Tuesday, March 18, 2014

#3075 - Orange Pineapple Salad

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

1 - 20oz. can Dole crushed pineapple (drained but save 1/2 cup of the juice)
1 - 11oz. can mandarin oranges (drained but save 1/2 cup of the juice)
2 - 3oz. boxes orange Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
3/4 cup mini marshmallows
1/2 cup white sugar
4 TBSP flour
2 TBSP butter
1 beaten egg
1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)

In a bowl add both boxes of orange Jell-O powder and the boiling water--whisk until dissolved. Add the drained crushed pineapple, mandarin oranges and mini marshmallows--stir. Pour the mixture into a serving dish--refrigerate until cold and set. In a saucepan (not on heat yet) add white sugar and flour--stir. Add 1/2 cup of pineapple juice and 1/2 cup mandarin orange juice--stir well. Add butter and beaten egg--stir. Turn heat to medium--cook/stir until mixture is thickened. Cool to room temperature, then add the Cool Whip--stir well. Pour the whole Cool Whip mixture over the cold Jell-O mixture. Refrigerate until cold.

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