Yesterday I must have seen seven signs for U-pick strawberries in the span of three miles. So ya know what? I pulled my buggy over and went to pick a quart.
It’s fresh fruit dessert season!
But yeah, it’s also sopping wet and rainy season, and the fields were a might bit too mucky for the flip flops I was wearing. (They warned me before I sank into the earth’s crust and disappeared.)
Soooooo, it’s officially not quite fresh fruit dessert season!
Bah humbug.
Being the stubborn person that I am, I decided to make a fruit dessert anyhow, so there!
You know the old favorite with lime JELL-O and PHILADELPHIA cream cheese all whipped up together with some crushed pineapple?
My mom always called it a salad, so I call it a salad, but is it really a salad?
Ingredients
1 large box Lime JELL-O (or 2 small boxes)
2 c. boiling water
8 oz. PHILADELPHIA cream cheese, softened
1 15 oz can crushed pineapple + 1 cup juice
1/2 c. cold water
1 8oz container COOL WHIP Extra Creamy
Directions
1. Dissolve JELL-O with 2 cups boiling water. Whisk in softened cream cheese until thoroughly blended. Then add crushed pineapple with juice and 1/2 cup cold water. Pour into mold and refrigerate until set.
2. Turn out mold onto serving plate. Spoon COOL WHIP into center of mold.
3. Arrange your choice of fresh or frozen fruit on top as desired. (I’m not entirely happy about the color of the kiwi in combination with the color of the JELL-O, but since it tastes great, I live with it. Ha!)
Serve immediately, and be sure to add a big spoonful of the fruit and Cool Whip to your JELL-O for a cool, creamy and refreshing fruit dessert!
Patricia Hedgecock says
I have been making a version of this salad for over fifty years. I use the lime jello, crushed pineapple, cream cheese and 1 pint of vanilla ice cream. My family would disown me if I didn’t make it for all of our get togethers. I have tried different jello flavors but like lime the best, I never thought of the fruit on top, I’ll have to try it.
Liz says
And I’ll have to try your version too. It sounds delicious!
Chris Francis says
I made this with Mother and Grandmother years ago. Now I’m making it again I use Lemon jell-o!!! and So Pretty in yellow!! Taste better too!! CF
Liz says
I’ll have to try it in lemon too!
Juanita Brown says
I would use orange jello
Leilani says
We actually just bought a couple boxes of Jell-O per my 4yo’s request. This’ll be the first time I’m making Jell-O.
Heather @ It's a Lovely Life! says
Sounds like a lovely combination of flavors. I love the cool whip too… what a great accent taste!
Anna says
That looks soo good. Like out of a magazine good. Not sure mine wouldn’t be the fail version of yours, but I’m gonna try anyway!
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
Oh, my word — that was my FAVORITE when I was a kid! I didn’t know it had cream cheese in it though.
And, yeah — what’s up with calling it a salad?
Lynn says
Mine too, but I remember my Mom adding grated cabbage and grated carrots to the recipe along with the pineapple. Loved it!!! I have been trying to find her recipe and even checked with my sister. So glad to have found it againt!!!!
Teresa J Keller says
My great aunt used to make this and I have been looking for the recipe. Pretty sure this is it. She make it in one of those Tupperware jello molds. And she added pecans.
Liz says
I love those Tupperware molds! I still have one from when I was in college!
Kathleen says
Sounds interesting. My boys love JELLO, so I bet they would love to try it.
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
That looks really yummy!
Betty Manousos says
omg, that sounds great and easy to prepare!
yum! yum!
xx
Toni says
That looks really good!!
tricia nightowlmama says
awwwww man does that ever look tasty. Nice job Liz
[email protected] says
seriously yum! I may try this with a different Jell-o as I’m not a lime fan.
Paula @ Frosted Fingers says
This looks delicious! I’m going to pin to try at my next party.
Katrina says
Oh my! I have not seen a jello salad in forever. I will have to make this. But will have to find a crazy 50’s shaped mold :).
Robin Gagnon says
This looks pretty darn tasty
Katy Rawson says
I have never had this, and it looks so good!! Pinning it. 😀
MommyJenna says
That looks great!
deb says
This looks yummy . I ‘ve never had cream cheese & jello together but I’m willing to give it a try.
April Golightly says
This looks yummy. I need to try to make it.
Erica says
Looks so pretty! And I especially love the photo at the end with the cool whip flowing out of the “salad”.
Jennifer says
Wait a minute, I have NEVER heard of such a thing. Great. Now I have to make this… Ugh, The Food!
Kecia says
Wow, this looks very yummy! I could see this as the perfect dessert for summer cookouts.
[email protected] says
You had me at jello and cream cheese! This looks so yummy and perfect for summer!
