Strawberry And Wild Berry Gelatin With Cranberry Fool Food

BERRY GELATIN MOLD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling cranberry juice. Let stand for 10 minutes. Stir in club soda and lemon juice; refrigerate for 45 minutes or until partially set. , Fold in berries. Pour into a 6-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set. Unmold onto a lettuce-lined platter; fill center with additional berries if desired.

CRANBERRY WALDORF GELATIN

Steps:

• Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over 1/4 cup cold water; let stand for 5 minutes. In a bowl, dissolve softened gelatin and cranberry gelatin in boiling water. Stir in cranberry sauce until blended. Add the cinnamon, ginger, salt and remaining cold water. Cover and refrigerate until almost set. Fold in apples and walnuts. Pour into an ungreased 2-1/2-qt. serving bowl. Refrigerate until firm.

CRANBERRY JELL-O MOLD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in water. Stir in cranberry sauce and pineapple. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until slightly thickened. Stir in nuts. Pour into a 1-1/2-qt. gelatin mold coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate until set. Unmold onto a serving platter. Serve with sour cream if desired.

STRAWBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the strawberries (reserve a few slices for garnish), sugar and lemon juice. Puree until smooth. Push the berry mixture through a sieve and discard the seeds.
• Using an electric mixer, whip the cream just until stiff peaks form. Take a large spoonful of the whipped cream and stir it into the strawberry puree to lighten the mix. Fold the strawberry mixture gently into the whipped cream. Gently spoon the fool into a chilled serving bowl and garnish with the reserved strawberries and mint leaves. Refrigerate before serving, at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.

STRAWBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• Hull strawberries, then wash them and chop into 1/4-inch-thick pieces. Toss with half the sugar, and wait 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they give up their juices.
• Place half the strawberries and all the juice in a blender, and puree. Pour puree back in bowl with chopped strawberries.
• Whip the cream with remaining sugar and vanilla until cream is stiff and holds peaks easily. Fold berries and cream together, and serve immediately, or refrigerate for up to two hours.

STRAWBERRY GELATINS

Steps:

• Hull and quarter 1 pound of the strawberries; combine in a medium bowl with sugar and lemon juice. Set aside, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Place 1 cup cold water in a small saucepan; sprinkle gelatin over water. Let stand at least 5 minutes to soften.
• Working in batches, puree strawberry mixture in a blender. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large measuring cup after each batch (discard solids). Add enough water to strained juice to measure a total of 3 cups liquid. Set aside.
• Heat softened gelatin over medium-high, just until it begins to bubble around the edges and gelatin has dissolved (do not boil), 2 to 3 minutes; stir into strawberry juice. Divide mixture among four serving glasses. Chill until firm, 3 to 4 hours.
• To serve, hull and dice remaining 1/2 pound strawberries; spoon on top of chilled gelatins.

SUMMERTIME STRAWBERRY GELATIN SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve strawberry gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold water. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. dish coated with cooking spray; refrigerate until set., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. In a saucepan over medium heat, heat cream (do not boil). Add softened gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Cool to room temperature. , In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add the unflavored gelatin mixture; mix well. Carefully pour over the bottom layer. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. , For top layer, dissolve strawberry gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold water. Cool to room temperature. Stir in strawberries; carefully spoon over middle layer. Refrigerate overnight.

ROSE BERRY GELATIN

Steps:

• Mix one cup of white grape juice with rose syrup, lemon juice and food coloring.
• Heat until hot.
• Sprinkle gelatin over remaining juice and let sit for 2 minutes.
• Pour hot liquid over gelatin and stir until completely dissolved.
• Stir in the berries.
• Spray a fluted mold with non stick cooking spray and fill with berry liquid.
• Cover and refrigerate until set.
• Unmold on serving tray and garnish with fresh mint.

QUICK CRANBERRY GELATIN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in water. Stir in pineapple and cranberry sauce. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Stir in grapes and pecans. Pour into a 2-qt. serving bowl. Refrigerate until firm.

CRANBERRY BANANABERRY JELLO

Steps:

• In a glass mixing bowl mix together smashed bananas and jellied cranberry.
• Add strawberry jello and boiling water. Mix well.
• Refrigerate until set.

CRANBERRY SALAD WITH JELL-O®

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, water, and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook until berries are splitting open and tender, about 10 minutes.
• While cranberries cook, pour cherry-flavored gelatin mix into a casserole dish.
• Pour cooked cranberry mixture over gelatin in the casserole dish and stir to dissolve and mix evenly. Place in the refrigerator until gelatin is set, about 1 hour.
• Add pineapple, pears, and pecans. Stir and serve.

STRAWBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• Wash and remove the stalks from the strawberries. If you picked the strawberries yourself, the fluffy hull would lift out as you pull of the stalk. Place the hulled strawberries in one of the bowls.
• Crush the strawberries with a potato masher until you have a lumpy puree. If there is too much liquid, strain some away. This stops the fool from getting too runny.
• Whip the cream in the other bowl with the rotary whisk until, when you lift up the whisk, the cream forms little mountain peeks.
• Using a tablespoon, fold the crushed strawberries into the bowl of cream, using the spoon like a paddle, until the strawberries are all completely folded in and there is no more white cream. Add a squeeze of lemon juice, to taste.
• How much icing sugar you need, depends on how sweet you like it. Sift in a little, heaped spoonful at a time, folding it in well. Keep tasting the mixture, until it is just right.

STRAWBERRY AND WILD BERRY GELATIN WITH CRANBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• Prepare Jell-o desserts in separate bowls according to directions, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Prepare the Cranberry Fool by beating whipped cream, adding sugar gradually. Beat until at soft peaks are formed. Fold in cranberry sauce.
• In a tall bowl or dessert glasses, place a layer of prepared strawberry Jell-O. Next, place a layer of cranberry fool. Follow with a layer of wild berry Jell-O. Top with a final layer of Cranberry Fool and crumbled ginger snap cookies. You may substitute ginger snap cookies as well. Refrigerate until ready to serve.