Pineapple Lime Gelatin Mold
This lime gelatin mold, made with lime gelatin, crushed pineapple, cream cheese, and cottage cheese, is a retro dish you either love…or love to hate.
By Yankee Magazine|Dec 20 2019|
Pineapple Lime Gelatin Mold
Photo Credit: Aimee TuckerLight and refreshing, this molded salad makes for a good addition to any meal, and is a retro favorite with the family of Yankee Magazine Art Director Lori Pedrick.
Made with lime gelatin, crushed pineapple, cream cheese, and cottage cheese, the lime gelatin mold is a dish you either love…or love to hate.
Ingredients
1 3 oz. package lime-flavored gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1 9 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained with juice reserved
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 cup small curd cottage cheese
1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup mayonnaise
Instructions
Dissolve gelatin in 1 cup boiling water, then add the drained pineapple juice. Chill until slightly thickened, then beat until frothy.
In a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer, cream together the pineapple, celery, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and mayonnaise. Fold in the gelatin mixture, then mix on low speed to blend everything together. Pour into mold and chill until firm, preferably overnight.
Once chilled, invert onto a plate and serve. Refrigerate any leftovers.
Notes
Brush a very thin layer of oil inside the mold before filling for an easier time getting the molded salad out.
Mom always made this for Christmas dinner. Her recipe is simpler–just the lime Jello, small can of crushed pineapple and cream cheese block. Before mixing in the other ingredients, pour enough of the gelatin into the mold to make a thin layer, then put marischino halves (cut side up) a few inches apart in the Jello; set in refrigerator while adding ingredients to the rest of the Jello, then carefully pour mix to mold. I’ve made this (without the cherries) to bring to office parties and potlucks, and no one can figure out whether it’s a salad or a dessert. This works with sugar-free Jello and low-fat (not no-fat) cream cheese.
Oh my…my grandmother LOVED this and ‘demanded’ it at every family gathering. She lived to the ripe old age of 95 so we had it often. I tried to change it up with apricot jello and mandaring orange slices but she wasn’t impressed.