I LOVE MY PEAR SALAD

I Love My Pear Salad image

This recipe is a delightful change from the ordinary fruit mold. It uses lemon Jell-O and cream cheese. Delicious!

Provided by Lisa H.

Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Dessert Salad Recipes Jell-O® Salad

Time 4h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can pear halves
1 (3 ounce) package lemon flavored Jell-O®
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
½ cup chopped pecans
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed

Steps:

Drain pears and reserve 1 cup syrup; if needed, add water to equal 1 cup.
In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine syrup and gelatin. Bring to a boil and stir until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from heat and chill until partially set.
In a large bowl, blend the cheese and pears until smooth. Add gelatin mixture, pecans and whipped topping; blend until smooth. Pour into mold or leave in bowl. Chill for 3 hours or until firm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 171 calories, Carbohydrate 14.2 g, Cholesterol 20.5 mg, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 94.8 mg, Sugar 10.9 g