Creamy Strawberry Banana Jello & Blendtec Giveaway!
My sister-in-law Sandi has made this jello for multiple events over the past year, and every time I end up back in her fridge eating it with a spoon after the party is over. It was her idea to blend it all up. I love how creamy it is. I am all about fruit in jello, and this one certainly has it, but without the inconvenience of chewing. (It’s like the smoothie of jellos. You could even add some spinach to make it healthy. Oh my gosh I’m just kidding.)
Don’t even worry about the sour cream. It makes it creamy and even adds a nice little tang.
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P.S. Happy Easter to everyone! Here’s to remembering the reason for the season. I will be remembering with my family this Sunday that Jesus Christ is our Savior, and Because of Him we can be redeemed. I hope everyone, religious or not, can enjoy this season of joy, family, and rebirth.
Creamy Strawberry Banana Jello
Serves 10 adjust servingsIngredients
- 1 (6-oz) package Strawberry jello
- 2 cups boiling water
- 24 ounces frozen strawberries, whole or sliced
- 1 banana
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 cups (16-oz) sour cream, light or regular
- fresh strawberries, to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Empty the jello package into a large bowl. Carefully pour the boiling water over the top, then stir until the jello is dissolved.
- Add the frozen strawberries and stir until mostly thawed. Pour this mixture into a large blender.
- In a small bowl, roughly mash together the banana and lemon juice. Add this to the blender.
- Add the 2 cups of sour cream. Blend for about 30 seconds, some lumps are okay.
- Prepare a jello mold or a 10-12 cup bundt pan with nonstick spray. (Or just use a pretty bowl, no need to spray).
- Pour the jello into the prepared pan, cover tightly, and refrigerate for several hours or overnight, until completely chilled.
- To invert the jello, place a plate over the mold and flip. If the jello doesn't come out, fill a large bowl with hot water and hold the bottom of the mold in the water for no more than 1-3 seconds, then invert again. (This will help melt the outer edge, releasing the jello.)
- Serve the jello with fresh strawberries.
by The Food Charlatan
Source: slightly adapted from Allrecipes.com
Jellooooooo! You know you want this.
Add the boiling water and stir it up.
Don’t worry about mashing the bananas too much, you just want to make sure to get the lemon juice all over it.
Dump it all in a blender (No this is not a Blendtec! I wish!)
And give it a whirl.
If the jello won’t come out, hold the mold in a large bowl of hot water for a couple seconds. Should do the trick.
Check out this other jello I posted a while back: Coca Cola Jello Salad with Cherries
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This stuff is fabulous and yields well to playing with the recipe. My husband asks for a large bowl to carry to work during the summer months. It’s really hot working on machines when it’s already close to 100’! I mash up strawberries, 2 bananas, plus a cup of chopped pecans; pour half the mixture in the bowl and let it set up. After it sets up enough I whip the sour cream and add a layer on top, then pour the other half on top. It’s not cloudy, but more bright red and more clear appearing without mixing the sour cream into the jello. Also, it has a decorative stripe in the middle and a nice crunch with the toasted cooled pecans:) Hubby says it’s very refreshing in such a hot work place. All his co-workers think I’ve made a great treat:)
I love it Dee! Your version sounds so delicious and very pretty with the layers! Thanks so much for reviewing!
Are the strawberries supposed to be in juice?
Hi Martha! I use regular frozen strawberries, no sugar or juice added. Enjoy!
I made this for Easter, pretty pink color. Tasted wonderful, but did not set up at all. It was more like a smoothie than a Jello Salad.
Hi Jana! I’m sorry this didn’t set up for you. I’ve made it successfully several times since posting. Are you sure you used one 6-ounce package of jello? Some other readers have made the mistake of using one 3-ounce package, which is of course only half the amount you need. I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you!
On your email to me, you stated two 6 oz jello packages, on your recipe you stated one, 6 oz jello package, is it two that I was supposed to use?
