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Sunday, July 27, 2014

"Orange Frog Eye" Jello Salad

This isn't actually frog eye salad, but it's close enough to make kids think it is (pineapple, orange, coconut).  And since they *like* frog eye, that's what we called it.  ;>

1 8oz cream cheese
1 small box of lemon jello
1 cup boiling water
2 ice cubes
1 20oz can crushed pineapple, drained
1 14oz can mandarin oranges, drained
1 small jar maraschino cherries, drained (halved grapes would be a good sub)
1/2 to 3/4 cup coconut flakes
1 8oz container Cool Whip

Whip the cream cheese.

Dissolve jello in boiling water, then add 2 ice cubes.  Add to cream cheese.

Add drained pineapple, mandarin oranges, cherries, coconut and stir until combined.

Chill until partially set, then fold in Cool Whip.  [I let it set overnight and added the Cool Whip the next day before serving…this worked fine.]