Our favorite and most straightforward recipe is for rhubarb and strawberry jam.
| Servings: | 9 |
| Yield: | 8 to 10 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry flavored Jell-O®
- 1 (16 ounce) package cottage cheese
- 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the gelatin mix, cottage cheese, whipped topping and pineapple. Mix together well, refrigerate until chilled and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 236 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 33 g |
| Cholesterol | 8 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 285 mg |
| Sugars | 31 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Yuck cottage cheese and crushed pineapple gave it a weird texture. I would leave that out and use 8oz sour cream ,pineapple tidbits and marshmallows.
I used: 16oz small curd cottage cheese 8oz can of crushed pineapple, drained 1 reg package of pineapple jello powder Mix well 1 12 oz container of cool whip, folded in. Delicious, cool and refreshing.
Just like mom used to make! I used Lime Jell-o.
Have made this my entire adult life. In our family we have always called it Pink Salad. Always a family favorite !
I make it with lime Jell-o and the crushed pineapple. It is so yummy! I remember my mom fed this to my brother when he had his wisdome teeth removed to give him some extra protein. He hates cottage cheese but had no idea he was eating it!
I thought this was delicious. The recipe didn’t state to use fresh strawberries but they’re a great addition. I make something similar: 1 large can of crushed pineapple, 1 24 oz. cottage cheese, 1 small box pudding mix, and 2 8oz. containers whipped topping. I use Pistachio pudding mix but you can use any. To koolaidemomstaci: The recipe doesn’t say to make the jello before adding.
I followed the directions exactly – not good.
Good salad. I used orange jello this time.
I was so excited to try this dessert and hyped it up and no one liked it because of the weird texture
I used only one strawberry jello, 2 things of cottage cheese, diced mangos and cut up strawberries. Love it!!!
Yummy! I only added one package of jello.
Made it in 3 minutes! Need I say more? Tastes delicious!
This was great! I had something very similar (if not the same thing) when I was younger, so it was great to find this recipe on here. It was very easy to make. I also like that really the only flavour is the gelatin, so you can easily make this into flavours other than strawberry. I would caution you to eat it quickly, as the cottage cheese tends to water down as cottage cheese does. But even a week later it was still very good – just be to sure to stir it altogether again!
My family really likes this recepie which is similar to one I make with Mandarin Oranges.
I have made this for years. I mix Jello powder with pineapple then-add other fruit. I prefer orange Jello and mandarin oranges. Then when add cottage cheese and Cool Whip. We like it with pecans. It is a treat that we never have leftovers that go uneaten. We especially like it with ham.
My grandmother made this recipe with one little change. Her recipe calls for mixing the powdered jello with the pineapple and heating to a boil to infuse the jello flavor with the pineapple. Then letting that mixture cool to room temp before adding cottage cheese and cool whip. You don’t want to refrigerate the pineapple/jello mixture to cool because it will set up quickly.
I make this all the time, family recipe for years but use a large box of jello and only 3 cups of water for the jello not 4, nor do I drain the pineapple, that makes up for the 4th cup of water and makes it so much better. I also add pecan chips.
Easy and delicious! I used sugar free orange Jello and it was great.
I really liked this. I made it the first time exactly as stated above. It was GOOD! A little too sweet for me (husband really liked it). The second time -I only used 1 (3oz) box of jello. It was not as sweet and also used lowfat cottage cheese and light whipped cream. Liked the taste ALOT better by changing it up a bit made it a little lighter in fat and calories–which I like alot. I made it as a light cold dessert on a hot summer night. If you do not like cottage cheese by itself –you will not like this. I liked this one much better than the buttermilk salad.
The best!!! Light and delicious!!!
YUM YUM!! I made this recipe with sugar-free strawberry Jello and low-fat cottage cheese, and it was still delicious. The pineapple adds a great tang as well. I am definitely in the “camp” where you just add the dry gelatin to the cottage cheese and mix it in…honestly I don’t understand why some people make the Jello first? It seems to me that you would then have unpleasant little chunks of Jello in your “fIuff”. Anyway, I am adding this to my permanent recipe collection 🙂