• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Free Instant Pot Recipe Guide! download now!

FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E Course!


Thank you for subscribing!


Formerly Your Homebased Mom

  • About
  • Latest
  • Contact
NEW! Watch on youtube!

Your Homebased Mom

Leigh Anne Wilkes

  • Recipes
    • Course
      • Appetizers
      • Beverages
      • Bread
      • Breakfast and Brunch
      • Dessert
        • Bars and Brownies
        • Cake
        • Candy and Treats
        • Cookies
        • Ice Cream
        • Pie
      • Main Dishes
      • Salads
      • Sandwiches and Burgers
      • Sauces and Dressings
      • Side Dishes
      • Soup
    • Cooking Method
      • Crock Pot
      • Grilling
      • Instant Pot
      • One Pan
      • Oven
      • Quick and Easy
      • Recipes for Two
    • Ingredients
      • Beef
      • Eggs
      • Pasta
      • Pork
      • Poultry
        • Chicken
        • Turkey
      • Seafood
      • Vegetarian
      • Gluten Free
    • Cuisine
      • American
      • Asian
      • European
      • Indian
      • Italian
      • Mediterranean
      • Mexican
    • Holiday
      • New Year’s Eve
      • Valentine’s Day
      • St. Patrick’s Day
      • Easter
      • 4th of July
      • Halloween
      • Thanksgiving
      • Christmas
  • Travel
    • Europe
    • United States
      • New York City
      • Portland
    • What To Wear
  • Life
    • Home
    • Party Ideas
    • Empty Nesters
    • Church
      • Activity Day
      • Relief Society
    • Organizational Tips
    • Recommended Reads
  • New? Start Here
  • Subscribe for weekly recipes

    FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E Course!


    Thank you for subscribing!


Recipe Finder

  • Course
    • Appetizers
    • Beverages
    • Bread
    • Breakfast and Brunch
    • Dessert
    • Main Dishes
    • Salads
    • Sandwiches and Burgers
    • Sauces and Dressings
    • Side Dishes
    • Soup
  • Cooking Method
    • Oven
    • Crock Pot
    • Grilling
    • Instant Pot
    • One Pan
    • Quick and Easy
  • Ingredients
    • Beef
    • Eggs
    • Pasta
    • Pork
    • Poultry
    • Seafood
    • Vegetarian
    • Gluten Free
  • Cuisine
    • American
    • Asian
    • European
    • Indian
    • Italian
    • Mediterranean
    • Mexican
  • Holiday
    • New Year’s Eve
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • 4th of July
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
Home / Latest Posts / Recipes / Salads / Tropical Gelatin Mold

Tropical Gelatin Mold

Jump to Recipe Print Share
Share on:
By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 4/03/12Updated: 7/19/17

This post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosure policy here.

Tropical Jello Mold

Last week I was cleaning out one of my top kitchen cupboards and I came across a box I had forgotten about.  It was a box full of old individual gelatin molds.

These  molds were an important part of my childhood.  They usually made an appearance at our dinner table on every holiday and many Sundays.

We ate a lot of Jello growing up – I think it was the 70’s.

The hardest part of making the gelatin was getting it out of the mold. You would hold the mold upside down in your hand and run some warm water over the top of it to loosen the gelatin.

The little, individual molds were pretty easy but I remember once my mother was unmolding a large gelatin mold and the whole thing slipped out of the mold and into the sink and down the drain!

There is something so charming about an individual serving of food.  I think they will look just perfect on the Easter dinner table too.  Your food almost becomes part of the decorations.

My favorite flavors of gelatin are lemon and orange (no surprise there!)  and I used lemon for this version but you could easily use orange or even lime if you’d like. For this Tropical Gelatin Mold I replaced part of the water with limeade and some vanilla ice cream to give the gelatin a little extra bit of flavor and creaminess.  Limeade can be found in the frozen juice section right next to the frozen lemonade.  I mixed it up according to the directions and then used a 1/2 cup.  After the gelatin sets up in the refrigerator I stirred some crushed pineapple and mandarin oranges into it.  I let mine set up a little too long so it was a bit lumpier than I like but it still tastes good!

