These easy Jello Dessert Recipes transform everyone’s favorite jiggly treat into fun desserts, perfect for every occasion. Whether you’re craving pie, cake, or something new, you’re going to love these unique recipes!
Best Jello Desserts
Who can resist the charm of Jello? It’s wobbly, colorful, fruity, and so much fun to eat. But what’s really great about Jello is how you can use it to create some of the most amazing and totally delicious desserts. These recipes feature some of the very best sweet Jello treats all in one place.
Whether you like creamy pies or frozen summer treats, we’ve included something for every fruity craving. And if you’d like to try something new and creative, we’ve got you covered with a lot of new and fun ideas too!
Why We Love These Recipes
Delicious recipes: The fruitiness in a simple packet of Jello gives these desserts the most amazing flavors!
Simple ingredients: Most of these recipes are made with basics ingredients that are easy to pick up at any grocery store.
Creative ideas: These yummy Jello recipes are on a whole other level than an ordinary bowl of Jell-o and cool whip!
Vibrant and fun: These sweet treats are bursting with beautiful colors that will brighten up any dessert table.
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Strawberry Cheesecake Lush
With a light, airy strawberry filling, creamy cheesecake and sweet cookie crust, this amazing Strawberry Cheesecake Lush is the perfect no-bake summer dessert for any occasion!
This strawberry Jello parfait is a delicious sweet treat that's colorful and fun. We use Cool Whip as a simple garnish, that looks beautiful against the vibrant red Jello. They're the perfect treat for Valentine's Day and Christmas.
Not only is this Lemon Jello Cake one of the easiest cakes you'll make, it's also one of the tastiest! Filled with delicious lemon flavor, it's always a favorite!
If you love Jello, you'll love this strawberry popcorn recipe. Loaded with delicious strawberry flavor, it's a fun and fruity twist on your traditional sweet popcorn recipe.
Red, White, and Blue Layered Jello makes a fun summer dessert for all your patriotic parties! It's one of the best Jell-o recipes that looks as impressive as it tastes.
This easy peach jello fluff salad is a fun dessert that's filled with delicious peach flavor and an irresistible creamy texture. It's the perfect sweet treat for all your summer parties.
This strawberry pizza starts with a sugar cookie dough that’s topped with frosting and glazed fresh strawberries, for a sweet pizza everyone will love.
Strawberry Rice Krispie Treats with Chocolate Chips
These Rice Krispie treats are classic marshmallow bars with a burst of strawberry flavor and topped with mini chocolate chips! It’s an easy sweet that’s always a favorite!
This 5 Ingredient cake is a strawberry lover’s dream! With sweet jello, creamy pudding and fluffy cake topped with generous serving of whipped cream, you can’t go wrong with this easy recipe!
This layered treat is the perfect combination of sweet and salty with a buttery pretzel crust, cream cheese layer, and a sweet strawberry Jell-o layer on top. It’s a simple recipe that’s great for any gathering or holiday party!
This easy bundt cake is moist, fluffy, and bursting with strawberry flavor. You’ll love the tangy and sweet strawberry glaze and it’s as pretty as it is delicious!
Whip up this Jello salad with cottage cheese, Cool Whip, and pineapple in 10 minutes. It’s an easy side dish, just like Grandma’s! Plus, it’s so creamy, you could even use it as a pie filling!
A simple glazed trifle is layered with a creamy pudding and sour cream mixture, whipped cream, and vanilla wafer cookies. It's just like classic banana pudding, but with strawberries!
Cranberry Jell-o Salad with pineapple and oranges is a delicious holiday salad. Sweet, tart, crunchy, and beautiful color make this fruit salad perfect for the holiday table.
Loaded with flavors of fresh cranberries and orange zest, this delicious Upside Down Cranberry Cake recipe uses a boxed cake mix to keep it simple and easy.
This cranberry Jello salad is a retro favorite. It combines raspberry gelatin with cranberry sauce, pineapple, and orange zest for a delicious side or dessert.
Raspberry Pretzel Dessert is a delicious 3-layer dish that features a pretzel crust, cream cheese layer, and raspberry Jello topping. It’s perfect for both barbeques and holiday dinners!
These raspberry bars features a cookie crust, sweet cheesecake layer, and creamy raspberry layer. You can serve this dessert for special occasions or an easy last-minute dessert.
