I grew up with dinner Jell-O (or commonly referred to as Jell-O salad). I didn’t know it was a strange thing until I grew up! Of course now I live in UT where it’s a “little” more common.
Jell-O Salad’s aren’t salad, but they aren’t dessert either… They are a delicious light treat, that my kids love and ask for all the time. My Brother in Law fell in love with this recipe when he married my sister and he can finish off an entire pan himself! I enjoy eating pieces of it the next day for treats though out the day, breakfast, lunch dinner
Lime Dinner Jell-O
8oz cream cheese
Lrg can of pears (or two small cans)
1/2 C water
Lrg lime Jell-O packet
8 oz Cool Whip or Fresh Whipped Cream
Open the Pear cans and drain the juice into a microwave safe container. Boil pear juice in microwave (2-3 mins)
add Jell-O mix, and stir till dissolved
Add 1/2 C water (I add 1/2 C in ice cups) let cool.
Put the cream cheese and pears in the blender
Add the cooled jell-o/juice
blend it until its smooth
pour into glass pan (9*13).
Now grab your Cool Whip or whipped cream, and give it a good stir.
plop on the cream in blobs onto the jell-O mixture
Stir in the cream as much or as little as you like. It’s kind of fun getting a chunk of the cool whip/cream in your serving, as a child we all felt like a winner if we got the biggest blog! I’ll often stir in the full 8 oz smooth, then add extra whipped cream for small chunks!
Let set in fridge overnight! And serve!
We serve them in squares, and as children my sisters and I couldn’t just eat them, we’d use our forks to cut away jell-o to create shapes! My favorite was always a house… As a mom I watch my kids do the same thing- it’s the one time it’s okay to play with their food!
So did you grow up with Dinner Jell-O Salad? Never tried it? Will you?
8oz cream cheese
Lrg can of pears (or two small cans)
1/2 C water
Lrg lime Jell-O packet
8 oz Cool Whip or fresh whipped cream
Open the Pear cans and drain the juice into a microwave safe container. Boil pear juice in microwave (2-3 mins). Add Jell-O mix, and stir till dissolved, add 1/2 C water (I add 1/2 C in ice cups) let cool. Put the cream cheese and pears in the blender. Add the cooled jell-o/juice and blend it until its smooth than pour into glass pan (9*13).
plop on the whipped cream in blobs onto the jell-O mixture. Stir in the cool whip/whipped cream as much or as little as you like. It’s kind of fun getting a chunk of the cool whip in your serving, as a child we all felt like a winner if we got the biggest blog! I’ll often stir in the full 8 oz smooth, then add extra WHIP CREAM for small chunks!
Let set in fridge overnight! And serve!
Ashlee
I got this recipe from a college roommate, and have loved it ever since. It really is yummy!
I KNEW some people would already have it! I grew up with it all the time, when my sister introduced it to my BIL he fell in love and used to make and eat an entire pan for himself!
This is so great! Thanks for sharing. My mom makes something similar to this all the time. We call is green crap. Dunno why. It is made with french vanilla ice cream, lime jello and fruit cocktail. I think that’s all. Every time there is a pot luck or holiday mom makes it and is always asked for the recipe. Key note most kids won’t eat it cause it’s green. Once they try it they are in love! too funny! I can’t wait to try this version. Thanks again!
HA! my mom hates the word Crap so that wouldn’t fly at our house! It’s such a pretty green too! I’m not a fan of fruit in my jello, but this ground up pear version is totally tasty for some reason! I hope your kids like it as much as mine do!
This looks amazing!! Seriously. I may have to make this later his week. Lol.
It’s simple and tasty, my kids LOVE it! It’s good for bribing them to eat other foods too!