Jello Recipes
Jello Pudding Pie Troubleshooting
"I made a pie the other day using chocolate and vanilla. The chocolate was on the bottom and the vanilla on the top. They did not set and were soupy. Why? I followed the cooking instructions on the package."
A lot of jello recipes are easy to do and come out perfectly every time but it is a mistake to assume that all jello recipes are simple. Once you start using more than one flavor of jello or adding other ingredients, there are mistakes waiting to happen!
Jello Pie Tips
When you are making jello or jello pudding, it is vitally important to make sure the ingredients are well combined before you leave it to set. Even if you are just combining jello powder and water, the tiniest bit of undissolved jello is going to be a rubbery bit in the finished dessert, which somebody is going to notice. Make sure you use the exact quantity of liquid and combine everything well. Also, make sure your liquid is the right temperature.
Refrigerators also vary in temperature by a couple of degrees so some jello recipes will take longer to set than others. If you are making a multi layer jello recipe, it is imperative that you wait for the bottom layer to set before pouring on the top layer, else they will start to combine and go soupy, which is not what you want to happen.
Photo Description:
This photo shows how a delicious jello pudding pie should look. No jello pudding pie troubleshooting is needed for this one. The pudding in the photo is set without being runny or hard. Some jello pudding pies contain jello pudding only and others contain jello gelatin, fruit, or other ingredients, so textures, and consistencies do vary. This delicious lemon jello pudding pie is topping with cream. An ice-cold slice of jello pudding pie makes a gorgeous dessert at any time of the day or evening and you can use any flavor jello pudding to make a delicious pie recipe. Using a readymade piecrust saves time but you can make your own if you prefer.
Jello Pudding Pie Making Tips
Perfect Jello Pudding Pie Recipes
Jello pudding pies are not difficult to make but there are a few good tips to bear in mind when making them. Just as we recommend you make basic jello before making jello recipes, we recommend you make some basic jello puddings before making jello pudding pie recipes. Making jello pudding usually just involves adding milk to jello instant pudding powder but make a couple of basic puddings before you attempt a jello pudding pie. Then choose an easy jello pudding pie recipe first, and you are less likely to need jello pie troubleshooting tips.
My Jello Pie Won't Set
If your pudding pie refuses to set, this could be for several reasons. Have you used the correct amount of milk? Have you mixed it like the recipe told you to? Remember that jello pudding is not jello gelatin. It is going to be wiggly and wobbly but it a pudding type of way, not in a gelatin type of way. Jello pudding makes a good pie filling but you cannot mold it the way you can with gelatin. Jello pudding is not meant to be hard or rubbery, but soft, silky and maybe a little runny.
My Jello Pie is the Wrong Consistency
If your jello pie is too runny, perhaps you added too much liquid. Maybe you added the right amount of liquid but forgot to drain the canned fruit or maybe you used frozen fruit, which tends to be watery when it thaws. Try freezing the pie for a half an hour to see if it firms up. Maybe it will need an hour instead. If you have the opposite problem and your jello pie troubleshooting problem is that the pie is too firm, maybe you did not add enough liquid or your refrigerator is too cold. Let the pie warm up to room temperature and it should soften.