Limeade Jello Food

LIME-SHAPED MARGARITA GELATIN SHOTS

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add the lime gelatin and stir until the gelatin dissolves. Pour into a liquid measuring cup and mix in the orange liqueur and tequila.
• Meanwhile, cut the limes in half lengthwise and scoop the flesh out of both halves. Place each half in the cups of a mini muffin tin and pour the gelatin mixture into each half. Place the muffin tin in the fridge until set.
• Cut each half into 2 wedges, sprinkle with salt and shoot!

LIME GELATIN SALAD I

Steps:

• In a large bowl, pour 1 cup boiling water over the gelatin mix. Stir until dissolved, then stir in 1/2 cup pineapple juice. Refrigerate until thickened but not set, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, place crushed pineapple and remaining juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and cool to room temperature.
• In a large bowl, blend softened cream cheese and lime gelatin until smooth. Mix in the cooled pineapple. In a medium bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Fold into gelatin mixture. Fold in chopped nuts. Pour into a pretty crystal bowl, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or until set.

LIME JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine jello and hot water; stir until jello is dissolved.
• Add enough cold water to pineapple juice to equal ½ cup and stir into the jello. Chill until partially set; then whip with a mixer. Set aside.
• In another bowl, beat the cream cheese. Add pineapple, beating briefly.
• Fold in Cool whip and nuts - then combine with the jello mixture and chill until firm.

LIME JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Dissolve Jello in 1 Cup hot water.
• Break up cheese in hot Jello.
• Pour the cheese and Jello mixture into blender, blending until smooth.
• Add 1 1/2 Cups cold water, blend til smooth.
• Pour into 8" square Pyrex dish.
• Then add un-drained crushed pineapple.
• Add pecans.
• Cover with plastic wrap while chilling in the refrigerator.

CHERRY LIMEADE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix with oil, water, eggs and dry Kool-Aid; mix on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour cake batter into a 9 X 13 pan and bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Heat limeade concentrate in microwave about 2 minutes until hot; dissolve lime Jello in limeade. Using chopsticks or wooden skewers, poke a LOT of holes all over the still-warm cake. Slowly pour the limeade-jello mixture over the cake, allowing the cake to absorb the liquid. Cover and chill 2 to 3 hours, until cake is cold.
• In a large bowl, combine milk, instant vanilla pudding mix, cherry jello and cherry extract. Beat with electric mixer until smooth and gelatin is mostly dissolved. Fold in Cool Whip and frost cake.

LIME JELLO PIE

Steps:

• Dissolve jello in boiling water; add sugar and let cool.
• Stir in lemon juice.
• Beat cold evaporated milk til fluffy; fold in jello mixture and drained crushed pineapple.
• Pour into prepared graham cracker crusts (I use store-bought ones these days).
• Chill til firm.

LIME JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil and add Jello packet - while in pot. Mix well.
• In a separate bowl, blend cream cheese.
• Add dissolved Jello mixture to cream cheese in 3 batches, blending with a hand mixer between each addition. This is to help prevent lumps.
• Add 7 UP and mix by hand.
• Chill until mixture resembles egg whites or slime, about 30 - 60 minutes - this will vary depending on the temperature of the fridge, so check every 15 minutes or so.
• When the mixture is thick but soupy, add cool whip and mix well by hand.
• Add crushed pineapple and mix well.
• Pour mixture into a 9x13 serving dish or Jello mold.
• Chill till fully set.

LIMEADE JELLO

Steps:

• Put 2 6-oz.
• packages of lime jello into large mixing bowl.
• Add 5 cups of boiling water and stir until jello is melted.
• Stir in the 12-oz.
• can of frozen Limeade concentrate.
• Mix until the Limeade is thoroughly melted.
• Put bowl of jello into the frig until slightly thickened.
• After slightly thickened, add container of thawed Cool Whip.
• Blend with a mixer until creamy.
• Return to the refrigerator until set.