X-treme Jello Salad

I know that Jello salad has gotten a bad rap over the years, but this is truly the jello salad recipe to end all jello salad recipes. My mom used to make this for potlucks and dinner parties and it always left guests wanting more. It's so good that I serve it as a dessert more often than a salad. The secret is in the apple sauce. It gives the jello a depth of flavor and texture that you can't get otherwise. You can sub any jello flavor or frozen fruit combination, but this combination tends to be the biggest crowd pleaser. Jello takes a few hours to set, so you may want to make this the night before or morning of your lunch or dinner.

Mom's Jello Salad

2 pkgs sugar free raspberry jello
1 cup boiling water
1 cup cold water
1 1/2 cups apple sauce
1 bag frozen mixed berries
rectangular casserole dish or baking pan

In a large glass measuring cup or small bowl, combine 1 cup of boiling water and both packages of jello stirring until well dissolved (about 2 minutes). Pour jello into pan and mix in 1 cup of cold water, 1 1/2 cups apple sauce, and bag of frozen berries. Place pan in fridge to set for 4 hours or until firm. Cut into squares and serve.

Comments

[Jeff]

This is genius!

[Kurt]

Love you and your hard core jello

[mello yello]

i prefer jello with a little texture. yours looks yummy but what did it do to make you look so angry?
:)

[Bloghungry]

Bloghungry photo shoots can be a long and difficult process.. Also, I was trying to convey the X-TREME qualities of my jello.

[jiminy]

you are looking like a bad ass in the pic. must be the gym regimen. it's working!

[Blobby]

you can feed me jello anything anytime.

[Jarod]

I (patnox.com) will try this for sure. Nice recipe!

[Wendy]

Can you give me some tips for getting the jello out of the pan without mucking it up?