Fluffy Lime Jello

This is such a good jello!  My family loves it.  -Kristin

2 small boxes lime jello
1 (29 oz.) can pears in syrup
1 cup water
1 (8oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1 (8oz.) container Cool Whip

• Drain the juice from the pears and put in a saucepan along with the water.
• Bring to just a boil.  Turn off heat and add the jello.  Stir well till it is all dissolved.  Let it cool 5 minutes.
• In a blender, add cream cheese and pears.  Blend till smooth.
• Add the jello to blended mixture and blend until smooth.
• Put in a bowl and blend with hand beaters the Cool Whip.
• Place in a greased dish.
• Refrigerate until set.

Apricot Delight

I found this recipe in an old family cookbook. It was called Apricot Cheese Delight but I couldn't figure out the cheese part because there isn't any in the recipe. I did some searching and found that the original recipe called for cheddar cheese to be sprinkled over top. My Aunt must have decided this wasn't a great addition and dropped it from the recipe, without changing the name. I decided to try it the way she submitted it in the cookbook and change the name, my family wasn't thrilled about the idea of cheese on this, but we all loved the delicious jello recipe!-Sarah

15 oz. apricots, drained and chopped *reserve juice
20 oz. crushed pineapple, drained *reserve juice
6 oz. orange Jello
2 cups boiling water
3/4 cup mini marshmallows

• Dissolve Jello in water and add 1 cup of the reserved juice. Chill until slightly thickened.
• Fold in fruit and marshmallows. Pour into lightly greased 7x11 pan. Chill until firm and spread with fruit topping. 

fruit topping:

1/3 cup sugar

3 T. flour

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 cup reserved juice 

2 T. butter

half of 8 oz. container Cool Whip

• Combine sugar, flour, egg and juice in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until thickened, stir in butter. Cool and fold in Cool Whip.
• Spread over Jello and chill until firm. 

*The reserved fruit juice should be 2 cups total. Make note that 1 cup is used in the jello and the other cup is used in the topping.

Strawberry Rhubarb Jello

I love the flavors of strawberry and rhubarb together and love how they are used together in this jello recipe.-sarah

2 cups diced rhubarb (fresh or frozen)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 small pkg. strawberry jello
1 1/2 cups Cool Whip

• In a saucepan bring the rhubarb, sugar, and water to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered until rhubarb is soft.
• Remove from heat and stir in jello powder until dissolved. Pour into a bowl and refrigerate about 20 minutes until partially set. Fold in Cool Whip and chill until firm.

Creamy Jell-O Jigglers

I love Jell-O recipes! I found this great Jell-O cookbook at Goodwill and I want to try all the recipes! This one is so fun I can't believe I've never seen it before. I know it will become a family favorite.-Sarah

2 1/2 cups boiling water or juice
4 small or 2 large Jell-O boxes
1 cup cold milk
1 small box instant vanilla pudding

• Mix Jell-O powder with boiling water until completely dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
• Whisk pudding mix with milk until well blended, quickly pour into gelatin, whisk until incorporated. 
• Pour into lightly greased 9x13 pan. Chill until firm. 

Glass Block Jello

I love to try jello recipes and can't believe I've never seen this one. I couldn't wait to try it and the possibilities are endless! It was as fun to make as it was yummy to eat. You could use any combination of colors, I chose red, orange, green and blue. Red and green would be so fun at Christmas. I found this recipe on ourbestbites.com.-Sarah

4, 3 oz. pkg's Jello

2 pkg's unflavored gelatin

14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk

• Grease 4 containers with cooking spray.
• Combine each Jello pkg. with 1 cup boiling water and stir until well combined. Pour each pkg. into sprayed containers. Refrigerate until firm.
• Bring 1 1/2 cups water to boil. In a small bowl sprinkle unflavored gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water and let stand for 4 minutes. Pour the boiling water over the gelatin and stir to combine. Stir in the sweetened condensed milk until well mixed. Allow to come to room temperature.
• Cut the colored jello into cubes. Layer cubes in a greased 9x13 pan and pour white jello over. Refrigerate till completely set.

Apple Snicker Salad

All I have to say is that whoever came up with this awesome combination is awesome! This stuff is great...pretty much healthy too, right???...it's got apples :) -Kristin

8 oz. container Cool Whip

20 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
3 Granny Smith apples, diced
3 Snicker bars, diced
1/2 c chopped peanuts

• Mix all together.

