Wednesday, February 10, 2010

#1578 - Pineapple Jell-O Salad

(by Shirley Ross - friend)

1 - 3oz. box orange Jell-O
1 - 3oz. box pineapple Jell-O
1 - 16oz to 20oz. can Dole crushed pineapple (drained--save the juice)
1 cup mini marshmallows
2 bananas (peeled and sliced into coin shaped pieces)
Topping: 1/2 cup of the pineapple juice; 1/2 cup white sugar; 2 TBSP flour; 1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened and cubed); 1 envelope Dream Whip (made according to envelope directions)

Mix both boxes of Jell-O in the same bowl using package directions--let it cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until it starts to gel. Remove from refrigerator--add drained crushed pineapple, mini marshmallows--stir. Pour the whole mixture into a 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Refrigerate. In a saucepan over medium heat add pineapple juice, white sugar and flour--cook and stir until boiling, then cook and stir until it thickens. Remove from heat--add cubed cream cheese--stir until cream cheese is dissolved. Prepare Dream Whip according to envelope directions. When cream cheese mixture is cooled to room temperature, add the Dream Whip--stir. Remove baking dish from refrigerator--place banana slices on top, then spread the cream cheese mixture all over the top. Refrigerate until cold.

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