Recipes For Molded Jello Salads

1. Orange Sherbet Jello Salad
2. Sparkling Jell O Mold Recipe
3. Cottage Tuna Salad Mold
1. Jello Salad Recipes
2. Dr Pepper Jello Salad

Flavored with lime jello and thickened with cream cheese and mayonnaise, this retro dessert has the sweet taste of lime sorbet with mixed fruit and pecans.

I’ve been on a bit of a retro recipe kick lately, and there’s nothing quite so retro as a classic jello mold.

Because, you see, not only is this salad flavored with lime jello, but the creamy look is due to a dash of cream cheese… and mayonnaise. Yes, this jello salad does have mayonnaise, and it’s all the more delicious for it.

Grandma's Cream Cheese Jell O Salad {vintage Family Recipe}

You have my word on this: this lime jello salad has lasted the test of time becauseit’s equal parts sweet, flavorful, and a great conversation piece.

But ifyou just can’t handle the idea of mayonnaise touching jello, you can substitute it for another three or four ounces of cream cheese. Just add this extra amount in when the recipe calls for cream cheese and ignore the step for adding the mayonnaise.

This recipe calls for about six cups of fruit cocktail, which is sort of a catch-all for the most popular jello salad ingredients.

Orange Sherbet Jello Salad

However, if you’d like to customize your jello salad, feel free to use a combination of any of the following ingredients. All you have to do is make sure you use no more than six cups total and that all ingredients are thoroughly drained or patted dry.

Yes! If you feel you would like the flavor combination better if it was cherry (or strawberry or grape or any other flavor), then yes, you can definitely try that. Just keep the jello flavor in mind when picking your filling options.

However, I do feel I should say that I’ve only tried this recipe using lime jello. The lime jello actually ends up tasting like sorbet, and I’m sure a similar effect will happen with a different flavor. So if you like the sorbet flavor, you should also like it as a jello salad.

Classic Lime Jello Salad Recipe • Bread Booze Bacon

You can use any style or design of bundt pan that you’d like, so long as the bundt pan can hold about 16 cups (or four quarts). This is what most standard, 10-inch bundt pans can hold.

To make things easier, I would recommend avoiding any bundt pans with intricate designs or sharp edges. Jello is not solid and is nowhere near as forgiving as cake, so you’ll have more luck with round, sloping corners and designs on your bundt pan.

To ensure the best presentation, I recommend making this salad up to 24 hours in advance after the jello salad is ready to eat (so the eight-hour chilling time had already passed).

Sparkling Jell O Mold Recipe

However, how long your jello salad lasts will ultimately depend on the fillings you’ve chosen. For example, if you used fresh fruit, plan to keep it for no more than four days.

Bad news here, guys. While jello can technically be frozen, the freezing and thawing process will change the consistency in such a way (grainy texture) that it may become offputting and unenjoyable to eat. The mayonnaise in this recipe is also a concern, as emulsions are notorious for not being not freezer-friendly due to ingredient separation. Because of all of this, I can’t recommend freezing this dessert.

This next part is only a photo tutorial of the recipe steps. If you’re looking for the full recipe measurements and instructions, scroll down to Recipe Details.

Cranberry Jello Mold Salad Recipe (lighter!)

Step 1 – Using a stand mixer (or a hand mixer + large bowl), whip the softened cream cheese and the powdered lime jello on medium-high speed until thoroughly mixed. Remove the bowl from the mixer.

Step 2 – Boil some water and pour it into the bowl with the cream cheese and jello. Use a spatula to mix the ingredients until the jello has dissolved and the cream cheese has melted.

Step 3 – Place the bowl in the refrigerator for one or two hours so that it can thicken up a bit. Check the jello frequently and stir to check the consistency. If you notice a ring forming around the edges of the bowl, you can move on to the next step.

Cottage Tuna Salad Mold

Step 4 – Remove the bowl from the refrigerator and add in the mayonnaise, fruit cocktail, and chopped pecans (or whatever fillings you’ve chosen). Use a spatula to stir everything together until the mayonnaise has dissolved into the jello mixture.

Step 5 – Spray a standard, 10-inch bundt pan (that can hold 16 cups or 4 quarts) with cooking spray, then pour the jello salad mixture inside. Use the spatula to smooth out the top of the jello so there aren’t any pieces of fruit or pecans sticking up (this will ensure the jello mold can sit flat once set).

Step 6 – Transfer filled bundt pan to the refrigerator and let chill until the jello is set, about three to five hours. I recommend letting it chill overnight.

Jello Salad Recipes

Step 7 – When ready to serve the jello salad, have your serving plate handy. Remove the bundt pan from the refrigerator and place your serving plate over the exposed part of the bundt pan. Then, while holding the serving plate in place, quickly flip it over so that the bundt pan is on top of the plate. Normally, the jello should immediately fall out of the bundt pan. If it doesn’t, lift the bundt pan up about one inch and give it a few shakes downward; the jello salad should easily slip out onto the plate.

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 484 kcal | Carbohydrates: 45 g | Protein: 5 g | Fat: 33 g | Saturated Fat: 7 g | Cholesterol: 35 mg | Sodium: 318 mg | Potassium: 215 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 41 g | Vitamin A: 630 IU | Vitamin C: 2.6 mg | Calcium: 48 mg | Iron: 1 mg

I do my best to provide nutrition information, but please keep in mind that I’m not a certified nutritionist. Any nutritional information discussed or disclosed in this post should only be seen as my best amateur estimates of the correct values.

Dr Pepper Jello Salad