Patriotic Gelatin Fruit Salad Recipes

PATRIOTIC GELATIN SALAD

Steps:

• In four separate bowls, dissolve each package of gelatin into 1 cup boiling water.
• Add ½ cup cold water to each and stir.
• Pour one bowl of blue gelatin into an oiled 10-inch fluted tube pan.
• Chill until almost set (about 30 minutes).
• Set other 3 bowls of gelatin aside at room temperature.
• Combine unflavored gelatin in remaining ½ cup cold water; let stand 5 minutes.
• Heat milk in saucepan over medium heat (just below boiling).
• Stir in softened unflavored gelatin and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
• When blue gelatin in pan is almost set, carefully spoon in 1 ½ cups of the sour cream mixture over blue layer.
• Chill until almost set (about 30 minutes).
• Carefully spoon 1 bowl of red gelatin over cream layer.
• Chill until almost set (about 30 minutes).
• Repeat process, adding layers of blue gelatin, cream mixture, and strawberry gelatin, chilling for at least 30 minutes between each.
• Chill several hours or over night before serving.

PATRIOTIC JELLO FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• FIRST LAYER:.
• Dissolve grape or blueberry Jello in boiling water.
• Add drained blueberries.
• Pour in mold sprayed lightly with Pam and chill until set.
• SECOND LAYER.
• Dissolve lemon Jello in boiling water and refrigerate until just cool.
• Beat together whipping cream and cream cheese until well blended.
• Mix in cooled Jello and pour over first layer and chlll until set.
• THIRD LAYER.
• Prepare cherry Jello and pour over second layer and chill until set.
• Unmold by running knife around edges of mold or rinsing bottom of mold with hot water if it does not unmold easily.
• Decorate with a few paper mini-flags on toothpicks in Jello to make the salad even more patriotic!

GRANDMA'S GELATIN FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 1 cup water and lemon gelatin. Add 1 cup ice cubes, stirring until melted. Stir in pineapple. Pour into a 13x9-in. dish coated with cooking spray; refrigerate until set but not firm., Repeat with the orange gelatin, remaining water and ice. Stir in marshmallows. Pour over lemon layer; refrigerate until firm. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in reserved pineapple juice until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat., Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; stir in butter. Cool to room temperature without stirring. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until chilled., Arrange bananas over gelatin. Stir whipped topping into dressing. Spread over bananas. Sprinkle with cheese.

PATRIOTIC FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Up to a day in advance, rinse and slice the strawberries, and prepare the blueberries by rinsing and picking over for stems.
• Right before serving, peel and slice the bananas into large bites and place in a medium bowl, and gently fold together with the strawberries and blueberries.
• Save a few extra blueberries to sprinkle on the top for an added pop of color.
• If you happen to have leftovers, store them in the fridge as soon as possible to avoid spoiling. Leftovers can be kept two to three days.

CREAMY BLUEBERRY GELATIN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Cool for 10 minutes. Stir in pie filling and pineapple until blended. Transfer to a 13x9-in. dish. Cover and refrigerate until partially set, about 1 hour. , For topping, in a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Carefully spread over gelatin; sprinkle with walnuts. Cover and refrigerate until firm.

PATRIOTIC GELATIN FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• 1. The day before making the fruit gelatin, put the frozen whipped topping in the refrigerator to thaw. Also, put the cherry pie filling and the trifle bowl in the refrigerator to chill.
• 2. An hour before making the recipe, set the cream cheese out on the counter to reach room temperature.
• 3. Make the blueberry gelatin as directed on the package except use 2 cups of boiling water and only 1 cup of cold water. Place the mixture in the refrigerator.
• 4. Save a few blueberries for garnish. When the blueberry gelatin just beginning to congeal (consistency of egg white), stir in the rest of the fresh blueberries. Pour the blueberry mixture into the trifle bowl. Place it in the refrigerator to set.
• 5. In the bowl of your stand mixer beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Turn the mixer to low speed and gently add 8 ounces of frozen whipped topping. Don't over mix. Add the powdered sugar and lemon juice.
• 6. Scoop the mixture into the trifle bowl on top of the blueberry layer when it has set. Refrigerate until firm.
• 7. Once the cream cheese layer is firm, begin making the next layer.
• 8. Make the strawberry gelatin using 2 cups of boiling water and only 1 cup of cold water. Chill until it begins to congeal. Then, stir in all the contents of the cherry pie filling.
• 9. Gently pour this mixture on top of the cream cheese layer.
• 10. Once the cherry/strawberry layer is firm, top it with the rest of the whipped topping. Garnish with the reserved blueberries. Keep cold until serving. Cherries and strawberries would also be excellent garnish!
• 11. This recipe is good for 2-3 days in the refrigerator. It is a good idea to make it the day ahead of service.