Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 each)
  • Calories:
  • 147
  • Fat:
  • 8 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 5 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 12 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 56 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 17 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 2 g


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Lime Gelatin Salad

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I've made this refreshing recipe more than 100 times over the past 15 years! It can be a salad or dessert. When I take it to a potluck, it's always one of the first things to disappear. -Louise Harding, Newburgh, New York

SERVINGS: 16-20

CATEGORY: Salads

METHOD: Chill

TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Ingredients:

  • 1 package (6 ounces) lime gelatin
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 cup lemon-lime soda
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided

Directions:

Dissolve gelatin in water. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Stir in gelatin mixture and beat until smooth. Stir in vanilla, oranges, pineapple, soda and pecans. Chill until the mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. Fold in three-fourths of the whipped topping. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. dish. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until firm. Cut into squares; garnish with the remaining whipped topping. Yield: 16-20 servings.

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