This Cottage Cheese Jello Salad is one of those old recipes It never goes out of style. My father really likes it and always requests it, especially at family gatherings. Creamy, fruity, Incredibly easy to make.
Why does everyone love this old school favorite?
- Incredibly easy: Mix together a few simple ingredients and leave the rest in the fridge.
- Rich in protein: Thanks to the cottage cheese, this sweet salad gets a little protein boost!
- Perfect for gatherings: This jello salad is always a hit at potlucks, holidays, and family gatherings. Everyone secretly likes it!
Cottage Cheese Jello Salad Ingredients
- Cottage Cheese: For best flavor, use whole milk, small curd cottage cheese. If you don’t like the cottage cheese lumps, mix it up.
- Any jello flavor will work. Lime or orange are popular. For the oranges, add a can of drained mandarin oranges.
- Drain the water from the pineapple well.! If you want a firmer salad, squeeze out most of the liquid through cheesecloth.
- fluff: For a fluffier salad, add 1½ cups of mini marshmallows.
- Optional mixins: Drained canned fruit, chopped strawberries, or roasted chopped nuts (1 to 2 cups total). This will increase the serving size to about 8-10.
How to Make Cottage Cheese Jello Salad
If you’re looking for an easy, traditional dessert that’s ready in minutes, try making this Cottage Cheese Jell-O Salad. The best part is, you can use any flavor of Jello, so you can easily switch it up and make it your own.
- Combine: In a large bowl, mix together the cottage cheese and strawberry jello.
- add: Add the well-drained mashed pineapple and stir.
- fold: Gently fold in whipped cream topping.
- chill: Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill at least 1 hour before serving.
Alyssa’s Expert Tips
Whipped Cream: You can substitute Cool Whip with homemade whipped cream. Whip 2 cups cold heavy cream with ⅓ cup powdered sugar. Whipped cream makes the salad fluffier and doesn’t last as long.
Cottage Cheese Jello Salad
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ingredient
- 1 (16 ounces) container small tofu cottage cheese
- 1 (3 ounces) Box Strawberry Jell-O or your preferred flavor
- 1 (20 ounces) A can of well-drained crushed pineapple
- 1 (8 ounces) Defrosted container whipped topping
guideline
- combine 1 small curd cottage cheese (16 ounces) and 1 (3 ounce) box Strawberry Jell-O In a large bowl.
- Please stir 1 can (20 ounces) mashed pineapple.
- Fold gently. 1 (8-ounce) container thawed whipped topping.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill at least 1 hour before serving.
memo
- refrigerator: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Freezer: NNot recommended.
- Stay ahead: this You can prepare up to 1 day in advance. Allow at least 1 hour of cooling time before serving.
nutrition
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