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Coconut Lime Gelatin Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 [1 ox] envelopes unflavored gelatin
1 cup sweetened bottled lime juice [such as Rose's]
1 cup fresh lime juice
2 cups boiling water
1 tsp finely grated lime zest
2 T sugar
1 to 2 drops green food coloring

For coconut layer:
4 [1 oz] envelopes uflavored gelatin
1 [15 oz] can cream of coconut
1½ cups boiling water
1/2 tsp vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Mist a 9x13 inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.

Make Lime Layer:
Sprinkle 1 envelope gelatin over sweetened lime juice in a bowl. Let sit 2 minutes.
Whisk in fresh lime juice, boiling water and 3 envelopes gelatin, stirring until gelatin dissolves.
Whisk in lime zest, sugar and food coloring.
Pour into baking dish, cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours.

Make coconut layer:
Sprinkle 1 envelope gelatin over cream of coconut in a bowl. Set sit 2 minutes.
Whisk in boiling water and 3 envelopes powdered, unflavored gelatin, stirring until gelatin dissolves.
Add vanilla and let cool slightly.
Pour cocomut mixture over set lime layer.
Cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours.

Run a knife around edges of pan.
Put a large cutting board on top of pan and flip to invert onto cutting board.
Cut dessert in half and stack 1 half evenly onto other half.
Refrigerate until ready to serve; cut into 8 or more squares.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8 servings

 

 

 

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