SANDRA’S TROPICAL LIME JELLO SURPRISE

I grew up eating this delightful dessert following
my Mom's delicious dinners, although I
always had to mix the whipped cream  in with
the jello before eating it...

Servings: (6)
Prep: 5 Mins. |
Pre-Set: 1 Hr. |
Full-Set: 4 Additional Hrs.
--(or overnight is more flavorful)

Posted by Sandra

INGREDIENTS:

1 (6 oz. pkg.) lime jello (or orange, or lemon)
2 cups boiling water
2 cups total: reserved juice from fruit (below) + cold water
1 (8 oz. can) pineapple chunks, drained (reserving juice), roughly chopped
1 (15 oz. can) tropical fruit chunks, drained (reserving juice), roughly chopped
2 carrots, peeled, and shredded
1/2 tablespoon lime juice (or orange juice with orange jello, or lemon juice with lemon jello)
½ cup coconut, shredded

--Prepared whipped cream

METHOD:

In a medium saucepan, heat 2 cups of water over high heat to boiling, remove from heat and add the lime jello, gently stirring until dissolved. Add the remaining 2 cups of cold liquid (reserved juice and cold water), and stir to combine. Pour into a 2 qt. square glass dish, and refrigerate to partially set for 1 hour (to prevent the additional ingredients from sinking later on).

Just before jello has partially set, grate the carrots and toss them in a small bowl with lime juice to prevent oxidation and enhance flavor. Remove the partially set jello from the refrigerator, and fold in the tropical fruit, carrots, and coconut. Return to refrigerator and let set completely, about 4 hours. Serve with whipped topping (I like to mix my whipped cream into the jello mixture ;). – Enjoy!

Be sure to store any leftovers, covered, in the refrigerator.


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Tip: I wait until the very last minute to grate the carrots to retain their bright orange color and flavor, so I do so just before it is time to fold them into the partially-set jello. Also, I don’t use pre-shredded carrots or a food processor to shred them because they do not maintain the proper texture or flavor for this dessert, so I simply shred my own using a box grater ;)

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