How to Make Stained Glass Pie

Stained glass pie is a gelatin dessert from the fifties and sixties that still has mass appeal. Read on to learn how to make stained glass pie, a cool summer treat.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 box each red, yellow, blue, green and orange gelatin
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 can crushed pineapple
• 2 cups crushed pretzels
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 box instant lemon pudding
• Non-stick cooking spray
• Mixing bowl
• Hand mixer
• Five cookie sheets
• 1 9 by 12 inch oblong baking pan or Pyrex dish

Mix it up!

1. Mix each package of gelatin separately, using 1/2 cup less water than recipe on box. This will make jiggly gelatin that can be picked up with the fingers. Pour each flavor of gelatin into a separate cookie sheet and allow to set and cool.

2. Cut cooled gelatin into cubes or triangles. Set aside.

3. Whip together the heavy cream and granulated sugar until peaks begin to form. Fold in crushed pineapple. Fold in lemon pudding mix. Carefully fold in gelatin cubes.

4. Mix together crushed pretzels, and brown sugar. Sprinkle into 9 by 12 inch baking pan.

5. Carefully fold gelatin mixture into pan without mixing up the pretzel coating on the bottom of the pan. Refrigerate for one hour to firm up your pie.

Tips & Warnings

• For a more sophisticated version, use vodka, champagne, or sparkling grape juice instead of water to make the gelatin.
• Do not serve alcohol based versions of this recipe to minors.

Resources

• Popular Potluck Dessert Recipes
• Gelatin History
• Gelatin Chemistry
• Gelatin Manufacturing

[Upon-Request]

on 6/3/2009 Who doesn't love jello :)

[arwen1964]

on 5/27/2009 Cut the gelatin into alphabet letters and use them to teach your toddler to read letters.