Tag: Jello

Pistachio Salad

This is a fun, sweet side for summer BBQs or a green side for Halloween. Even though the idea of a pistachio side may sound weird, it’s always delicious and a crowd favorite. The picture makes it look whiter than it really is–it’s usually a nice light green.

And this one is naturally gluten free.

Make it a meal with:

Pistachio Salad

  • Servings: 12?
  • Difficulty: easy
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A sweet, green side for summer or Halloween.

Ingredients

  • 1 box Pistachio Pudding Mix
  • 1 pt. Cottage Cheese
  • 1 container Cool Whip (or homemade whipped cream)
  • 1 can Pineapple Tidbits (drained except a small amount of juice)

Directions

Mix together cottage cheese and pudding mix in a bowl. Then add pineapple and a little bit of juice, to keep from getting too dry. Stir in whipped cream and chill.


Raspberry Pretzel Jell-O

This Jell-O is more like a dessert than a side dish, but we always have it as a sweet side for Thanksgiving or special Sunday dinners. It takes a bit of time to make, but it’s deliciously like a cheesecake. And oddly enough, the best part of it is the buttery pretzel crust.

Usually for Thanksgiving, we make the crust the night before and the rest of it on Thanksgiving morning (so the crust doesn’t get soggy and the Jell-O doesn’t soak down into the filling).

If you’re making this gluten free, make sure to use gluten free pretzels.

Make it a meal with:

Raspberry Pretzel Jell-O

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: medium
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A sweet, cheesecakey side for special occasions.

Ingredients

Crust

  • 2 c. crushed Pretzels (or crushed gluten free pretzels)
  • 3 Tbsp. Sugar
  • 3/4 c. melted Butter

Filling

  • 8 oz. Cool Whip
  • 1 c. Sugar (powdered sugar makes less grainy)
  • 8 oz. Cream Cheese, room temperature

Top Layer

  • 2 c. boiling Water
  • Large box of Raspberry Jell-O
  • 20 oz. frozen Raspberries

Directions

Crust: Mix all ingredients and press into a 9×13 pan, and bake for 8 minutes at 400°. Allow to cool.

Filling: Whip together all ingredients and gently spread over cooled crust, being careful not to incorporate crumbs into filling.

Top Layer: Pour boiling water into Jell-O powder and whisk until dissolved. Mix in frozen raspberries, then let thicken slightly in fridge (just a few minutes or it will set completely). Pour over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until completely set.


Mello Jell-O

The idea of this is fun–hot pudding that you melt Jell-O powder into. Then add cold water and chill. It’s getting harder to find cook-and-serve puddings, though. I’ve made it with a large box of cook and serve lemon pudding because I couldn’t find a small one, and it still turned out great (almost imperceptibly different). Instant pudding might work okay, but we tried it once with cheesecake instant pudding and raspberry Jell-O, and it didn’t set up. It was just a sweet soup, basically. Blech.

But in college, my roommate and I experimented with different flavors for fun, all of which turned out pretty well. We did vanilla pudding with strawberry Jell-O (tasted like strawberry wafer cookies), lemon pudding with raspberry Jell-O (tasted like raspberry lemonade), and chocolate pudding with raspberry Jell-O (tastes like chocolate raspberry, obviously). But the original is lemon pudding with orange Jell-O, and it’s amazing.

And good news, it’s naturally gluten free!

Mello Jell-O

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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A sweet, orange side for special occasions.

Ingredients

  • 1 small box cook and serve Lemon Pudding (large box is ok too)
  • 2 Egg Yolks
  • ½ c. Sugar
  • 1 large box Orange Jell-O
  • 3 c. cold Water
  • 1 container Cool Whip
  • 1 can Mandarin oranges

Directions

Prepare lemon pudding as directed on box (with yolks and sugar). In hot pudding, stir orange Jell-O powder. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate at least 3 hours or until set. Top with Cool Whip and oranges.