Citrus Gelatin Ring Food

TRIPLE-CITRUS GELATIN DESSERT

Steps:

• Add 1-1/3 cups boiling water to orange gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Pour into 9x5-inch loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 20 min. or until gelatin is thickened but not set. Top with clementines. Refrigerate 10 min. Meanwhile, add 1-1/3 cups of the remaining boiling water to lemon gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
• Pour lemon gelatin over clementines. Refrigerate 20 min. or until thickened but not set; top with navel oranges. Refrigerate 10 min. Meanwhile, add remaining boiling water to lime gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
• Pour lime gelatin over navel oranges. Refrigerate 20 min. Top with grapefruit. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold gelatin onto serving plate. Top with COOL WHIP before serving.

ORANGE LIME GELATIN RING

Steps:

• Arrange oranges in the bottom of a 9-in. ring mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and freeze for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving 1 cup juice (discard any remaining juice or save for another use); set pineapple aside., In a saucepan, bring lemon juice and reserved pineapple juice to a boil. Remove from the heat; cool for 10 minutes. Pour into a blender or food processor. Add gelatin powder; cover and process for 30 seconds or until gelatin is dissolved. Add cream cheese; cover and process for 1 minute or until smooth. , Stir in pineapple. Pour into ring mold. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or until firm. Unmold onto a lettuce-lined serving platter. Fill center with grapes.

CITRUS JELL-O® SALAD

Steps:

• Dissolve orange gelatin in boiling water in a large bowl, stirring for about 3 minutes; mix cold water and orange juice into gelatin. Pour gelatin mixture into a glass serving dish. Stir red grapefruit and mandarin oranges into mixture and refrigerate until set, about 4 hours.
• Whisk topping and mayonnaise in a bowl until smoothly combined; serve gelatin salad with a spoonful of dressing over each portion.

SWEET & TART LEMON JELL-O

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute. Heat and stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved. Remove from heat., In a large bowl, add boiling water to lemon gelatin; stir 2 minutes to completely dissolve. Stir in unflavored gelatin mixture and limeade concentrate. Refrigerate until slightly thickened., In a bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Beat gelatin mixture until frothy; fold in whipped cream. Transfer to an 8-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate, covered, until set., To serve, unmold onto a large plate. Serve with strawberries and mint.

CREAMY TRIPLE-CITRUS GELATIN DESSERT

Steps:

• Add 3/4 cup boiling water to lime gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Refrigerate 15 min. or until cooled. Whisk in 1/2 cup sour cream. Pour into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 30 min. or until thickened but not set.
• Meanwhile, add 1-1/2 cups boiling water to lemon gelatin mixes; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Refrigerate 25 min. or until cooled. Whisk in 1 cup sour cream. Spoon over lime layer in mold. Refrigerate 30 min. or until thickened but not set.
• Add remaining boiling water to orange gelatin mixes; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Refrigerate 25 min. Whisk in remaining sour cream. Spoon over lemon layer in mold. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

CITRUS-GELATIN LAYERED CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Mix graham crumbs, 2 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar with mixer until blended. Blend in sour cream. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended. Zest 1 orange; stir zest into batter. (Reserve orange for later use). Pour batter over crust.
• Bake 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Meanwhile, prepare gelatin as directed on package. Refrigerate 30 min. or until slightly thickened.
• Remove peels from oranges; cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange in circular pattern on top of cheesecake, overlapping slices slightly; cover with 1/3 cup gelatin. Refrigerate 15 min. or until almost set. Spoon remaining gelatin over cheesecake. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake before removing rim.

CITRUS ICE RING FOR PUNCH

Steps:

• It is best if the lime is as close in size to the lemons as possible.
• Cut lemons and lime in half lengthwise; with cut side down, cut into 1/4-inch slices.
• You will need a ring mold, preferably the kind with grooves in the bottom-- I use my tupperware jello mold and it's perfect.
• With the rind edge down, stand slices up around circle-- 1 lime, 2 lemon, 1 cherry, 2 lemon, all close together.
• Repeat five more times.
• Pour in enough water to be 1/2-inch deep.
• Freeze.
• When frozen, pour in an inch more water; freeze.
• When frozen, repeat.
• Keep doing this until mold is full.
• The reason you do this in stages is to prevent the fruit from floating.
• To unmold, run cold water over the bottom; it will then slip out.
• Place round side up in punch-- preferably Sparkling Party Punch (non-alcoholic), posted as a separate recipe here at Recipezaar(#24691).

SANGRIA GELATIN RING

Steps:

• In a large heatproof bowl, add boiling wine to gelatin; stir 2 minutes to completely dissolve. Stir in chilled club soda. Refrigerate until thickened but not firm, about 45 minutes. Stir in berries and grapes. Pour into a 6-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate until set, about 4 hours. Unmold onto a serving platter.

HOLIDAY NOG MOLD

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in large bowl 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Cool 30 min. at room temperature.
• Pour milk into medium bowl. Add dry pudding mix. Beat with wire whisk 30 sec. Add to gelatin; stir until well blended. Stir in rum extract and nutmeg. Refrigerate 15 min. or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites). Gently stir in whipped topping until well blended. Pour into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.