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Lime-Pear Gelatin Bells Recipe

For a festive flair, I use bell-shaped molds for this gelatin salad, but use whatever molds you have on hand. It's such a refreshing way to ring in the holiday season.

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Lime-Pear Gelatin Bells Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

2 packages (3 ounces each) lime gelatin
2 cups boiling water
2 cans (15-1/4 ounces each) sliced or halved pears, drained
12 ounces whipped cream cheese
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
Leaf lettuce
6 maraschino cherries, halved

Directions

In a bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Place pears in a blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth. Add cream cheese; process until smooth. Add to gelatin and stir well. Refrigerate until cool, about 15 minutes.
Fold in whipped cream. Pour into 12 individual bell-shaped molds or other molds coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate until firm. Unmold onto lettuce-lined plates. Place a piece of cherry at the end of each bell for clapper. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 242 calories, 17 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 61 mg cholesterol, 157 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Lime-Pear Gelatin Bells in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p9