Cherry Cheese Mold Recipes

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in large bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate about 1-1/4 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites). Reserve 1-1/2 cups of the gelatin at room temperature.
• Stir cherries into remaining gelatin. Spoon into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 15 min. or until set but not firm (gelatin should stick to finger when touched and should mound). Add whipped topping to reserved 1-1/2 cups gelatin; stir with wire whisk until well blended. Spoon over gelatin layer in mold.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the reserved cherry juice with the cola. Bring to a boil, and stir in the gelatin until dissolved. Remove from the heat, and mix in the drained cherries, drained pineapple, and chopped pecans. Pour mixture into a mold sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Place Jell-O in a large bowl. Add 1 cup reserved cherry juice and boiling water. Whisk thoroughly until Jell-O is dissolved. Transfer to refrigerator and chill until beginning to set, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from refrigerator, and add either sour cream or whipped cream cheese. Beat with a hand-held electric mixer until smooth. Add cherries; stir to combine. Pour mixture into a 3-quart mold. Refrigerate until firm.
• Quickly dip mold into a bowl of warm water. Wipe mold dry. Place a serving plate on top of mold and invert. Repeat dipping process if necessary to release Jell-O. Serve immediately or chill until serving.

Steps:

• Pour lemon mix into a medium bowl and add 2 cups boiling water. Stir until dissolved, then let cool until warm but not steaming hot, about 10 minutes. Gradually whisk in sour cream until smooth.
• Spray a 10- or 12-cup mold or Bundt pan, preferably nonstick, very lightly with neutral cooking spray. Blot any extra oil with paper towels. Pour in lemon-sour cream mixture and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
• About 15 minutes before lemon-sour cream mixture has set, pour cherry mix into a large bowl and add 2 cups boiling water. Stir until dissolved, then stir in cherry or cranberry juice. Make sure mixture has cooled to lukewarm at most before proceeding.
• When lemon-sour cream mixture is set, gently ladle the cherry mixture over it. Don't pour it on top, as the mixture breaks easily. Refrigerate again until completely set, at least 3 hours or overnight. (If you want to create multiple thinner layers of Jell-O, as seen in the picture here, instead of just one layer of each flavor, see Note.)
• When ready to unmold, run the tip of a sharp knife around the edge of the pan to break the seal. Dip the bottom half of the mold in warm (not hot) water for 15 seconds. Place a serving plate over the top and flip to unmold. (If the mold doesn't come out immediately, don't shake it; try the warm water treatment again, 15 seconds at a time, until it comes out. If you leave the mold in the water for a longer time, it may start to melt.)
• Just before serving, garnish, then slice, using a sharp knife and wiping the blade between slices.

Steps:

• Blend together cream cheese and mayonnaise.
• Dissolve gelatins in boiling water. Stir into cream cheese mixture. Add ginger ale; chill until slightly thickened. Add remaining ingredients.
• Pour into shallow 8-cup mold. Chill until firm.

Steps:

• In processor, place cheeses, onion and liqueur. Cover and process till smooth and mixed; spoon into large bowl. Chop 3/4 cup of the cherries. Reserve remaining 1/4 cup cherries and 2 tbsp almonds. Stir chopped cherries and remaining cherries into cheese mixture till mixed and mixture is pink.
• Line 3 cup bowl or heart shaped mold with double layer of cheesecloth. Sppon cheese micture into mold. Cover and refrigerate at leat 1 hour but no longer than 24 hours. Unmold mixture onto plate. Cut reserved cherries in half. garnish top of cheese mold with halved cherries and reserved almonds. serve with mini toasts.
• **If using fresh cherries make sure they are pitted.

Steps:

• Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water, as directed on pkg (don't add in any extra cold water).
• Cool to room temperature.
• Add cola, cream cheese, cherries and nuts.
• Mix until completely smooth, then pour into 6-cup mold.
• Chill until completely set.
• Unmold to serve.
• Note: this can be served in single serving dishes if desired.