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Mom's Secret Cherry JELL-O® Salad
Scott09
"My mom always makes this for Thanksgiving and all of my siblings have carried on the tradition. The secret is in the topping."
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Ingredients
4 h 25 m servings 430 calsOriginal recipe yields 8 servings
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- Dissolve gelatin completely in 2 cups hot water and pour into desired mold. Mix crushed pineapple, bananas, and 1 1/2 cup cold water into gelatin mixture; top with miniature marshmallows. Chill until firm.
- Whisk reserved pineapple juice, sugar, flour, and egg in a saucepan over low heat and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture almost comes to a simmer and becomes thick, about 5 minutes. Mix cream cheese into sauce, transfer to a large bowl, and cool to room temperature. Stir whipped topping into cream cheese mixture. Spread over gelatin. Chill thoroughly before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 430 calories; 17.7 g fat; 65.3 g carbohydrates; 6 g protein; 54 mg cholesterol; 206 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
3/29/2013
Nice, only change was to use blueberries instead of bananas. It is pretty too.
Most helpful critical review
6/27/2013
No different that jello with fruit in it. Topping ok. Just not special.
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3/29/2013
Nice, only change was to use blueberries instead of bananas. It is pretty too.
11/13/2012
you gotta try this recipe! Cheap and easy it will definitely be a regular dish in my home!
11/28/2013
This was easy and just enough of a difference to your standard jello with fruit that it really stood out and got rave reviews. By no means a gourmet or exotic side or dessert, but a tasty, easy,...
4/10/2013
Delicious, easy, and you can be a little flexible with the fruits you add and flavor of jello you. It's true - the secret is that yummy frosting!
2/1/2015
Instead of bananas I used a can of cherry pie filling. The combo of cherries and jello and pineapples was delicious.The frosting on top was definitely the secret. This recipe is going to my reci...
12/19/2015
This is Soooo good! We substituted tropical flavored jello for the cherry and it was amazing.