Jello shaved ice (simple and yummy)

http://www.tipsfromatypicalmomblog.com/2013/06/jello-homemade-shaved-ice.html 

       So this recipe is what we started with, and we absolutely, completely loved it. For ours, we started with watermelon Jello and 7up. I think diet soda would also work, but Sabrina said the flavor might change. You will need two cups soda, 1 cup water, and an average packet of any flavor of Jello.  Start out boiling a cup of water on your stove. For ours we didn't really give it a chance to get it to a rolling boil, we more let it boil with medium sized bubbles. Seeing as we're impatient teenage girls, I'm sure you could let it boil for a while as you perform other tasks, but we didn't.

After it was boiling, we poured it into a medium loaf pan and immediately poured in our pack of watermelon Jello. In the recipe it recommends a square pan, but a loaf pan works just as well. Then whisk it until the Jello has dissolved into the boiling water. 

 

When the Jello is dissolved, pour the soda in. It will look like the above picture, with foam on the top. Make sure you thoroughly combine the soda in, in ours we didn't do so and we ended up with some Jello parts in the ice parts. Whisk it in really well, then put it in your freezer. 

 

This needs to be frozen for four hours, or maybe an hour extra, but if you put it in overnight it's likely you'll want it to sit out for a little while before you are able to scoop into it. When it's in the freezer be careful not to bump it because Sabrina accidentally lightly bumped it and the liquid swayed nearly to the edge. 

When your four or more hours are up, it should come out looking like this. The ice inside shouldn't be jiggly at all. Use an ice cream scoop and scoop it into cups or bowls, as this could be a drink or a snack. 

We used cups, and everyone who was even a little hungry took two scoops. Everyone also used spoons, but if we didn't finish it immediately it became just as easy to drink. Sabrina thought that the Watermelon flavor was a bit extreme, but I liked it that way. I guess you'll just have to make your own analysis! Have fun! ~Blondie~