Coca-Cola Salad
Created by dienia b on December 17, 2015
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 1d
- Cook Time: 5m
- Recipe #22174
Ingredients
- 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)
How to Make
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Step 1: Place the Jello in a large bowl.
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Step 2: Pour the boiling water over it and stir until dissolved.
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Step 3: Stir in the Coca-Cola.
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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.
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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.
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Step 6: Once the Jello mixture has thickened, stir in the chopped cherries and it's juice, pineapple and it's juice, and pecans.
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Step 7: Pour into a Pam-sprayed Jello/gelatin mold.
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Step 8: Refrigerate until set or overnight.
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Step 9: Remove salad from the mold by inverting onto a serving platter.
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Step 10: Serve cold.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (245.4 g)
- Calories 313.9
- Total Fat - 13.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.2 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 62.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 24.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
- Sugars - 15.4 g
- Protein - 28.2 g
- Calcium - 48.8 mg
- Iron - 1.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 47.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg