Name: Sweetheart Jell-O Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin -; 1/4 cup cold water -; 1/2 cup sugar -; 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained -; 2 tablespoons lemon juice -; 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice -; 6 ounces cream cheese, softened -; 12 maraschino cherries, quartered -; 2 to 3 drops red food coloring, optional -; 1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed -; Lettuce leaves, optional -

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Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Sweetheart Jell-O Salad

1. 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin -

2. 1/4 cup cold water -

3. 1/2 cup sugar -

4. 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained -

5. 2 tablespoons lemon juice -

6. 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice -

7. 6 ounces cream cheese, softened -

8. 12 maraschino cherries, quartered -

9. 2 to 3 drops red food coloring, optional -

10. 1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed -

11. Lettuce leaves, optional -

How to cook deliciously - Sweetheart Jell-O Salad

1. Stage

Soften gelatin in cold water. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, bring sugar and pineapple with juice to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat. Add gelatin and stir until dissolved. Add lemon and cherry juices. Cool to lukewarm. Whisk in cream cheese until thoroughly combined. Stir in the cherries and food coloring if desired. Chill until slightly thickened. Fold in whipped topping. Pour into an oiled 13x9-in. pan or 8-1/2-cup mold; chill until firm. Serve the mold or individual squares on lettuce-lined plates if desired.