Christmas Jello Recipe

The below recipe incorporates the Christmas colors of red and green and will disappear fast. Visit our Christmas Symbols page to learn more about the symbolism and meaning of red and green at Christmas.

Ingredients:

Layer 1:
2 cups pretzels, crushed
3/4 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons sugar

Layer 2:
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 (8 oz.) container cool whip (2 cups)
Food coloring, green

Layer 3:
1 (6 oz.) box jello, strawberry
2 cups water, boiling
1 (16 oz.) bag/container frozen strawberries
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, undrained

Layer 4:
1 8-ounce container cool whip (about 2 cups)

Directions:

Layer 1:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Mix pretzels, butter and sugar. Press into 13×9″ baking dish and bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.

Layer 2:
1. Beat together cream cheese and sugar. Fold in cool whip, and tint green with food coloring.
2. Spread over cooled pretzel crust and refrigerate until well chilled.

Layer 3:
Dissolve jello in boiling water. Add strawberries and pineapple. Allow mixture to cool and set slightly before pouring over cream cheese mixture.

Layer 4:
Top with cool whip when layer 3 is completely set.

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