Cherry Salad Supreme

The first layer

The top layer barely fitting in my dish.

A side view of the layers after setting.

I know, this isn't a handwritten recipe. My thought in choosing to make it, is that someone still had to take the time to type it all out on an index card. Plus, I haven't made anything Jell-O based yet. It was time. Although I wanted to make this during the summer. The reason being that no one in my family is a fan of Jell-O. I, myself, am not a huge fan but I'll eat it if I have to. As long as it doesn't have that nasty hard layer at the bottom. Yuck! haha! 

Honestly, I kind of liked how this turned out. The husband said it wasn't bad and the boy only liked the top layer because it wasn't as Jell-Oy, if that makes sense. I don't think the girl has tried it yet. I think the only thing I would personally change is to add toasted pecans on top instead of raw walnuts. I'm from Texas. We love our pecans. And it's pronounced Puh-cons! Let me know in the comments how you pronounce it and do you prefer pecans or walnuts?

Here's my interpretation of the recipe:

Cherry Salad Supreme

1 - 3oz pkg Raspberry Jello

1 - 3oz pkg Lemon Jello

1 - 21oz can Cherry Pie Filling

1 - 3oz pkg cream cheese*

1/3 cup Mayonnaise

½ cup Whipping Cream

1 - 8¾ oz can Crushed Pineapple*

2 Tbs Chopped Walnuts

1 cup Small Marshmallows

Dissolve raspberry gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. Stir in pie filling. Turn into 9"x9"* dish. Chill until partially set. Dissolve lemon gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. Beat together cream cheese and mayonnaise. Gradually add lemon gelatin. Stir in undrained pineapple. Whip ½ cup whipping cream. Fold into lemon jello mixture with 1 cup tiny marshmallows. Spread atop the cherry layer. Top with nuts. Chill until set.

*I had to cut 3oz off of an 8oz block of cream cheese.

*I measured out 8¾ oz of pineapple with a kitchen scale.

*I didn't have a 9x9 inch dish, I thought the one I have was 9x9. Mine was 8x8 and it barely fit!

 

I hope you enjoy and give this recipe a second chance in your kitchen too.