holes, about 15 minutes.
Use an empty egg carton to store your eggs. It's a challenge to get the eggs to stand up otherwise! Make sure you're arranging the eggs so that the hole you created is facing directly up—that way you can get the Jell-O liquid as flush to the top as possible.
Use a food-safe syringe. Trust us, we tried our hardest to figure out a way to make these without them. Nothing tops the ease and precision of these syringes.

Wanna make them boozy? Follow our simple instructions for how to make Jell-O shots and fill your eggs with that instead!

For more fun spring ideas, check out our amazing Easter desserts. And, if you try this recipe, rate it below and let us know what you think!

Made these yet? Let us know how it went in the comments below!

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Yields:: 2 dz.
Prep Time:: 5 mins
Total Time:: 2 hrs 35 mins

Ingredients

Cooking spray
1
(3.4-oz.) package blue Jell-O
1
(3.4-oz.) package pink Jell-O
1
(3.4-oz.) package yellow Jell-O
1
(3.4-oz.) package green Jell-O
1 c.
Cool Whip, divided

Directions

1. Step 1Using a pair of scissors, make a small hole at the tip of each plastic egg. (If there is an existing hole, use your scissors to widen it.) Grease the inside of each egg with cooking spray.
2. Step 2Into a medium bowl or measuring cup, combine Jell-O powder and 3/4 cup boiling water. Whisk until powder is completely dissolved, then add 1/2 cup cold water and 1/4 cup Cool Whip. Whisk to combine. Repeat process with remaining Jell-O flavors.
3. Step 3Place eggs hole side up in an empty egg carton. Using a food-safe syringe, fill each egg 1/3 of the way with one color. Place in refrigerator to set, 45 minutes. Fill each egg another 1/3 of the way full with another color and return to refrigerator to set, 45 minutes more. Fill eggs the rest of the way full and refrigerate 1 hour more, until completely set.
4. Step 4Gently open plastic eggs to unmold Jell-O eggs.

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Lena Abraham is a freelance contributor with Delish, and was formerly Senior Food Editor, where she developed and styled recipes for video and photo, and also stayed on top of current food trends. She’s been working in the food industry for over 10 years, and will argue that the best fish tacos in the world are made in New York. Don’t @ her.