Recipe details Easy · 10 servings
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Cherry Cola Gelatin Salad with Pineapple and Pecans
A bright, old-fashioned molded gelatin salad made with cherry gelatin, cola, juicy cherries, crushed pineapple, and crunchy pecans. The sweet-tart fruit and fizzy cola flavor make it a colorful addition to holiday tables, potlucks, or retro dessert spreads.
Ingredients
- • 1 large can Bing cherries, drained and pitted if needed
- • 1 large can crushed pineapple, undrained
- • 2 small packages black cherry gelatin dessert mix
- • 2 cups cola
- • 1 cup chopped pecans
Method
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- Drain the cherries and chop them if using whole cherries.
- Set out a 6-cup serving bowl or lightly oil a gelatin mold.
| 1 large can crushed pineapple, undrained | heat pineapple | dissolve gelatin | add cola | fold in fruit and nuts | chill 4 hours |
| 2 small packages black cherry gelatin dessert mix | |||||
| 2 cups cola | |||||
| 1 large can Bing cherries, drained and pitted if needed | |||||
| 1 cup chopped pecans |
1 heat pineapple 1 ingredient
Bring the crushed pineapple and its juice to a gentle boil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- 1 large can crushed pineapple, undrained
2 dissolve gelatin 1 ingredient
Take the hot pineapple off the heat and stir in the black cherry gelatin until completely dissolved.
From: heat pineapple
- 2 small packages black cherry gelatin dessert mix
3 add cola 1 ingredient
Stir the cola into the dissolved gelatin mixture and let it cool briefly.
From: dissolve gelatin
- 2 cups cola
4 fold in fruit and nuts 2 ingredients
Fold the drained cherries and chopped pecans into the cooled gelatin mixture.
From: add cola
- 1 large can Bing cherries, drained and pitted if needed
- 1 cup chopped pecans
5 chill 4 hours
Transfer the mixture to the prepared bowl or mold and refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours.
From: fold in fruit and nuts
- 1
heat pineapple
Bring the crushed pineapple and its juice to a gentle boil in a saucepan over medium heat.
1 large can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 2
dissolve gelatin
Take the hot pineapple off the heat and stir in the black cherry gelatin until completely dissolved.
2 small packages black cherry gelatin dessert mix
- 3
add cola
Stir the cola into the dissolved gelatin mixture and let it cool briefly.
2 cups cola
- 4
fold in fruit and nuts
Fold the drained cherries and chopped pecans into the cooled gelatin mixture.
1 large can Bing cherries, drained and pitted if needed; 1 cup chopped pecans
- 5
chill 4 hours
Transfer the mixture to the prepared bowl or mold and refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours.
Text instructions
Drain the cherries and chop them if using whole cherries.
Set out a 6-cup serving bowl or lightly oil a gelatin mold.
Bring the crushed pineapple and its juice to a gentle boil in a saucepan over medium heat.
Take the hot pineapple off the heat and stir in the black cherry gelatin until completely dissolved.
Stir the cola into the dissolved gelatin mixture and let it cool briefly.
Fold the drained cherries and chopped pecans into the cooled gelatin mixture.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared bowl or mold and refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours.
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