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This easy champagne jello recipe would be a perfect champagne jello dessert for New Year’s Eve! Make them in smaller cups for a true champagne jello shot! It’s time to ring in the new year!
I’m trying to decide if jello can be considered dessert.
What do you think?
I feel like it all started way back when people brought jello molds to dinner parties. I tried to google “old fashioned jello desserts” because I wasn’t alive when jello was booming, and I got nothing!
I really wanted to see some classic jello dessert because oh my goodness I know there are some good retro jello recipes out there!
Well.. this is how we do jello! In fun glasses, looking so sparkly, and layered.
Of course when I start thinking about ushering in the new year, I think about gold and champagne.
So let’s keep going with the gold and champagne theme with these fun champagne jello cups!
What are champagne jello cups?
These cups have 3 fun layers – a champagne jello layer, a sweetened condensed milk jello layer, and then another champagne jello layer. Plus there are gold sprinkles and a gold spoon!!
These champagne jello cups are kind of like champagne jello shots! The champagne jello layers really pack a champagne punch, while the creamy white layer is sweet and a good balance between the more bitter and dry champagne.
Ingredients to make champagne jello shots
- 1 bottle champagne (I used cheap champagne from Aldi)
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 3 gelatin envelopes
- Water
How to make champagne jello
The basic jest of making champagne jello is to combine the boiling water and gelatin, then add in the champagne and pour into containers to set! You repeat a similar process with the sweetened condensed milk layer.
How to get sprinkles to stick to the rim of a glass
To get the gold sprinkles to stick to the rim of the glass you just need a little corn syrup.
- Place a small amount of corn syrup in a shallow bowl, turn the glass upside down and dip the edge of the glass into the corn syrup.
- Then turn the glass upside down into a shallow bowl of sprinkles and the sprinkles will stick!
Add the glittery rim after all the jello layers are set.
What size glasses should I use to make champagne jello cups?
The glasses I used are mongo BIG, 15 oz! That’s a whole lot of jello in one cup. You could definitely use smaller glasses, like these 5 oz ones I used in this white chocolate raspberry dessert mousse recipe, that way you’ll have more glasses to go around!
Below is a picture of the jello cups in those 5 oz glasses!
More New Year’s Eve dessert recipes
- Easy champagne cupcakes that start with a box mix!
- Midnight Kiss Cookies – a fun New year’s eve cookie based off of peanut butter blossom cookies!
- New Year’s Eve White Chocolate Puppy Chow – a crowd favorite for kids & adults!
- New Year’s Eve Oreo Balls – with a gold star sprinkle hidden inside each oreo ball!
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Champagne Jello Cups
Equipment
Ingredients
Champagne Layer 1
- 1 ½ cups champagne
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 gelatin packet
Sweetened Condensed Milk Layer
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup boiling water
- ½ cup cold water
- 1 gelatin packet
Champagne Layer 2
- 1 ½ cups champagne
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 gelatin packet
For the rim
- gold sprinkles
- corn syrup
Instructions
- Gently pour the champagne into a mixing bowl.
- Measure out 1/2 cup of boiling water in a separate bowl then add 1 gelatin packet to the water, gently stirring.
- Once combined, pour the water/gelatin mixture into the champagne and gently stir.
- Divide the champagne jello into glasses. If you want the jello to set at an angle, place the glasses in a muffin or mini muffin pan at an angle to set in the refrigerator.
- Once the champagne jello has set, begin to prepare the creamy layer.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the sweetened condensed milk and 1 cup of boiling water. Stir to combine.
- In a separate bowl, combine the 1/2 cup cold water and 1 gelatin packet. Stir to mix. Allow the gelatin mixture to set for 2-3 minutes.
- Pour the gelatin mixture into the sweetened condensed milk mixture and stir to combine.
- Divide the creamy layer into the glasses. If you want the jello to set at an angle, place the glasses in a muffin or mini muffin pan at an angle to set in the refrigerator.
- Repeat the instructions for the champagne layer to add the final layer to the cups.
- To get the gold sprinkles to stick to the rim of the glass you just need a little corn syrup. Place a small amount of corn syrup in a shallow bowl, turn the glass upside down and dip the edge of the glass into the corn syrup.
- Then turn the glass upside down into a shallow bowl of sprinkles and the sprinkles will stick! Add the glittery rim after all the jello layers are set.
- Serve the jello or refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclosure
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
Thinking of these for our Silver Wedding anniversary, and maybe 7up instead of champagne, and silver sprinkles. How many of the 15 oz servings did this recipe make?
That sounds AWESOME! This makes recipes 3 full 15oz glasses.. but that’s a lot when packed in there! You could use smaller cups to yield more servings!
Hello Beth. Incredible…how did you know i could exist on Champagne alone! I have just found your blog, looking forward to great recipes. Thank you so much.
Hmmm … wondering how the champagne pairs with the milk? Any bubbles in the jello or is it like day old bubbly?
Hi Janet! There aren’t visible bubbles in the jello.
How many cups do you get from this recipe?
Love it , no one asked where you purchased the spoons. Its been over a year ago now but ????
Maybe they still have them. I found a place but shipping is $15 on a $1 order
Hi Camille! I got them from a local antique store!
Hi Beth It looks absolutely beautiful!
I noticed that within one glass you have some real bubbles on top, is that champagne or do you have a way of making a foamy look or something?
Hi Anne! I poured champagne on top for a picture.
In the process of making these now! So pretty. Question. How long does it take between layers approximately for gelatin to set before the next layer?
Hi Maureen! I’d recommend seeing what the jello looks like after 30-60 minutes and see if it looks set.
Can these be made ahead of time? Thinking of this for my wedding. My fiancee is allergic to egg so we are looking for some non traditional wedding cake ideas.
100% you can make these ahead of time!
Hi,
What can size of the condensed milk should it be?
14 oz!
These look beautiful and just what I’m looking for since I have to bring a dessert for a party this year.. Just a quick question on the condensed milk – is it a 14 oz can or smaller? thank you!
Hi Tracie! I can’t recall for sure, but it’s whatever the stores carry!