This easy, No Fail Jello Divinity recipe is sure to delight the child in everyone! Pretty pastel candies are the essential treat for your Easter holiday! Lovely for baby showers too!
Looking for more amazing candy recipes? Make sure to try my Cream Cheese Mints, Divinity Candy and this better than anything Toffee Recipe!
Jello Divinity Recipe
You guys are going to love me for this recipe! (And your hips are going to hate me…) After sharing my Three Minute Easter Fluff with you just a few days ago, I thought now would be a good time to share one of my favorite divinity recipes…with a twist!
Jell-O is one of my favorite tools for adding color and flavor to just about anything. This divinity is one such recipe. You are going to love all the variations that this recipe can offer and today I am sharing four that are perfect for Easter or a baby shower. All the colors are light pastels with the pink being the brightest of the bunch. I used cherry Jell-O for this batch because I ADORE all things cherry. Strawberry Jell-O yields a slightly lighter pink so if that is what you are going for, go with strawberry.
I’m kinda in LOVE with the divinity all layered in this trifle bowl – so pretty!
Y’all know I have Ashley’s baby shower coming up next month and this divinity is something else I’ve added to the menu. We’ll be making the pink (cherry or strawberry) and green (lime) versions for the party.
I am a big fan of divinity. Most of the time that I make, it’s for my Dad because it’s one of his favorites. But, it’s also a really delicious addition to any get-together. This particular recipe is pretty much fool proof. The Jell-O not only adds flavor and color – but the gelatin helps the divinity set up quicker. It’s all together awesome.
If you’ve never had divinity before, prepare to be amazed. It’s a treat unlike anything else. Soft pillows of sweet flavor, they are hard to resist. Nougat-like in consistency, the center is slightly chewy and decadently soft. I make my divinity with nuts – usually pecans – but you can leave them out if you like.
One of my secrets for keeping the color so light and fresh is using clear vanilla extract. It’s clear so the colors don’t get muddied at all.
Divinity is candy so you are going to need a candy thermometer. Don’t let that freak you out! Candy thermometers are what makes candy making SO easy. I recommend this digital candy thermometer. It’s great for recipes like this divinity where you just need to let it come to a certain temperature without stirring. See! I told you this was easy!
Feel free to experiment with lots of different flavors. In the picture above, the piece in the front is lime (it’s a really beautiful light green!), the blue is berry blue, the pink is cherry and what appears to be white but is really a soft yellow is lemon. I was shocked that the lemon was my favorite – especially with how much I love cherry, but it is really delicious in this candy recipe.
Please give this No Fail Jell-O Divinity recipe a try! I’m sure it will become a new family favorite!
More Easy Candy Recipes
- Divinity Candy
- Penuche Recipe
- Buckeyes
- Martha Washington Candy
- Saltine Cracker Toffee
- Better Than Anything Toffee Recipe
- Raspberry Truffles
No Fail Jell-O Divinity
Ingredients
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light corn syrup
- ¾ cup water
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 egg whites room temperature
- 3 tablespoons Jello powder flavor of your choice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or other flavor I use clear vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped nuts optional (I almost always use pecans)
Instructions
- Line 2 large baking sheets with waxed paper. Butter two large spoons and set aside.
- In a 3 quart saucepan, bring the sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt to a boil, stirring frequently to dissolve the sugar.3 cups granulated sugar, ¾ cup light corn syrup, ¾ cup water, ⅛ teaspoon salt
- Once at a boil, stop stirring and cook to 250F – hard ball stage. To do this, clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pot. This candy thermometer will beep when the correct temperature is reached. No fail 🙂
- While the mixture is coming up to temperature, whisk egg whites on high speed in a heavy duty mixer until very stiff peaks form.
- Whisk in the Jell-O until well blended.
- Once the syrup has reached 250F, remove from heat.
- Turn the mixer to medium-high and carefully and slowly pour the syrup into the egg white and Jell-O mixture. Like, so slowly, that this should take a good 2 minutes to pour it all in.
- Add the vanilla extract.
- Now it’s time to let the mixer go to work. Continue beating until the mixture loses it’s shine and holds it’s shape when dropped from a spoon. You’ll notice that it starts to look more and more sticky. This takes between 4 and 6 minutes usually.
- It’s absolutely okay to stop the mixer and test the mixture. If you drop the candy and it looks like a puddle on your waxed paper, continue beating for another minute or two and try again. When it holds it shape you are good to go.
- At this time, mix in the nuts.
- Spoon out a heaping teaspoon or tablespoon of the mixture out a time and use the other spoon to scrape the candy off the spoon. MAKE SURE that your spoons are buttered or the candy will stick. You do NOT need to butter them more than once.
- Once all the candies have been dropped, let cool on the waxed paper.
- Let the candies set out for at least 4 hours, preferable overnight before storing in an airtight container. These candies also do quite well sitting out in the open – no stickiness 🙂
Notes
Nutrition
Originally published February 28, 2016.
Danna Kewish says
Thank you so much for sharing the recipe Trish. I just finished making my first batch of cherry. So far everything looks fine. I forgot the salt though so hope they still taste good.
I was toying with the idea of trying to make a peppermint version with pieces of candy cane in it. But the fruity jello flavors don’t pair well with peppermint. Is there an unflavored gelatin product that would work in place of the flavored jello?
Also you have perfect little puddle spoonfuls. Mine seem to have turned out much stiffer and actually kind of stood in big globs so I am thinking that I actually beat them a bit too long (I went for 7 minutes thinking I would make sure. I also cooked till 251 degrees just to make sure). I thought maybe if they settled just a bit they might look more like the ones you pictured. What are your thoughts? I’d love to know how to get mine to look more like yours 🙂
Pam says
How far in advance of an occasion can you make the divinity?
Thanks!!
Amie says
These are so gorgeous! I love divinity but the only time I ever had it was when I was younger and my grandmother made it. Mom is allergic to raw eggs so she cant make it. I was wondering if you can use unflavored jello powder? Also does this taste like the harder to make divinity?
Joan Maglitto says
Weather makes a big difference in our area. Rainy days you can not make divinity the old fashion way it will not set. So dont know what y’alls weather was like for those of you that yours didn’t set. Just a thought. 😉
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Joan! That’s true although the Jell-O really eliminates most of that problem 🙂
Bette Burke says
Made these with orange jello and added mini chocolate chips ! Fabulous !!! Thanks for the recipe.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
What an awesome combination Bette! Yum!
Vivian says
If I wanted to amp up the cherry just a little could I add chopped candied cherries to this recipe? Also what are your thoughts on piping this candy from a pastry bag instead of dropping from a spoon?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
The piping is a great idea, just move fast. As far as the cherry, if they are dry it will be fine – just don’t use maraschino cherries, too wet 🙂
Arthi says
They look so yummy and colourful. I was wondering if I could use gelatin powder instead of jello any idea on that?
Lisamarietrent@gmail.com says
Mine puddled no matter how long I mixed. I mixed for 12 minutes. ? What did I do wrong?
Becky says
Mine too ?
Aimee says
In the old fashioned type, if the eggs are overbeaten the candy will not set. I have not tried this recipe but make the old fashioned ones every christmas. They are my daughters favorite.
Natalie says
So I want to make these for Easter, but I want to duplicate your beautiful multi-colored effect without making 12 dozen of these. =)
So would this recipe work just as well if I cut everything in a third? That way I could get 3 different colors and still wind up with lots to go around.
How did you do this? Or did you make 12 dozen?
Thanks!