Applesauce Raspberry Jello

This jello is so good and refreshing. I love that there is applesauce in there and the raspberries compliment it very well. -Kristin

6 oz. strawberry jello
1 1/2 c. boiling water
2 c. applesauce
2 c. frozen raspberries

• Mix jello into boiling water.
• Stir in applesauce.
• Stir in raspberries.
• Refrigerate till firm.

Sunshine Jello Salad

Kristin and I have been working on the topping for this recipe and this is the final result. It's so yummy. The juice gives the Jello such a great flavor.-Sarah

6 oz. orange Jello
2 cups boiling water
6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate
20 oz. pineapple tidbits, drained and juice reserved
small can mandarin oranges, drained and juice reserved
1 cup of reserved juice

1 box instant lemon pudding
1 cup milk
4 oz. Cool Whip (1/2 of 8 oz. tub)

• Mix Jello with boiling water, stirring until completely dissolved.
• Stir in orange juice concentrate, juice and fruit.
• Pour into 9x13 pan and chill until set.
• Mix pudding and milk and fold in Cool whip. Spread over Jello.

Orange Delight

This is one of my favorite jello recipes. -Kristin

1 c. mandarin oranges
1 large container of cool whip
1 c. cottage cheese
1 small package orange jello
1 c. boiling water

• Mix the jello into the boiling water.
• Mix in the rest of the ingredients and place in an 8x8 casserole dish and refrigerate until set.

Strawberry Pretel Salad

This is something that my Mom used to make, but it was a big tradition for my husband's family. My mother-in-law makes this every year for the Holiday's. She makes hers with raspberry Jell-O and frozen raspberries, instead of strawberry. Both ways are awesome! -Sarah

6 oz. strawberry Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
2, 10 oz. packages frozen strawberries
-Dissolve Jell-O in water and strawberries, stir until melted. Chill until slightly thickened.

2 1/2 cups crushed pretzels
3 T. brown sugar
3/4 cup melted butter
-Melt butter and brown sugar, mix with pretzels. Pat into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees about 5 minutes. Cool.

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar
8 oz. Cool Whip
-Beat cream cheese until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar and Cool Whip.
-Spread over cooled pretzel crust and top with thickened Jell-O mixture.
-Refrigerate until firm.

Grandma's Cranberry Jell-O Salad

This is something my Grandma has been making since the beginning of time! I introduced this special dish to Kristin and her family and they love it too. It wouldn't be Fanksgiving without it! -Sarah

1 can jellied cranberry sauce
1/2 can crushed pineapple
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
2 T. chopped walnuts
1 small package raspberry Jell-O (made according to package directions)
1 1/4 t. (1/2 package) unflavored gelatin (with a little water stirred in)

• Make raspberry Jell-O. While hot, stir in unflavored gelatin.
• Mash cranberry sauce well, add to hot Jell-O mixture.
• Stir in remaining ingredients, refrigerate till set.

Pistachio Pudding Fluff

I LOVE this stuff! I could eat the whole thing myself! -Sarah

20 oz. crushed pineapple
1 small box pistachio pudding mix (instant)
8 oz. Cool Whip
1/2 package mini marshmallows

• Mix dry pudding package with pineapple. Stir until dissolved.
• Fold Cool Whip and marshmallows into pudding mixture.
• Refrigerate.

Rainbow Ribbon Mold

This takes some time to put together, but it's worth it! -Sarah

5 packages (3 oz. each) Jell-O, different flavors
6 1/4 cup boiling water
1 cup sour cream

-Dissolve 1 package Jell-O in 1 1/4 cup boiling water.
-Pour 3/4 cup into greased mold or 8x8 pan. Chill until set, but not firm, about 15 minutes.
-Chill remaining Jell-O in a bowl; gradually blend in 3 T. sour cream.
-Spoon Jell-O with sour cream over Jell-O in pan.
-Chill until set, but not firm, about 15 minutes.
Repeat with each flavor
Chill whole thing at least 2 hours

Glazed Fruit

This is a recipe from my husband's Aunt Jan. It's a fruit salad with a yummy glaze! -Sarah

1 large can pineapple chunks
2 large cans of mandarin oranges
1, 3 oz. package vanilla pudding (cook and serve)

• Drain fruit, reserving juice in a small saucepan. Add dry pudding mix and cook, stirring slowly until mixture is thickened. Cool.
• Add oranges and pineapple to glaze. Refrigerate overnight.
• Before serving add additional fruit. I usually use canned peaches, canned pears, grapes, strawberries and bananas.

