THe Best jello ever! Easy to make and only takes two hours start to table.
Ingredients
1large, 6 oz box strawberry, raspberry or cherry Jello
2cupsboiling water
1- 21ozcan cherry pie filling, low sugar or regular
1- 20ozcan crushed pineapple, not drained
2cupsheavy whipping cream*
1cupmilk
1small, 3.4 oz box instant vanilla pudding
Instructions
Boil the water. While water is heating up, pour the large box of Jello into a 9×13 pan.
Pour the 2 cups of boiling water over the jello in the dish. Using a whisk, slowly mix the jello and water together until all of the Jello is dissolved. Make sure to scrape up all of the Jello off the bottom of the dish.
Pour the contents of the can of pineapple and the can of cherry pie filling into the pan with the Jello and water. Mix with large spoon.
Place pan into refrigerator. Let set up for about 2 hours. It’s usually set after 1- 1 1/2 hours.
Whip the cream in a large bowl until stiff, set aside. In another bowl, whisk together 1 cup of milk and the box of pudding. Fold the pudding mixture into the whipped cream. Spread the whipped cream mixture over the set-up Jello mixture in the pan. Serve immediately, or return to fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
You may sub any flavor of Jello. I’ve used anything from Strawberry to Cherry. Anything red works.
I’ve never tried using sugarless Jello or sugarless pudding in this recipe. Leave a comment if you experiment.
This may be made up to three days before serving. Store in refrigerator covered tightly with plastic wrap or foil.
*The original recipe calls for Cool Whip. A medium size container works. I’m not a fan of Cool Whip. And since I’m not a huge Jello fan either, I use real whipped cream and it improves the dish in a big way. If after reading this you still want to use Cool Whip-mix the pudding in a bowl with 1 cup of milk. Then fold in the Cool Whip.