Jell-O Whips

My mom used to have us make these, to make money in our neighborhood. We grew up fairly poor, and these were VERY cheap to make. I'm not entirely sure where she got the recipe from, but it's VERY simple, and yields about four cups worth of drink (more or less, depending on how thick you like it). Two things we learned about this drink: 1. You can alter the recipe to include ANY fruit, really, and it will still taste delicious. 2. You must drink it fairly fast, as it does tend to separate as it thaws.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:
1 Box of diet Jell-o in Strawberry-Banana flavor  (Gellatin, whatever... we always get the sugar-free, cheap brand that's about $0.50 or less. Brand does NOT matter!)
1 Cup boiling water
1 Banana
1-2 Trays of Ice  (More ice equals thicker)

Equipment you will need:
Blender

In a blender, combine boiling water and Jell-O. Turn on lowest setting for about 5 seconds. Drop in banana, and turn onto the highest setting. As soon as banana is pureed, and there are no more big chunks, start dropping in ice cubes, one at a time. Don't put them in too fast, as it will cause the blender to freeze up (hehe... nice way to put it, eh?). If you already did this, simply put a little bit of water into the blender, turn it off, and then press pulse button a few times. This will loosen it up, again. Simply drop in ice until it is as thick as you want it to be.

Pour into cups, and enjoy! Trust me, DELICIOUS!!!!!