Making dreams come true with Jell-O

In January I asked Nicholas what he wanted for his birthday meal in February, he tried to describe it but ended up drawing it for me... a Jell-O Ring! A what?! You know... Jell-O in a circle with bumps... I had no idea where he'd ever seen this before - he declared - on TV of course. Growing up we didn't have Jell-O much, my dad hated it. Sometimes my mom would buy the little Jell-O mold from the store that was rainbow and had some fruit in it. I remember my mom having the Tupperware Jell-O Ring, but we never used it. When they moved - she donated it... which was about 6 months before I then wanted/needed one to make a young man's Jell-O dreams come true. I ended up using a bundt pan and it was a huge failure. He LOVED the Jell-O but my form could use some work. Since February we have had Jell-O quite a bit. I had no idea my family loved Jell-O so much. Last week while wandering the aisles of Goodwill I happened upon the holy grail... the Tupperware mold - for $3. I brought it home on Monday, we washed it, and the kids had this recipe in there on Tuesday for dinner on Wednesday. We don't mess around! I thought it was really good - the kids mostly liked the clear part - less the creamy part.

Strawberry Jell-O Salad Mold
3 3 oz pkg strawberry Jell-O
2 1/2 cups boiling water divided
1 1/2 cups cold water divided
1 lb strawberries sliced
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk

Instructions
Prepare bundt pan (or Jell-O mold) by lightly spraying it with non-stick spray. Set aside.
Dissolve 2 packages of Jell-O into 2 cups boiling water. Add 1 cups cold water to the Jell-O.
Set the bowl with the Jell-O in the fridge Let sit for 90 minutes until it becomes a hair gel like consistency.
Stir in the sliced strawberries and pour into the prepared bundt mold. Chill in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
While the Jell-O is in the refrigerator, dissolve the last package of Jell-O into 1/2 cup of boiling water. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of cold water to the Jell-O mixture once the powdered has been dissolved.
Stir in the sweetened condensed milk and let the mixture come to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
Check the Jell-O in the fridge, it should be firm to the touch. Carefully pour the creamy Jell-O onto the fruit Jell-O in the bundt pan.
Let the Jell-O sit in the refrigerator overnight.
When removing the Jell-O from the mold, place a large plate on top of the bundt pan and flip in one swift movement. If the Jell-O seems to be having a hard time coming out of the mold, heat the bundt pan mold slightly by either using a hair dryer or dipping the mold into hot water and flipping again.