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Coca-Cola Salad

Here's how you make Coca-Cola Salad
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 1d
  • Cook: 5m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 package (6 ounce) gelatin powder (cherry-flavored Jello, not sugar-free)
  • 1 cup water (boiling water)
  • 10 ounces cola (Coke Cola)
  • 1 can (14.5 to 16 ounces) cherries (red tart pitted cherries in water)
  • 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple
  • 1 cup pecan nuts (chopped)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place the Jello in a large bowl.

  • Step 2: Pour the boiling water over it and stir until dissolved.

  • Step 3: Stir in the Coca-Cola.

  • Step 4: Refrigerate mixture until partially firm, about 30 minutes. NOTE: check and stir every 3 to 5 minutes. You want it a thickened but not set.

  • Step 5: Place the cherries and juice in a food processor fitted with a knife blade or in a blender. Pulse or blend a few times to lightly chop the cherries.

  • Step 6: Once the Jello mixture has thickened, stir in the chopped cherries and it's juice, pineapple and it's juice, and pecans.

  • Step 7: Pour into a Pam-sprayed Jello/gelatin mold.

  • Step 8: Refrigerate until set or overnight.

  • Step 9: Remove salad from the mold by inverting onto a serving platter.

  • Step 10: Serve cold.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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