Dawn says
This looks so good. And A LOT easier to make than I expected!
Hanan says
That looks good, easy too!
Jenny @ MyLittleMe says
Looks nice and summery!
Ellen Christian says
Yum! That looks good! I planted strawberries this year because they are one of our favorite. I’ll have to try this on Memorial Day.
Dee from MadameDeals says
That looks so good…yummy! I will try to make this.
Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom says
While I never would have come up with this on my own, it looks really tasty!
manda says
oh heaven, this looks delicious! i love this. what a great summer treat. 🙂
Brittany C. says
This looks amazing! Perfect for this time of year!
XmasDolly says
That looks great I’m so going to Post this on my Pinterest where I put all great recipes! 🙂 Have a great day!
Susie B. Homemaker says
That looks like a refreshing summer treat… if only the weather would warm up around here! lol
Donna says
What a great jello dessert for a cookout! Yum!
dramaqueensmum says
I don’t like pineapples. Maybe I could add something else? We’ll be going strawberry picking in June & blueberry picking in July. Can’t wait.
Lisa from Life with Lisa says
Yum, it looks delicious! I could go for some right now!
Lucy says
I have never made it but have so enjoyed those who do make Jello Fruit salads, so yummy!!
Theresa says
Looks good! My kids love Jello during the summer months. They love helping to make them in jiggler shapes 🙂
Mother Mayhem says
NOM! NOM! NOM!
Sylvia Zajis says
It is absolutely amazing the amount of things you can make with jello. This sounds like it would be very refreshing. I will give it a try.
BusyWorkingMama says
That looks so light and yummy! Great recipe!
Kristyn says
Oh my! this looks amazingly delicious i need to make this 🙂
Maryann says
I like these kinds of things but my husband had been very sick as a child and he was only allowed gelatin for a long time so now he bans it from our home.
Sue Hull says
My aunt makes this delish jello dessert with Jell-O. It’s strawberry jello,fresh strawberrys,sour cream. It’s so good and then on top of it she puts whip cream. She used to make it every holiday when we were kids. She’s older now and her health isn’t good. She did make it once this yr so that was a real treat. Other family members have made it but it’s just not the same. What you made looks sooooo good. Might have to make this one. Thanks for sharing 🙂
HilLesha @To the Motherhood says
OoOOoOOoOoo, that looks good!
JulieK says
oh wow I have to try this – now, my mom always mixed in the cool whip INTO the jello when it was soft set – so it made a fluffy light jello – I loved that! But I never tried the cream cheese! Now I have to try this out – I LOVE JELLO!!!
trisha says
Looks super yummy liz!
Deborah Wallin says
I make something similar but with orange jello, rather than lime. I like the addition of the fruit.
Amy N. says
This looks so easy! I haven’t had a jello mold since my mom used to make them growing up, maybe it’s time to make one!
Mimi says
Oh my goodness, that looks so refreshing. It’s warming up around here and I need some new ideas for picnics and potlucks! I love those fruits, too, so this totally works for me! Yum!
Mellisa says
Looks so good! This would make the perfect summer time treat.
deanna says
This looks yummy! I think I’ll make it for our next bbq since the weather is so nice!
xo
NIcole says
That looks so delicious! Would be great for the warm weather ahead.
Stefani says
Liz, I really wish you lived right by me so I could enjoy all your yummy desserts with you.
Ms. A says
Decades ago I used to make what we called heavenly lime salad and loved it! Now it’s pretzel salad, hands down!
[email protected] says
That looks so yummy! Perfect summer dessert. I’m pinning! 😉
Jennifer says
I can never get jello out of the molds in one piece. I wish my creations looks like yours
pat says
This looks really good
Lisa says
This look so yummy
Alexis aka mom says
My mom use to call it salad too. Love when she makes it but urs is so much prettier
Dianna @ oyveyaday says
I think my mom would have called this a JELL-O mold… but, I have also heard salad. For nostalgia’s sake, let’s just go with salad. 😀
It looks yummy – I haven’t had one of these in a long time – I bet my kids would find it fun.
Naomi says
Oh, yum! I had a distant cousin who used to make rainbow-striped Jello bars with a creamy layer between each color. I was obsessed with them and we only got them once a year at family reunions…
Melanie @ Whimsical Creations says
Fresh Strawberries sound so yummy. We have a month before they will be in season here. My mom makes a cream cheese Jello pie/tart thing with fruit (pineapple & cherries). It is very very YUMMY!! 🙂
MaryDE says
I know this is off topic…but the coloring reminds me of Jello pistachio pudding. I used to make that for dad because he loved it.
Henrietta says
This looks SO good! I don’t think I’ve had this kind of salad since my Gramma made it years ago! Pinning for later! We like to serve Jell-o with cool whip 🙂
gem says
That looks so pretty and refreshing! I need to get one of those molds =)
Vanessa: the queen of swag ! says
This looks delish and I sure want to try this!
Malia says
That looks so good, especially with all the fruit on top! Yum…
TerriAnn @ Cookies & Clogs says
I enjoy just making it plain and throwing fruit cocktail in. That recipe sounds refreshing and I’ll have to wait until fresh fruit season is officially here 🙂
Mally Lynn says
What a great combination of flavors!
sandra davis says
that looks so good and so refreshing. i usually just add different fruit to my jello and the kids love it.
Self Sagacity says
It looks so scrumptious! I will have to put this recipe on the list of things to make. Thanks!
Alissa Apel says
I haven’t really made any desserts with JELL-O. BUT my boys love to have JELL-O juice when they are sick. I just don’t let it set up. At least I know they are getting liquids in them.
Alissa Apel says
It reminds me of fruit pizzas. So pretty!
bill elliott says
That looks delicious, will have to try it
Tammy Graham @ LoveMy2Dogs says
Everything sounds great except for the lime jello, not a fan. I wonder what other flavors would do? It does sound good though I am thinking that maybe a pistachio jello would work. Thanks for sharing. This just may be a dessert this weekend for our family get together just in case the lime jello don’t work for me. I love using family as guinea pigs. lol
Julie Wood says
Your Pineapple Cream Cheese Dessert looks so delicious! I want to make this. I like Pineapple with cream cheese and jello. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!
Tammy says
My mother-in-law used to whip up jello and ice cream to make a dessert together it was wonderful – she had watermelon flavor at one time, I wonder if you can get that? I’ll have to look, now I want to make it again.
Peggy Greco says
What a delightful dessert to make;thanks for recipe!
jeanine says
I wonder if you could do this with the fruit IN the jello mold? Do you think it would turn out the same? It’s worth a try! thanks for the inspiration!
Peggy Greco says
This looks delicious and easy to make, too.
Amber says
That looks so good! I need to try that.
Loreina says
That looks really tasty! I’ll have to try this recipe for our next family gathering. Looks like a great summer dessert!
Jennifer says
That looks yummy. My mom and aunt always made Jello salads when I was a kid, but they didn’t look that good.
Krystle(Baking Beauty) says
This sounds so yummy and looks so stunning!
Sue says
My sister used to love the one my mom & grandmother used to make. Similar to this one you posted. Me not so much – sorry – lol
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
NO WAY! This sounds deliciously awesome.
Marti Parks says
I guess I’m a little boring, but I love to take the cheesecake flavored jello and put it in a graham cracker crust. But, this recipe……Oh my heck, I can’t wait to try it. I’ve never heard of it. It sounds fantastic!
JDaniel4's Mom says
This is a wonderful recipe. I would be perfectly refreshing for summer.
Brian Reasoner says
Wow! That looks good!
Kristi says
My Mom also used to make a Jello salad like this. I love the addition of the cream cheese. This looks delicious.
Beeb Ashcroft says
Oooh yummy! You know, I don’t think I’ve ever made a Jell-O salad myself, but I certainly enjoy them. This would be so good with the cream cheese.
Cheryl says
You did NOT post this recipe and bring back all sorts of memories! I am making this now for my kids this week as a result. Miss you, Puddin’ Cup! (Hope you are well….and yes, I decided my daughter’s request was not too challenging to accommodate. 😉 )
Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says
Sounds tasty. Our berries aren’t ready in the fields here yet. I can’t believe how late everything is this Spring.
AmyLK says
Looks yummy! My step mother would love this!
Foodie in WV says
I love that it has pineapple! This look very kid friendly too 🙂
Amber Edwards says
Oh I have three little kids that would be in love with this! Seriously! It is brilliant!
Kiersten @ OMV says
My grandma used to always make these for holidays–they were my favorite part of the meal!
Kim Bergeron says
Oh, I’ll take a few of those, thank you, LOL!
Colleen says
When you said cream cheese I was hooked!
Sandra Beeman says
Pineapple and cream cheese jello salad will be appearing on our next family and friends event. It looks that good and nobody can resist a nything with cream cheese!
Lady Fi says
That looks amazing!
Cat Davis says
I’ve never actually made a jello molded dessert like that but it sounds really tasty. I love pineapple with anything.
LeeAnn says
Yum! My kids would LOVE this! (And I don’t even have to worry about Rylie’s allergies with this one.) Thanks for sharing!
sandie says
Hope you had a GREAT Mother’s Day and that looked so good thanks for sharing the recipe. . sandie♥
Jessica @FoundtheMarbles says
I would never, ever think to put those ingredients together but it sure sounds like a a sweet summer treat!
