Cream Cheese Mold Food

CRANBERRY-CREAM CHEESE MOLD

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in medium bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water and cinnamon. Remove 1 cup of the gelatin; set aside at room temperature. Refrigerate remaining gelatin 1-1/2 hours or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression).
• Add apples and cranberry sauce to thickened gelatin; stir gently. Spoon into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 30 min. or until gelatin is set but not firm. (Gelatin should stick to finger when touched and should mound.) Place cream cheese in another medium bowl. Gradually add reserved 1 cup gelatin, beating with wire whisk until well blended. Pour over gelatin layer in mold.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold onto serving plate. Store leftovers in refrigerator.

SMOKED SALMON CHEESE MOLD

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, pimientos, onions and almonds. Spoon mixture onto parchment paper, wrap and place in a bowl to form a mold. Chill for 4 to 6 hours. Once chilled, remove from mold, unwrap and place on serving plate.
• Spread evenly with sour cream and garnish sprinkled with dill. Serve mold on a platter or cheese board with assorted crackers.

CREAM CHEESE MOLD

Steps:

• Add together orange and pineapple jello, pineapple juice and boiling water. Let stand until almost firm.
• Beat dream whip and 1/2 cup cold milk; cream cheese until smooth; add other ingredients.
• Fold in Dream Whip. Put in mold.

AMBROSIA CREAM CHEESE MOLD

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute.
• Drain pineapple, and reserve juice; add enough water to juice to make 1 cup. Place juice in a 2-quart saucepan, heat to boiling; add gelatin mixture, stir until gelatin dissolves. remove from heat, stir in sugar, lemon juice and cream cheese, using a wire whisk to blend. Chill until consistency of unbeaten egg white, fold in pineapple chunks, orange, pecans and coconut.
• Spoon mixture into a lightly oiled 1-quart mold; cover and chill until firm. Unmold on lettuce, garnish with lemon slices.

SEAFOOD MOLD

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin in 1/2 cup cold water and let sit.
• Mix liquid crab boil (vary amount according to taste) with 1/4 cup water in small bowl. Soak seafood in crab boil mixture. (If using shrimp, cook until done first, then let soak.)
• Chop onions and pepper in food processor or blender. Slowly melt butter in skillet and sauté onion and pepper mixture until soft and onions are clear. Remove from pan and set aside.
• In the same pan used to cook the onions, add soup and cream cheese and melt over low heat until the cream cheese is melted and the mixture is smooth. Cream cheese burns easily, so stir constantly. Add dissolved gelatin and Worcestershire sauce to taste. The mixture will thicken as you stir. Turn off heat.
• Remove seafood from crab boil mixture, drain, and chop in food processor until smooth. Add to cream cheese mixture. Add onion mixture and mix well. Add Creole seasoning to taste.
• Pour in mold or shallow dish and refrigerate overnight or at least 3 hours, until thickened (it will set just like Jello).
• Release mold onto serving platter and garnish with cilantro. Serve.

CRANBERRY APPLE CREAM CHEESE MOLD

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in juice. Remove 1 cup of the gelatin; set aside at room temperature. Refrigerate remaining gelatin 1-1/2 hours or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression).
• Spoon half of the thickened gelatin into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray; top with single layer of apple slices, with slices slightly overlapping. Cover with remaining thickened gelatin. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until set but not firm (gelatin should stick to finger when touched and should mound).
• Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with wire whisk until creamy. Gradually add reserved 1 cup gelatin, beating until well blended. Pour over gelatin layer in mold. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold onto serving platter. Store leftover gelatin in refrigerator.