Fruit Mold Recipes

FROZEN FRUIT MOLDS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Place a mint leaf in each of 12 jumbo muffin cups; top each with a banana slice. Divide the pineapple, grapes, grapefruit, cherries and remaining bananas among muffin cups., In a small bowl, combine the pineapple juice, lime juice and reserved juice. Pour 1/4 cup into each muffin cup. Cover and freeze for 3 hours or until firm. Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before serving. Invert onto a baking sheet.

CRANBERRY FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve gelatins in boiling water. Gently stir in ginger ale. Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 1-1/2 hours. Stir in grapes and oranges. Transfer to a 5-cup mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate until firm. Invert onto a serving plate.

FESTIVE FRUIT GELATIN MOLD

Steps:

• Prepare the gelatin mix according to the package instructions, using the seltzer in place of the cold water. Allow to cool for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place a mandarin followed by a blackberry in the grooves of a 2.1-quart fluted bundt pan. Repeat to form a circle. Pour in just enough of the gelatin to cover the fruit (about 1 1/2 cups). Chill until set, about 1 1/2 hours, leaving the remainder of the gelatin mix on the counter.
• Sprinkle the blueberries in an even layer over the firm gelatin. Cover with the remaining mandarin oranges. Top with the remaining blackberries. Pour the remaining gelatin mixture over the fruit. Chill until firm, at least 8 hours and up to overnight.
• When ready to serve, place the gelatin mold in a bowl of warm water for 2 minutes to loosen. Invert onto a circular serving platter. Fill the center of the mold with fresh berries to serve.

CREAMY FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese and gelatin. Add water, stir until gelatin is dissolved. Refrigerate until thickened, about 1 hour, stirring frequently. Add mayonnaise; whisk until smooth. Stir in fruit and pecans. Pour into a 1-qt. mold that has been coated with cooking spray. Chill until firm. Unmold onto a serving platter.

FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• Dissolve Jello in hot juice.
• Stir in the lemon juice, cold ginger ale and fruit.
• Pour into mold.
• Refrigerate till firm.
• Unmold and fill center with fresh fruit.

CRANBERRY FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• Dissolve both jellos with the boiling water in a large bowl. Gently stir in ginger-ale.
• Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 1 1/2 hours. Stir in grapes amd oranges. Transfer to a five cup mold that has been coated with non stick cooking spray. DO NOT USE A FLAVORED COOKING SPRAY or your mold will taste like that spray. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
• Invert onto a serving plate.
• Garnish with extra raspberries, mint sprigs.

JELL-O® WITH FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 1-1/4 hours or until slightly thickened. Remove 1-1/2 cups of the gelatin; let stand at room temperature.
• Stir fruit into remaining gelatin. Spoon into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 15 min. or until set but not firm. (Gelatin should stick to finger when touched and should mound.)
• Add COOL WHIP to reserved gelatin; stir with whisk until well blended. Spoon over gelatin layer in mold. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold just before serving.