My family has been making this congealed salad as a dessert for years.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 25 mins |
| Servings: | 9 |
Ingredients
- 1 (6 ounce) package fruit flavored Jell-O gelatin
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 32 ounces large curd cottage cheese
- 1 (15.25 ounce) can fruit cocktail, drained
- 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, drained
- 1 apple – peeled, cored, and diced
- 1 banana, peeled and sliced
- 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Prepare gelatin according to the package directions, substituting 1 cup cold water with 1 cup crushed ice. Place gelatin into the freezer until almost congealed, about 1 hour.
- Beat cream cheese in a bowl until smooth; fold into gelatin. Add cottage cheese, fruit cocktail, pineapple, oranges, apple, banana, cherries, and walnuts; mix well.
- Pour into a mold or dish and refrigerate until completely set, at least 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 501 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 62 g |
| Cholesterol | 42 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 531 mg |
| Sugars | 18 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Had a hard time “folding” cream cheese into jello. Didn’t care for flavor.
I have had this before and it is good even though it sounds kinda weird. word of warning, banana does not hold up well in this. I only use it if it is going out pretty quickly so the bananas dont turn color and get mushy. This is best if made on the day of use and refrigerated for a bit before hand