Shattered crystal ball recipe Kids love the sweet gelatin and whipped topping dessert from our home economists. Use different flavors of gelatin for color variety. The green and orange colors are perfect for Halloween.

Ingredients

2 packages (3 ounces each) lime gelatin

6 cups boiling water, divided

2 packages (3 ounces each) orange gelatin

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin

1/3 cup cold water

1-1/2 cups white grape juice

1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped

topping, thawed

Method

1 In a bowl, dissolve the lime gelatin in 3 cups boiling water. Pour into an 8-in. square dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. In another bowl, dissolve orange gelatin in remaining boiling water. Pour into another 8-in. square dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until very firm.

2 In a small saucepan, sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Add grape juice. Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Pour into a large bowl; refrigerate for 45 minutes or until slightly thickened. Fold in whipped topping.

3 Cut green gelatin into 1/2-in. cubes and orange gelatin into 1-in. cubes. Set aside 8-10 cubes of each color for garnish. Place 2 cups whipped topping mixture in a bowl; fold in remaining green cubes. 

4 Spread into a 13-in. x 9- in. x 2-in. dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. 

5 Fold remaining orange cubes into remaining whipped topping mixture; spread over bottom layer. Sprinkle with reserved green and orange gelatin cubes.

6 Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set. Cut into squares. Yield: 12-15 servings.