Cherry-Cheese Gelatin Salad Recipe

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THIS recipe was in a community cookbook compiled by our high school’s booster club 22 years ago. The measurements and directions were vague so I experimented until I got it right. This is a pretty salad to serve at luncheons and the flavor is light. --Karen Ann Bland, Gove, Kansas

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Cherry-Cheese Gelatin Salad Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 5 Servings
15 5 20

Ingredients

  • 1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks
  • 1 can (15 ounces) pitted dark sweet cherries
  • 1 package (3 ounces) cherry gelatin
  • 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
  • 1 drop almond extract
  • 5 lettuce leaves

Directions

  • Drain pineapple and cherries, reserving juices in a 2-cup measuring cup; add enough water to measure 2 cups. Set fruit aside.
  • In a small saucepan, bring juice mixture to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin until dissolved. Cover and refrigerate until partially set.
  • In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, pecans and extract. Shape into 3/4-in. balls. Gently fold cheese balls and cherries into gelatin mixture. Transfer to five 1-cup molds coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate until firm.
  • Unmold onto lettuce-lined plates; arrange pineapple chunks around gelatin. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 258 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 102 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry-Cheese Gelatin Salad in Reminisce August/September 2007, p48

Tip

Save Crumbs for Topping Ice Cream

“Don’t discard cookie or cereal crumbs,” advises Marie R. of Bensenville, Illinois. “Use them to top pudding, gelatin and ice cream.”

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