A classic ambrosia-style salad from the Rempel family.
Ingredients
- 1 package (85 g) lemon Jell-O
- 2 packages (85 g each) strawberry Jell-O
- 2 packages (85 g each) cherry Jell-O (optional, for larger bowls)
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
- 1 package (250 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 container Cool Whip
- 1 can (398 ml / 14 oz) crushed pineapple, drained
- 7 cups boiling water
- ½ cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
Method
Dissolve the lemon Jell-O in 1 cup of the boiling water and let it cool slightly. Add the marshmallows and cream cheese and beat with a mixer on low until smooth. Chill until slightly thickened.
Stir half the Cool Whip, the pineapple, and the walnuts, if using, into the partly set lemon mixture. Pour into a 3 L bowl and chill until set but not quite firm, about 1 hour.
Dissolve the strawberry Jell-O in 3 cups of the boiling water. Let it cool, then whip in the rest of the Cool Whip. Say “whhhhhiiiippped” topping for bonus points. The Cool Whip is optional in this layer, but you still have half a container, so waste not, want not! Pour the cooled but still pourable strawberry layer over the lemon layer and chill until set, about 4 hours.
If you have room in the bowl, dissolve the cherry Jell-O in the last 3 cups of boiling water. Let it cool, pour it over the strawberry layer, and chill until set.