Pear Lime Salad

This is so good and refreshing. -Sarah

My husband says this is the best jello he has ever had! -Kristin

6 oz. lime Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
1 3/4 cup cold water
29 oz. can pear halves, drained and chopped

3 oz. package lime Jell-O
1 cup boiling water
2/3 cup cold water
8 oz. cream cheese
8 oz. Cool Whip

• Dissolve 6 oz. Jell-O in 2 cups boiling water. Add cold water and two-thirds of diced pears.
• Refrigerate until partially set, stirring to distribute pears. Let set in greased 9x13 pan.
• Dissolve 3 oz. Jell-O in 1 cup boiling water, add cold water. Put in blender with cream cheese, blend. Pour into bowl and refrigerate until partially set. Fold in Cool Whip and remaining pears.
• Spread over set Jell-O.
• Refrigerate until firm.

Hot Fruit

This was one of the dishes for a winter wedding reception that I catered. The snow was really coming down when everyone arrived to eat, and this warm fruit dish was quickly gone. I've made it many times for my family since and we all love it. -Sarah

1 small jar chunky applesauce
1 can sliced peaches
1 can pineapple chunks
1 can apricots
1 can sliced pears
1 can Mandarin oranges
1 can cherry pie filling

1/2 cup brown sugar
1 t. cinnamon

• Drain all fruits well.
• Beginning with apple sauce layer in order listed in a 9x13 pan. Ending with cherry pie filling.
• Combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over top.
• Bake at 325 for 1 hour. Stir and serve.

*This is very forgiving, if you want to leave a fruit out or substitute a fruit it will turn out awesome!

7 Up Jello Salad

This is an awesome jello salad recipe...I love this stuff! -Kristin

JELLO:
1 large lemon jello
2 c. boiling water
2 c. 7-UP
20 oz. crushed pineapple, drained and reserved juice
1 c. mini-marshmallows
2-3 cut up bananas

TOPPING:
1/2 c. sugar
2 T. flour
1 c. of the reserved pineapple juice, if not enough add water to make a cup
1 egg

• Mix jello and boiling water.
• Then stir in 7-UP.
• Stir in crushed pineapple, mini marshmallows and bananas.
• Place in 9x13 dish and refrigerate overnight.
• Cook and thicken the topping ingredients and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day mix topping with 8 oz. cool whip and put on top of jello.
• Chill till ready to serve.

Double Decker Finger Jello

This stuff is good, and it looks so cool! -Kristin

3 envelopes Knox (unflavored) gelatin
3 small packages Jello
2 1/2 cups boiling water
1 c. heavy cream

• Combine Knox and jello.
• Add boiling water and stir to dissolve.
• Stir in cream and then pour into 9x9 glass baking dish.
• Refrigerate till set. It looks cool when it is set, the cream forms a lighter layer on the top and then the color of the jello on the bottom.

Creamy Fruit Salad

This is a simple, fast and yummy fruit salad that finishes any meal well. I got this recipe years ago from my sister-in-law. -Kristin

11 oz. can mandarin oranges, drained
29 oz. can sliced peaches, drained
20 oz. can pineapple chunks, drained
1 cup mini marshmallows
4 oz. softened cream cheese
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup sugar

• Combine all the fruit and the marshmallows in a bowl.
• Beat together the cream cheese, yogurt and sugar till smooth.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over the fruit and toss to coat.
• Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.

Pineapple Picnic Fruit Salad

This is a fantastic salad to bring just about anywhere at anytime of the year. This is a recipe from my husbands side of the family. It is always at a family get together. -Kristin

20 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice
8 oz. softened cream cheese
1 package instant vanilla pudding
20 oz. pineapple chunks, drained
2 small cans tropical fruit, drained
2 large cans mandarin oranges, drained
8 oz. cool whip, thawed
1 c. marshmallows, optional

• Beat together the crushed pineapple and cream cheese.
• Then beat in the dry pudding mix.
• Stir in the pineapple, tropical, and the mandarins.
• Stir in cool whip and then the marshmallows.