If you’d like some gelatin molds of your own I see them at Goodwill all the time.  You might even find some in the back of your mother or grandmother’s kitchen cupboard!  You could always just pour it into a bowl too and forget the molds.

0 from 0 votes

Tropical Jello Mold

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Rate Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 3 oz. pkg. lemon or orange gelatin
  • 1 C water boiling
  • 1/2 C limeade Found in the frozen juice section. Mix according to directions and then use 1/2 cup of limeade
  • 1 C vanilla ice cream
  • 1 11 oz. can mandarin oranges drained
  • 1/2 C crushed pineapple drained

Instructions

  • Boil 1 cup water and dissolve gelatin in it. Add limeade and ice cream and stir until ice cream is dissolved. Place in refrigerator to thicken. When gelatin has thickened fold in oranges and pineapple. Put into a mold or bowl to set.
  • Run mold under some warm water to loosen it from the mold.
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Did you make this?I love seeing what you made. Be sure to share a picture and tag @yourhomebasedmom on social media!
Tag on Insta! Leave a Rating
Previous Post
Washi Tape Easter Eggs
Next Post
BBQ Pork Sandwiches

Related Recipes

  • 25 Refreshing Summer Salads
    25 Refreshing Summer Salads
  • 25 Main Dish Salads
  • Brown Sugar Tropical Fruit Topping is perfect on ice cream, yogurt or on pancakes or waffles
    Brown Sugar Tropical Fruit Topping
  • Coconut Shrimp with Tropical Dipping Sauce

Never miss a recipe!

Receive my FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E Course and my FREE weekly meal plan.


Thank you for subscribing!


Reader Interactions

Leave a Review Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Made this? Rate this recipe:




  1. Kristen Bonwell says

    Posted on 1/3 at 10:42 am

    Hi! Love this post and I would love to get some of these molds too!! I am planning to make a Jello mold in a Tupperware mold. Do you know if this recipe fits the mold or should I double it?
    Kristen

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 1/3 at 10:45 am

      Kristen, It would depend on how big your mold is. I’d measure how many cups the mold holds and figure from there.

      Reply
  2. Cariann says

    Posted on 4/5 at 3:10 pm

    I saw some of these molds at Goodwill the other day and thought about getting them… Now I think I need to take my $10 credit slip and see if I can find some

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 4/5 at 3:35 pm

      Go get them!

      Reply
  3. Mary Schleining says

    Posted on 4/3 at 11:06 pm

    Leigh Anne….I have some of these same molds!! I considered getting rid of them several years ago, but like you, I just couldn’t. They held too many memories for me. Not only did we use them for family dinners, I also used them filled with red jello for tea parties with my friends when I was little.

    Reply
  4. Emily says

    Posted on 4/3 at 11:55 am

    Those molds are now added to my wish list and may have even jumped a few things so they can be at the top!!! My kids would love them, wish I had time to search for some before this Sunday . . .

    Reply

Primary Sidebar

Welcome

After years of raising my own family and watching them start their own, I now dedicate my time to helping thousands of mothers and women live a more intentional life. Read more

Get my 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 minutes e-Course for FREE!

Receive my FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E-Course, This e-course includes my most popular Instant Pot recipes and my FREE weekly Meal Plan.


Thank you for subscribing!


Opens in a new window Opens an external site Opens an external site in a new window

Trending Now

overhead shot of cinnamon rolls

One Hour Cinnamon Rolls

plate of smashed potatoes and a fork

Smashed Potatoes

overhead shot of bowl of almond chicken

Almond Chicken

baked riblets

Easy Oven Baked Riblets

No knead bread in a pan

Instant Pot Bread

Tomato tart pieces

Easy Tomato Tart

spoon full of mac and cheese

Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

Almond Torte

  • Crock Pot
  • Instant Pot
  • Chicken
  • Breakfast
  • Appetizers
  • Bread
  • Salad
  • Dessert

Order my Cookbook, Holiday Slow Cooker!

Buy Now!
Back to Top
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclosure
  • Contact
© 2013–2021 Leigh Anne Wilkes Site Credits Designed by Melissa Rose Design Developed by Once Coupled