Jello salad is a staple at our family gatherings and holiday dinners and this recipe is going to quickly become your favorite. It is very easy to make. You blend aall the ingredients together. Then, pour it into a dish to let it set up. This jello is so smooth and creamy!
Raspberry Cream Cheese Jello salad can be made-ahead of time (I would recommend making it the day before at the earliest) and served with whipped cream and fresh raspberries on top.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our raspberry cream cheese jello salad, you need the following ingredients:
- Can sliced pears
- Water
- Raspberry jello
- Cream cheese
- Cool Whip
- Whipped cream
- Raspberries
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Raspberry Cream Cheese Jello Salad
- Open can of pears and drain 1 cup of the pear juice into a bowl. Set bowl aside and throw away the rest of the juice.
- Add 1 cup of water to pear juice and microwave the liquid for 2-3 minutes or until water is boiling.
- Add box of raspberry jello to the boiling liquid and stir until all jello has dissolved. Set bowl in fridge and allow it to cool for about 7-10 minutes (you don’t want the jello to set, you just want it to cool down).
- Dump pears and softened cream cheese into a large blender. Add in cooled jello and Cool Whip. Blend until completely combined.
- Pour jello into 9 x 13 inch pan and set in the fridge until jello is completely set (should take 3-4 hours – you could also let it set up overnight).
- Serve topped with whipped cream and fresh raspberries.
Recipe Notes
If you want to mix it up, you can try other flavor combinations such as: orange jello and top with mandarin oranges, strawberry jello and top with fresh strawberries, island pineapple jello and top with pineapple tidbits and coconut, and cherry jello and top with maraschino cherries.
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Raspberry Cream Cheese Jello Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (29 ounce) can sliced pears, (reserve 1 cup of the juice)
- 1 cup water
- 1 (6 ounce) box raspberry jello
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, (softened)
- 1 (12 ounce) package Cool Whip, (thawed)
- 1 cup whipped cream, (optional topping)
- 1 cup raspberries, (optional topping)
Instructions
- Open can of pears and drain 1 cup of the pear juice into a bowl. Set bowl aside and throw away the rest of the juice.
- Add 1 cup of water to pear juice and microwave the liquid for 2-3 minutes or until water is boiling.
- Add box of raspberry jello to the boiling liquid and stir until all jello has dissolved. Set bowl in fridge and allow it to cool for about 7-10 minutes (you don't want the jello to set, you just want it to cool down).
- Dump pears and softened cream cheese into a large blender. Add in cooled jello and Cool Whip. Blend until completely combined.
- Pour jello into 9 x 13 inch pan and set in the fridge until jello is completely set (should take 3-4 hours – you could also let it set up overnight).
- Serve topped with whipped cream and fresh raspberries.
Notes
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OMG! I thought our family was the only one to make this! We call it “Pink Jello” and it is at almost every gathering our family has. We love it!
What size jello, pears, and coolwhip? I am excited to make for our Christmas dinner.
Can I put everything in a food processor?
You didn’t scroll down far enough on the post to the full recipes with ingredients and instructions.
Missing some ingredient *amounts*. Anyone know this information.
What (size can) of pears are used? What size (package) of jello is used. 1 3 oz. or 1 6 oz package? What (size) package of cream cheese is used? And what size container of the Cool Whip is used?
I don’t have a blender. Can I get the same consistency with a hand mixer?? Or a little at a time in a small smoothie maker?!!?
The main thing is so that the cream cheese is completely blended so you don’t have white speckles.
Hi Sandra, you need to scroll down to the recipe. All of the recipe ingredients, amounts, and directions are there. You are at the top of the recipe where it gives an overview of how to make the recipe. It’s not all of the details.
what is cool whip what can be used instead
Cool Whip is a non dairy whipped topping found in the freezer section at the grocery store. Here is a post I found on Cool Whip replacements. We have never used it in this recipe.
https://www.365daysofbakingandmore.com/stabilized-whipped-cream/
My hubs is allergic to pears. Is there something I can use instead?
We have not substituted anything for the pears in this salad. But we have other raspberry salads.
https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/fluffy-raspberry-jell-o-salad/
https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/raspberry-cheesecake-fluff-salad/
https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/raspberry-pretzel-jello-saladdessert/
All I have is a 15oz size can of pears, does it really make that big of a difference? I have the right amounts for all other ingredients.
Can I add raspberries into the jello salad itself? Will it set?
We have only made this jello salad as directed in the recipe. So we aren’t sure if it would have a hard time setting up if you added raspberries directly into the salad. We ususally place them around the slice.
This was very delicious. I used my Vitamix to blend the pears, cream cheese and some of the cool whip, then I whisked the jello mixture with it. Came out great!
Hi Rebekah. Thanks for letting us know about the vitamix to blend! Super helpful for everyone!
Will this work if using a jello mold? Do you think it is stiff enough?
We have not ever tried it in a jello mold. But it should work if you spray the mold well. This salad sets up pretty well.
All I can say is. . . WOW and DELISH(ious).
I made this jello, although with all the ingredients it over filled the blender. I then divided it and did half and half Had a good taste but was very sweet.