Cream Cheese Mold Recipes

CRANBERRY-CREAM CHEESE MOLD

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in medium bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water and cinnamon. Remove 1 cup of the gelatin; set aside at room temperature. Refrigerate remaining gelatin 1-1/2 hours or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression).
• Add apples and cranberry sauce to thickened gelatin; stir gently. Spoon into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 30 min. or until gelatin is set but not firm. (Gelatin should stick to finger when touched and should mound.) Place cream cheese in another medium bowl. Gradually add reserved 1 cup gelatin, beating with wire whisk until well blended. Pour over gelatin layer in mold.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold onto serving plate. Store leftovers in refrigerator.

AMBROSIA CREAM CHEESE MOLD

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute.
• Drain pineapple, and reserve juice; add enough water to juice to make 1 cup. Place juice in a 2-quart saucepan, heat to boiling; add gelatin mixture, stir until gelatin dissolves. remove from heat, stir in sugar, lemon juice and cream cheese, using a wire whisk to blend. Chill until consistency of unbeaten egg white, fold in pineapple chunks, orange, pecans and coconut.
• Spoon mixture into a lightly oiled 1-quart mold; cover and chill until firm. Unmold on lettuce, garnish with lemon slices.

LAYERED PEAR-CREAM CHEESE MOLD

Steps:

• Drain pears, reserving liquid. Add enough water to liquid to measure 1-1/2 cups; bring to boil in small saucepan. Chop pears; set aside.
• Stir boiling liquid into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in cold ginger ale and lemon juice. Pour 1 cup of the gelatin into 5-cup mold. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until slightly thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression). Arrange some of the pears in mold, pushing into gelatin in mold.
• Meanwhile, gradually add remaining gelatin to cream cheese in large bowl, mixing with wire whisk until well blended. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites). Stir in remaining pears and pecans. Spoon over gelatin layer in mold.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold. Store leftover gelatin mold in refrigerator.

PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE JELLO MOLD

Steps:

• Start jello according to the box.
• Reduce the 2nd half of the water by the amount of pineapple juice was in the can.
• Blend all in the food processor.
• Set in mold.
• Unmold and plate before serving.
• Be ready for there to be settling of the ingredients, that's part of the fun.

PEAR & CREAM CHEESE MOLD

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin and salt in boiling water. Stir in lemon juice.Drain pears,reserving syrup.Measure syrup,add enough cold water to make 1 1/2 cups and stir into gelatin.Pour half the gelatin into bowl and chill until thickened. Dice pears and fold into thickened gelatin and spoon mixture into 1 1/2 quart mold. Chill until set,but not firm. Meanwhile,chill remaining half of gelatin mixture until slightly thickened.Soften cream cheese in large bowl.Gradually blend in slightly thicken gelatin and ginger,beating with a hand mixer until fluffy and thickened.Stir in nuts.Spoon over set gelatin in mold and chill until firm. Unmold and garnish with salad greens,optional.

CRAB APPETIZER MOLD

Steps:

• In a small microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 20 seconds. Stir; let stand for 1 minute or until gelatin is completely dissolved., In a large saucepan, combine the soup, cream cheese, mayonnaise and gelatin. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in the crab, celery and onions., Transfer to a 5-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Unmold onto a serving platter; serve with crackers. ,