Holidays & Events

It’s time to celebrate! Get inspired to go above-and-beyond with our special recipes for holidays and events that take you from appetizers to dessert.

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Margarita Gelatin Shots

Everyone's favorite cocktail becomes a celebratory shot! Serve this margarita gelatin shot recipe in shot glasses garnished to look like mini margaritas or, for a fun twist, pour the mixture into hollowed-out lime halves, chill and then slice into wedges. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Spiced Apple Cider Jelly Shots

These spiced, spiked gelatin squares are sure to get the party started at fall get-togethers. If you’re going for the...


Peppermint Stick Dessert

2 reviews

With every spoonful of this cool, creamy concoction, my family goes back in time to when our Grandma Dagmar made...


Stained Glass Gelatin

5 reviews

Kids love this sweet, wiggly gelatin and whipped topping dessert. Use different flavors of gelatin to make color versions that...


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Homemade Holiday Marshmallows

27 reviews

This recipe was my grandpa’s favorite. Every year, he would busy himself by making Christmas marshmallows for his family
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Cherry Gelatin Supreme

6 reviews

When I was growing up, this yummy, easy dessert was always on the menu at holiday get-togethers. Years ago, my...


Sweet & Tart Lemon Jell-O

7 reviews

With its sunny lemon color, this gelatin mold brightens up any table. I usually make two molds for parties because...

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Wearing o’ Green Cake

54 reviews

One bite of this moist, colorful cake and you'll think you've found the pot o' gold at the end of...


Fluffy Cranberry Mousse

12 reviews

This is a delicious and pretty salad for the holidays, but it's so good that I serve it at other...


Grasshopper Cheesecake

5 reviews

What do you get when you combine a popular mint-chocolate drink with a cheesecake? Pure delight! Garnish the top with...


Creamy Blueberry Gelatin Salad

24 reviews

Plump blueberries and a fluffy topping star in this pretty, refreshing salad that was my mother's recipe. It was served...

Creamy Strawberry Dessert

8 reviews

Rhonda Butterbaugh shares the recipe for a fruity gelatin dessert that's a summertime staple at her home in Weatherford, Oklahoma....


Grandma’s Gelatin Fruit Salad

2 reviews

Whenever I invite my big family for dinner, my grandchildren request this favorite fruit salad. My sons have always liked...


Cool and Creamy Raspberry Delight

8 reviews

I knew that this cool, fruit and creamy dessert was a winner the first time I tasted it. I confirmed...


Pretzel Gelatin Dessert

28 reviews

This is one of my mother's absolute favorite desserts. The salty pretzel crust is the perfect complement to the sweet...


Apricot Salad

2 reviews

Colorful gelatin salad adds a spot of brightness to any table. It blends well with this holiday feast. We children...

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Three-Layer Gelatin Salad

My love of cooking started in high school. Now I get to try out recipes at church, where my husband...


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Rainbow Gelatin Salad

This seven-layer gelatin salad will elicit oohs and aahs from all your guests. It's well worth the time it takes...


Sensational Slush

4 reviews

Colorful and refreshing, this sweet-tart slush has become a family favorite. I freeze the mix in 2- and 4-cup containers...


Patriotic Trifle

41 reviews

Get ready for oohs and aahs when you bring out this pretty trifle. Don't forget to include one tiny American...


Gluten-Free Rhubarb Bars

10 reviews

Nothing tastes like spring more than rhubarb and strawberry. The crust and crumb topping on these bars are so tasty,...


Lime Chiffon Dessert

13 reviews

"This make-ahead recipe was given to me by an aunt many years ago," writes Joyce Key. "Her recipe called for...


Frozen Citrus Fruit Cups

2 reviews

Add some sparkle to your next get-together or church supper with these sunny citrus treats. The refreshing cups burst with...


Holiday Cranberry Gelatin Salad

8 reviews

This light, delicious holiday salad is very popular in my family and has been requested every year since I first...


Amish Yum-Yum Salad

4 reviews

I received the recipe for Amish yum-yum salad from a friend of my mother's years ago. I always have the...

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Molded Cranberry Nut Salad

2 reviews

We try lots of cranberry recipes, and this one is always requested when we have family get-togethers at Thanksgiving and...


Orange Angel Food Cake Dessert

5 reviews

With just one bite of Janet Springer's light-as-air angel food, even dieters will be on cloud nine! Cutting back on...


No-Bake Strawberry Dessert

37 reviews

Convenience items such as store-bought angel food cake, frozen strawberries and instant pudding mix make preparing this refrigerated delight as...


Orange Gelatin Pretzel Salad

28 reviews

Salty pretzels pair nicely with the sweet fruit in this refreshing layered salad. It’s a family favorite that is a...


Triple Chocolate Mousse Torte

5 reviews

When it's too hot to bake something sweet but you're craving chocolate, my chocolate mousse torte is all you need....


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Watermelon Cake

7 reviews

No one will ever guess how simple this make-ahead watermelon cake is to assemble. After one bite of the showstopping...