Fluffy Pineapple Refrigerator Dessert
Recipe: #24297
July 07, 2016
Categories: Desserts, Cheese, Pineapple, July 4th, Labor Day, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Gelatin/Jello, Cream Cheese, more
"Summer perfect, you can use 2 cups of unwhipped whipping cream then whipped instead of the 3 cups of Cool Whip but I find whipped cream gets water after sitting in the fridge"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (255.8 g)
- Calories 494.1
- Total Fat - 31 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.7 g
- Cholesterol - 42.3 mg
- Sodium - 283 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 51 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.1 g
- Sugars - 44.5 g
- Protein - 7.8 g
- Calcium - 90.7 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 45.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large bowl, pour 1 cup boiling water over the dry gelatin powder. Stir until dissolved, then stir in 1/2 cup reserved sweetened pineapple juice. Refrigerate until thickened but not set, about 1 hour.
Step 2
Meanwhile, place crushed pineapple and remaining juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and cool to room temperature.
Step 3
In a large bowl, blend softened cream cheese and gelatin mixture until smooth. Mix in the cooled pineapple.
Step 4
In a medium bowl, Fold the Cool Whip into gelatin mixture, then fold in chopped nuts. Pour into a bowl, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or until set.
Step 5
Spoon into dessert bowls.
Tips
No special items needed.