Trifle Jello

I remembered seeing this last year on the blog Craftaholics Anonymous. When she reposed it this year, I knew I had to make it. It is a little time consuming but well worth it. 

I know the colors in this one are red white and blue...but the possibilities are endless for this! Use red and green for Christmas, orange and purple for Halloween, green and orange for St. Patrick's Day, all red for Valentine's. Change up the fruit depending on the flavor of jello, or don't add fruit at all! Make it your own! But either way...just make it! 

Ingredients:

2, 3 oz packages of blue jello
4 cups boiling water, divided
4 1/2 cups cold water, divided
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 cup milk
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
2, 3oz packages of strawberry jello
1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
cool whip, room temperature
 
In a trifle bowl, dissolve strawberry jello in 2 cups boiling water. Stir in 2 cups cold water. Add strawberries, save a few to garnish the top with later. Refrigerate until firm. (2-3 hours) 

*Do not start the next layer if the layer below is not firm.*
In a sauce pan, sprinkle unflavored gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Add the milk and sugar; cook and stir over medium heat until gelatin and sugar are dissolved. Cool to room temperature. Whisk in sour cream and vanilla. Spoon over strawberry jello and refrigerate until firm. (about 1-2 hours)
In a medium bowl, dissolve blue jello in 2 cups of boiling water; stir in 2 cups of cold water. Add blueberries, reserving a few for the top. Spoon over white layer. Chill until set. (3-4 hours)

Garnish with cool whip and the reserved berries.