Mary Nuyens’ Green Party Salad

1 PARTY SALAD | CHILL TIME: 5 HOURS

ingredients

  • 1 3-oz. pack green Jello*
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1 3-oz. package Philadelphia cream cheese*
  • ½ cup crushed pineapple or pineapple tidbits
  • ½ cup chopped or miniature marshmallows
  • 1 cup whipped cream**
  • Chopped walnuts (optional)
  • Maraschino cherries (optional)

directions

  1. Dissolve Jello, hot water, and cream cheese together (see notes). Let Jello set up a little (about one hour).
  2. Add crushed pineapple or pineapple tidbits, miniature marshmallows, and whipped cream. Add chopped walnuts if desired.
  3. Chill until set (about 4 hours).
  4. Unmold and top with maraschino cherries, if desired.

Notes

A Nuyens classic.

From Christine:

*I use a 6-oz. box of Jello and an 8-oz. box of cream cheese.

**Grandma used an 8-oz. tub of Cool Whip instead of whipped cream.

I use a handmixer to mix the first three ingredients.

You kids didn’t like the pineapple so I left it out. If you use pineapple I recommend crushed.

Grandma used miniature marshmallows, not chopped ones.

Grandma used to add chopped walnuts and when she unmolded it, she would top with maraschino cherries.


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