Cherry Fruit Salad
1 - 16 ounce can crushed pineapple
8 ounces non-dairy whipped topping
21 ounces cherry pie filling or topping
1/2 cup or more cottage cheese
8 ounce strawberry or cherry yogurt
Mix all the above ingredients and serve.
Holiday Green Salad
(My Grandmother made this all the time. It is so delicious!)
1 - 6 ounce package or 2 - 3 ounce package lime flavored
gelatin or other flavor (regular or sugar - free flavored gelatin)
2 - 15 ounce cans pears or 1 - 29 ounce can pears (natural
fruit juices or light fruits)
1 - 8 ounce cream cheese (regular or light)
8 ounces non-dairy whipped topping (regular or light)
2 cups liquid (pear juice and water)
Boil liquid. Stir in jello into the liquid until dissolved. Puree pears in blender. Add cream cheese and blend until smooth. Add most of the flavored gelatin mixture. Blend on the puree setting until smooth. Add the rest of the liquid and puree. Put mixture from blender into bowl and add non-dairy whipped topping. Stir until smooth. Pour into 9 x 13 inche pan. Let set over night or make early in the morning for dinner. Cut into squares and serve.
Orange Salad
(Another variation for the above recipe)
Substitute peaches for pears and use orange or peach gelatin
instead of lime.
Gelatin Salad
1 - 6 ounce package package raspberry flavored gelatin
or other flavor; according to season (regular or sugar-free flavored gelatin)
1 - 12 ounce can frozen raspberries, strawberries, mandarin
oranges, or other fruits (natural fruit juices or light fruits)
1 - 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
1 pint sour cream (regular or sour cream substitutes)
2 cups boiling water
Dissolve flavored gelatin in boiling water. Add
frozen berries, or other fruits and thaw them in flavored gelatin.
Add pineapple. Pour half flavored gelatin mixture into 8x8 pan and
place in refrigerator until set. Spread sour cream over the set flavored
gelatin and then add the remainder of the flavored gelatin mixture on top
of the sour cream. Let the flavored gelatin finish setting. Cut
into squares and serve. Use the flavor of flavored gelatin that is
best for the season.
Pistachio Fruit Salad
1 - 3.4 ounce package pistachio instant pudding mix
1 - 12 or 16 ounces non-dairy whipped topping (regular or
light)
1 - 16 ounce can fruit cocktail or other fruits (natural
fruit juices or light fruits)
1 - 16 ounce can crushed pineapple
1 package small marshmallows
Mix ingredients together. Chill. (Marshmallows are softer if chilled overnight or for a long period of time.) You can make smaller or larger by deleting or adding non-dairy whipped topping, fruit, and marshmallows.
* Note: You can use all kinds of fruit - peaches, pears,
etc. or you can just use the fruit cocktail. Be creative.
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