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Jello with Fruit Cocktail

Course: Salads - Fruit & Jello

Ingredients

  • 1 3-Ounce Package Jello
  • 1 15-Ounce Can Fruit Cocktail Drained & Liquid Reserved
  • Maraschino Cherries Halved or Quartered, Optional
  • Water to Make 1 3/4 Cup Liquid

Old-Fashioned Additions:

  • Banana Sliced & Quartered
  • Mini Marshmallows

Instructions

  • Place Jello powder in a 1-quart bowl.
  • In a small saucepan, heat 1 cup water to boiling. Pour the boiling water over the Jello and stir until completely dissolved.
  • Add water to reserved fruit cocktail liquid to make 3/4 cup. Stir into Jello along with fruit cocktail.
  • Note: These days the fruit cocktail contains very few cherries. If desired, add extra maraschino cherries to the fruit cocktail.
  • Refrigerate until partially set (consistency of egg whites, approximately 2 hours) and stir to evenly distribute the fruit throughout the Jello.
  • Continue to refrigerate until completely set.
  • Recipe may be doubled using the larger, 6-ounce packages of Jello.

Additional Options:

  • For an old-fashioned flavor, you can also add some banana and/or mini marshmallows to the mix.
  • You can add other fresh or canned fruits as well. Canned mandarin slices go well in orange Jello.
  • However, do not use fresh or frozen pineapple, kiwi, mango, papaya, guava or figs as they contain enzymes that will break down the Jello and cause it not to set.