This is a delightful raspberry cake from an old family recipe. The rich flavors and bright colors come from a packet of Jello in the cake batter. Topped with a cream cheese icing, it takes traditional cakes to a whole new level.
This festive, delicious Raspberry Apple Jello Salad is a refreshing side for a holiday dinner or anytime you want something sweet but a little tart. It’s so, so good!!
These watermelon cupcakes are such a fun treat for summer! With a bright green, white cake-flavored base, topped with a pink watermelon Jello-flavored frosting, they're as pretty as they are delicious!
These brightly colored Marshmallow Popcorn Balls are made with mini marshmallows and Jell-O for a pop of color and fruity flavor! They’re easy enough to make that even the kids love helping!
If you need a colorful dessert for a unicorn party, baby shower, bridal shower, or any happy event, these layered Jell-O cubes are a fun choice. Inspired by the classic glass recipe, these fun cubes are perfectly slurpable!
These colorful rollups are a fun new snack that the kids will love. With just three ingredients, these no-bake rollups are super quick and easy to whip up any time you need a fun treat for the little ones.
This light Orange fluff salad, with mandarin oranges, whipped topping, orange gelatin powder and more, is a yummy dessert salad that everyone will love!
These edible Legos are fun snacks that you can make at home with just a few simple ingredients. They’re guaranteed to be your kid’s new favorite recipe.
With only three ingredients, this Fluff Salad is easy to make with lemon Jell-O squares and mandarin oranges. It’s a light, delicious treat for any meal.
When the days get hot, a fruit and nuts lime jello mold is a fabulous cool treat to end a long summer day. But the festive green color makes it perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or the holidays too.
These orange creamsicle cookies are soft and chewy cookies that capture that nostalgic orange and vanilla ice cream flavor we all know and love. They are quick and easy to make, sweet and delightful to eat!
This popular Rainbow Jello Pie consists of four delicious flavors that are combined to taste a bit like rainbow sherbet. With only 5 ingredients, it’s so easy to make and always fun to eat!
Cheesecake recipe is a NY-style cheesecake with homemade graham cracker crust and fresh fruit, creating the perfect homemade cheesecake for the holidays!
Cool, creamy, easy to make and “no bake” are the words everyone wants to hear when talking about summer desserts and this lime pineapple fluff fits that description to a T.
Homemade gummy bears are easy to make with 3 simple ingredients (one of them is Jello!) Kids will love these bouncy, fruity, and colorful gummy candies!
Black Cherry Jello with Cream Cheese and Pecans Recipe
Black Cherry Jello Salad makes a great side dish or a dessert! It’s a combination of flavors that compliment each other so perfectly, you’ll want to go back for seconds!
This is a super easy, no-bake Jello pie with a Graham cracker crust filled with a smooth & creamy, mousse Jello. You can even change it up using any of your favorite flavors!
Key Lime Coconut Marbled Pound Cake is an easy & refreshing cake with plenty of zippy lime & coconut flavor. Recipes like this are great for any party or gathering.
This fun cherry pineapple Jello salad is sure to be a hit with your family. It is a simple make-ahead side dish for everyday or your next holiday gathering.
If you want to cut back on added sugar, you can always use sugar-free in most of these gelatin dessert recipes.
How far in advance can I make Jello desserts?
You can typically make any of these recipes a few days in advance and store them in the refrigerator.
What other liquids can I use to make Jello?
You can easily add more flavor with different liquids. Fruit juice or soda are always a great option. This is a great tip when you make Jell-o shots too.
These easy Jello Dessert Recipes transform everyone's beloved jiggly treat into delectable desserts, perfect for every occasion. Whether you're craving pie, cake, or something new, you'll find it and more with these creations.
Ingredients
Strawberry Cheesecake Lush
Strawberry Jello Parfait
Lemon Jello Cake
Easy Strawberry Poke Cake Recipe
Strawberry Popcorn
St. Patrick's Day Poke Cake
Red, White and Blue Jello
Peach Fluff Salad
Strawberry Fruit Pizza (With Glazed Strawberries)
Strawberry Rice Krispie Treats with Chocolate Chips
No Bake Strawberry Jello Cheesecake
Mini Strawberry Bundt Cakes
Strawberry Crunch Cake
5 Ingredient Strawberry Banana Cake
Strawberry Pretzel Salad
Instructions
Pick your favorite Jello recipe.
Gather the ingredients.
Make and enjoy!
The nutrition information provided is an estimate and can vary based on cooking methods and ingredients used.