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Mom’s Gelatin Fruit Salad

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 10 min. + chilling

Makes

12 servings

Updated: Oct. 26, 2023
My mom found this recipe many years ago and has since handed it down to me and my sisters. It makes an appearance every Thanksgiving.—Linda Stemen, Monroeville, Indiana
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Ingredients

  • 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups orange juice
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 6 medium oranges, peeled and sectioned
  • 1 cup green grapes, halved
  • 12 maraschino cherries, halved
  • 1/2 cup chopped dates, optional

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute. Heat and stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in sugar, orange juice and lemon juice; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until sugar is dissolved.
  2. Transfer to a bowl; refrigerate, covered, until slightly thickened, about 1-1/2 hours. Fold in fruit. Pour into a 6-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray or a 2-qt. serving bowl. Refrigerate until firm. If using a ring mold, unmold onto a serving plate.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 194 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 5mg sodium, 49g carbohydrate (46g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.