3 oz lemon gelatin
1 cup hot water
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup pineapple juice
1 8-0z. pkg cream cheese
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 cup mayonnaise
Dissolve lemon gelatin in 1 cup water in double boiler, add
marshmallows and stir to melt. Remove from heat. Add pineapple juice
and cream cheese. Beat until well blended. Cool slightly. Fold in
whipped cream and mayo. Chill until thickened or firm for scooping
into eyeballs.
Using a melonballer, scoop full balls of the mixture and set aside for
decoration. To decorate, use food coloring and an old paintbrush and
get creative. You will need black food coloring for the pupils. Also,
if you are in a hurry, instead of painting the colored irises, you can
dip the ball in a small pool of food coloring to approximate the iris,
but still paint on the pupils.
You can also use rubber ice cube trays that work beautifully with much
less waste than the melonballer technique. You can spray the rubber
trays with non-stick cooking spray beforehand like you would any
gelatin mold, let the gelatin mixture sit in the refrigerator to set,
then carefully pop the eyeballs out to paint them. Some of the
eyeballs can break, and they do have one flat side, but that actually
works, since then they don't roll around while you are trying to paint
them.
This recipe is from our Halloween recipes collection