Hey Jana– I figured that would confuse you! My apologies. I quickly wrote my response and hit publish and then re-read it and realized it was wrong. (Doh! Mondays…) I edited my comment of course but there was no way to change the automated email. Recipe calls for ONE 6 ounce package of Jello.
I used to not like jello until I figured out how fabulous it tastes when combined with fruit! Loving the strawberry and banana combo – so glad I’m not missing out anymore. Looks so, so beautiful – the colors are so vibrant!!
I miss jello!! I need to make this. There was a woman in my church who used to bring jello shapes to church picnics when I was a kid. She had a mold that made the shapes of the 50 states… so cool! Haha. Jello makes me feel nostalgic. It was something we never really had at home, so I looked forward to having it at picnics and friends’ houses. :)
I could be that woman, I own one of those 50-state jello molds! [it was free if you bought jello] I just made this jello for Easter, it was as delicious as it looks – but I put it in a boring bowl, I should have been more patriotic!
This is the prettiest Jell-o mold I’ve ever seen. I love the addition of fruit. So yummy! I don’t blame you for sneaking bites after the guests leave.
Love the colors…My kids would love this!
My family totally digs jello. It is a staple at dinners because my grandma has bad teeth. I made this but it was a fail. It did not set up. I am not sure what I did wrong because you know it is jello, but it was still pretty and looked good! I will have to try again.
Kayci I’ve failed you! I’m so sorry it didn’t set up. How long did you refrigerate it? My sister-in-law (who gave me the recipe) just told me yesterday that it takes longer than usual to set up. So maybe I will change the directions to say refrigerate for at least 8 hours. (I did mine overnight). I’m glad it still tasted good!
Well it would be in my scope of abilities to mess jello up! It did end up being almost like a smoothie, to which I could have added that spinach just fine!
I think I put a little extra banana in, maybe that was it? I did refrigerate it for a long time though. I mixed it up last night, put it in the fridge and kept it there till about 5 pm today.
So if all else fails it can be used as a smoothie!
Hm, it doesn’t seem like extra banana would keep it from setting up though would it? I guess you could just get straws for next time :)
We always have a fruit jello salad as a “side dish” at Christmas. It doesn’t count as one of the 7 desserts because it’s practically a vegetable, right?
I lurv jello, Karen, and this looks super intriguing. Spinach, begone from my jello. Stay far far away! And fingers crossed that I win the Blendtec although with my bad luck… I’m not gonna say anything to jinx my chances! Happy Easter, lady!
It’s like my son was reading your mind…he demanded I buy strawberry jello today, and conveniently, I already have all the other ingredients. Can I just use a regular Bundt pan? There’s no secret to it? (PS we just bought a Blendtec and I love it.)
Perfect!! Yeah I used a regular bundt pan. No secrets! A bowl works too.
Really fun and interesting color!
This is totally taking me back to being a kid! My aunt used to make a jello salad on Easter, sour cream and all! I would take big scoops of it and plop it on my plate right next to my ham and mashed potatoes. Kind of a weird combination now that I think about it, but seemed totally normal then.
Love your recipes!
Thank you Heather! I’m so glad you like them, thanks for commenting!
I love that you’re not too cool to embrace the jello.
I think I could totally get away with substituting the sour cream with Greek yogurt. In college we’d mix the jello with Cool whip and as it set up, the cool whip would rise to the top so that there were automatic layers. We thought we were culinary geniuses.
Yum! I for one love jello salads. They are just old-school goodness! I was at a family reunion at the end of last summer and one of my great-aunts brought this amazing lemon jello salad which for me, in the midst of about 50 different dishes was my absolute favorite, I think I went back for thirds! This looks really good, pinned it!!
Mmmmmm I like. All I want to say is J–E–L–L–O!!!!! Have a wonderful Easter with your beautiful family!!!
Oh my gosh, this just brought me back to my childhood! My mom used to make “jello mold” any time we had a party….it pretty much looked just like this. I have had it in years, but I think I might have to bust this out very soon.
Hi Karen, beautiful looking jello salad, love that all the fruit is blended, very nice. Happy Easter to you and your family!