This jello has been a staple for the holidays for the last few years, and even though we only had a Thanksgiving for two, I had to make it for the first time! It is that sweet, cold, crunchy textured dish that you need to even out the rest of the sides you are eating on Thanksgiving. This is a favorite in our household and most often referred to as "refreshing" :) (that's an inside joke for my family). Try this recipe, it's easy and delicious! Thanks to my sister-in-law, Lynn, to introducing it to us!
Ingredients:
- 6 oz of strawberry jello (prepared with 1/2 cup less water than package lists)
- 1 box of frozen strawberries with liquid, sliced
- 1 small can of crushed pineapple, strained
- 1 cup of walnuts, chopped
- 3/4 cup of Nonfat Greek Yogurt
Directions:
Begin by preparing your ingredients. Strain the pineapple and make sure to remove all the liquid, chop the walnuts and slice the strawberries. Then, make the jello according to the package directions. Make sure to use 1/2 cup less water than listed on the package. You will already have some extra liquid from the strawberries and the juice that is inside the pineapple.
Add the strawberries, walnut, and pineapple to the jello mixture.
Spray your jello mold with canola spray. Pour the mixture into the sprayed mold , filling it halfway. Refrigerate the mold for at least 4 hours, so the mixture has time to harden. Then, add the 3/4 cup of non-fat yogurt in an even layer on top of the jello inside the mold. Finally, add more jello mixture to fill the mold. Cover the mold with some saran wrap and refrigerate overnight. *If you have any extra jello mixture, put it in another container to refrigerate and enjoy later.*
Leave the mold in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve. Once ready, put the mold in a small mixing bowl filed with warm water. Use a knife to slide around the mixture inside mold and then flip the mold out onto a plate carefully.
Serve immediately and enjoy! Refrigerate any leftovers immediately before the mold melts and turns into a slop :).