#2119 - Cherry Salad

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 - 3oz. boxes cherry Jell-O
3 cups boiling water
1 - 21oz. can cherry pie filling
1 box Jell-O vanilla instant pudding mix
1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)

In a bowl add cherry Jell-O and boiling water--stir until dissolved. Let it sit on your counter until it's slightly warm. Add pie filling--stir until mixed. Pour the mixture into an 8 x 8 glass baking dish. Refrigerate until completely set (preferably overnight). In a mixer add vanilla pudding mix and milk--beat until it starts to thicken. Remove from mixer--add Cool Whip--stir until blended. Remove baking dish from refrigerator--spread pudding mixture over the top of the cherry Jell-O mixture. Refrigerate until topping is cold.