Jenny F says
This looks delicious, and something I would love to try! Sounds like a great summer recipe! Thank you for sharing!
Jenn- The Rebel Chick says
This looks so good and would be perfect for a picnic or BBQ.
CiCi says
When I first found your blog I did not think of it as a food blog, but now I know I can count on some great tips from you in the kitchen. And even better, there are many recipes and ideas I have gotten from you that I can use even with my food allergies. Many thinks for this post and another great idea.
Chacoy says
I believe we called things like that salad too? What would you call it if you didn’t call it salad…hmmm(:
This looks really good and would be perfect for a lot of the pot lucks this time of year!
I can’t wait to try this:p
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
Wow, that looks amazing! Cream cheese and cool whip!!
Tammy S says
This looks so good. I have been obsessed with Jello lately. So this would be a great way to add a little mix to my Jello obsession. Thanks for the recipe. The fruit looks great.
Elaina- A Time Out for Mommy says
This is so creative and would make a yummy summer dessert!
Kayla @ TheEclecticElement says
Hmmmm…I can’t ever say I’ve heard of that particular ‘salad’ before but it sounds absolutely delicious! 🙂
samantha s says
I love the toppings you put on. I’ve made something close to this before but it was wayy more complex and I bombed it. I would definitely give this recipe a try though especially since I’m tired of upside down pineapple cake. 😉 I still love pineapple though
rosey says
I haven’t ever had a jello salad, but it is funny they call it that, isn’t it? I bet the kids would like it, I probably shouldn’t deprive them. We may give it a whirl. 🙂
Alison says
Wow Liz! That looks sooo amazing!!! I am going to have to make that for the family. 🙂
Alicia K says
looks good. i love the color!
Sheila says
That is a very pretty dessert. But, I am not a fan of cream cheese 🙁 However.. everyone I know is so this is something I could do for parties.
Danielle says
Can I admit that I’ve never been a jello dessert fan? But this flavor combo might just win me over!
April Golightly says
This looks awesome.
Colette S @JamericanSpice says
That just looks so yum.
I’ve never made jello fruit salad before, but you make me want to try.
Pam says
We have had a recipe similar to this in our family for years. I can’t wait to try your updated version.
Daisy says
This recipe is AWESOME! I love how fruity it is. 🙂
LyndaS says
I typically don’t make Jell-O much. Yours looks good. Yeah, why do they call it a “salad?”
Samantha @ Lillian McKay Designs says
This would be perfect for a summer pot luck!! And who doesn’t love Jello?!
Patty says
I have a dirty little secret; I am 53 years old and I LOVE jello. Plain jello. Cherry jello.
Mmmmmm
April says
Looks very pretty! Perfect spring dessert.
MyKidsGuide says
What a cute dessert idea! It’s amazing the amount of things you can make with Jello.
Nichol says
I have a very similar recipe on my blog! Seafoam jello is what I call it. I make mine with pears though and Dream Whip, so delicious!
Rebecca Halter says
Yes, Dream Whip was added (1cup) and 1/2 of cup of chopped nuts and celery. That’s why it was called a salad back “then”. lol…… it was always my favorite..we called it Green Salad. Still make it every Thanksgiving. It’s been around a long time, I’m 61!!! Yummmmm!!!
Pam says
That looks really good, Liz, and perfect for summer.
Jackie says
We make this same recipe but instead of the water we use Vernors and my aunt used to add walnuts to it too. Oh so delicious! I love it! I’ve even made it with other flavors just to mix it up once in a while.
Regina H. says
WOW! Looks yummy, can’t wait to make it & try this!
marie says
Oh good ol’ Jello. My mom made this all the time growing up. Her favorite was raspberry jello with a sour cream/ cream cheese layer. And she also called it a salad, which clearly, it is not! 🙂
Janet W. says
Wow I’ve never made anything like this before! It looks delicious, thanks for sharing!
Jane Doiron says
I’ve never made a Jell-o Salad before. I’ll bet this hits the spot on a hot day!
Lisa Brown says
I just like plain jello slathered in whipped cream
Xenia @ Thanks, Mail Carrier says
What the what? How have I never tried this? Yummmmmmm!!!
Lolo says
That sounds perfect for summer!
Rebecca Orr says
Yummy! I am bookmarking this! I have to try it this weekend!!
Jennifer says
That looks amazing!!! We are having people over this week, so I think I might just have to make that!!
erin says
Really pretty – great summer idea!
Terry (My Journey With Candida) says
When I was young, my mother used to make something called Gravel Gertie. Not sure why it was called that, but it had canned milk sugar and jello. When you whipped the canned milk it would make like a whipped cream and then you added the jello. It was sooooo good.