Lemon Mandarin Orange Jello Salad

What is Jello Salad?

Jello salad (also called gelatin salad, jelly salad, congealed salad, or molded salad) is a salad made with flavored gelatin, fruit, and sometimes grated carrots or, more rarely, other vegetables. Other ingredients may include cottage cheese, cream cheese, marshmallows, nuts, or pretzels.

My favorite part of this Jello fruit salad is the lemon topping, which is just a lemon pudding mixture. My second favorite part of this Jello recipe is the little mandarin oranges floating around. Our kids love mandarin oranges, so this orange Jello salad is now one of their favorite recipes as well.

I’m curious, how many of you grew up with Jello on your dinner table or at holiday meals?

Lemon Mandarin Orange Jello Salad

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Chill Time: 4 hrs
Total Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

For the crust:

•     2 cups finely crushed pretzels
•     3 tablespoons sugar
•     3/4 cup butter melted

For the filling:

•     8 oz cream cheese 1 box cream cheese, softened
•     2 cups whipped topping
•     1/2 cup sugar

For the jello:

•     3.4 oz orange gelatin 2 boxes
•     16 oz crushed pineapple 1 large can crushed pineapple with juice
•     1 cup boiling water
•     11 oz mandarin oranges 1 can mandarin oranges, drained

Instructions

1. Crush pretzels in a food processor or in a resealable bag with a rolling pin. In a large bowl, mix together crushed pretzels, melted butter, and sugar. Pour into a 13x9 pan and press firmly into an even layer; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Fold in whipped topping with a spatula and spread into an even layer over the crust. Cover and refrigerate.
3. Meanwhile, in a clean, large bowl mix the boiling water and gelatin for two minutes until dissolved. Add the pineapple with its juice and mandarin oranges, stirring to combine. Cover and refrigerate until no longer hot or slightly set, about 30-60 minutes.
4. When gelatin has cooled, carefully pour over cream cheese layer and spread the fruit into an even layer. Cover and chill until completely set, about 2-4 hours. Before serving, cut into squares, garnish with extra whipped topping and a pretzel, if desired.

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