Name: Gelatin Wiggles
Ingredients: 12 oz Dry gelatin mix -two large packages; 2 1/2 cup Boiling water; Wilton cookie cutters; Wilton candy molds

Gelatin Wiggles

Timeabout 15 seconds

Ingredients

12 oz Dry gelatin mix -two large packages
2 1/2 cup Boiling water
Wilton cookie cutters
Wilton candy molds

Directions

Make the gelatin

Mix 12 oz gelatin mix.
Dissolve gelatin in 2 ½ cups boiling water.
Pour mixture into a 9‑by‑13‑inch pan.
Place pan in the refrigerator and chill until firm.

Cut the wiggles

Loosen gelatin from pan by dipping pan in warm water for about 15 seconds (do not unmold).
Push cookie cutters into gelatin and lift out wiggles with a spatula.

Make candy-mold wiggles

To use candy molds, spray molds with vegetable pan spray.
Prepare gelatin as above and pour into candy molds.
Place molds in the refrigerator and chill until firm.
Lift gelatin from molds.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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What each ingredient does

Dry gelatin mix: Forms the gel that sets the dessert into a firm, wobbly structure.
Boiling water: Dissolves the gelatin so it can distribute evenly and later set on cooling.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.