This Red Hot Jello Salad is a bit nostalgic and perfectly delicious! Serve it as a fun side dish for dinner! It’s also a great accompaniment to holiday meals!
Red Hot Jello Salad
I know I have officially become an Arizonian when any weather below 75 degrees requires a jacket. I mean, I have turned into a complete wuss when it comes to dealing with the colder weather … and I know some of y’all are probably laughing at the colder than 75 degrees thing – but it’s sooo true! If you have ever been here in the Phoenix area, then you know that I’m not the only one who completely wimps out.
As someone who has lived in the Midwest and up and down the East coast, I never thought it would come to this and I never thought I would become “one of those people” that I used to kinda laugh at for wearing coats and boots and complaining of how “cold” it is when the temps are in the 60’s and 70’s. I remember a time when that felt like summer to me …. man, oh man, how times have changed! I just can’t handle it – Give me 110 degree days any day … y’all can keep this “cold” mess.
If nothing else, it kind of feels like Christmas here in Phoneix. And I guess, that can be a good thing. But I have to be honest, I’m ready for a little bit warmer weather already!
We’ve hosted all of our family get-togethers and were down to getting things ready for Christmas. One of the things I love to make for our holiday meal is this Red Hot Jello Salad! If you’re a kid of the 60’s and 70’s, I’m sure you remember all of the crazy jello salad concoctions …. but I have to tell you, this is one of my faves! Although it reminds me of a wintery type of food, I love it year round! It’s especially great with ham (in my opinion!) and I absolutely love the mixture of apples, celery, and walnuts in the sweet, spicy jello mix!
If you don’t have a round tube pan, no worries! This is just as fantastic and pretty in a casserole dish! Sometimes, I like to add a dollop of sweetened whipped cream and eat it as a dessert instead of a side dish! Really, no matter how you serve it, you just can’t go wrong with this easy and delicious Red Hot Jello Salad!
Just a side note to help make it easier to get the Red Hot Jello Salad out of the mold or pan – run a knife around the outside, then dip the pan in very hot water for about 10-15 seconds! Place a serving plate over the pan and carefully invert the salad onto the plate! It should help it come right out!
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Red Hot Jello Salad
Ingredients
- 1 box cherry gelatin 3 oz.
- 1 ยฝ cups boiling water divided
- ยผ cup red-hot candies
- ยผ cup cold water
- 1 cup chopped tart apples
- 1 cup chopped celery
- ยฝ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- In a small bowl, dissolve cherry gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. In a separate bowl, dissolve red-hots in remaining ยฝ-cup water. Stir the red-hot water into gelatin mixture. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 1 hour.
- Once the gelatin has thickened, fold in the apples, celery and walnuts. Pour into a 4-cup mold coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
Notes
- If you donโt have a round tube pan, no worries! This is just as fantastic and pretty in a casserole dish! Sometimes, I like to add a dollop of sweetened whipped cream and eat it as a dessert instead of a side dish! Really, no matter how you serve it, you just canโt go wrong with this easy and delicious Red Hot Jello Salad!
Nutrition
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This Red Hot Jello is just gorgoeous! I can see it really rocking my table for not only Christmas but also Valentines Day!
Your jello salad is absolutely gorgeous–just what Evelyn said! I am swooning over your photos in this post, too!
This is one of my favorites! I make it for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Cran-Apple-Pear Sauce
This pretty pink sauce is a nice change from typical cranberry relish. Apple pie filling and canned pears add just the right amount of sweetness.
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Prep: 5 min.
Cook: 45 min.
Yield: 12-14 servings
2-12 oz pkg. fresh or frozen cranberries
2 quarts water
1-21 oz can apple pie filling [I chop the apples slightly]
2-15 1/4 cans sliced pears, drained [I chop up the pears]
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 Tbsp butter or margarine
1 Tbsp grated lemon peel
You can add some pineapple, also
In a large saucepan, cook cranberries and water over medium-high heat until berries pop, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Drain.
Add remaining ingredients.
Cook, uncovered, over medium heat until mixture boils.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serve warm or cold.
Really is good either way.
We warm it in the oven.
Also great with ham.
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Apple-Cran-Pear-Sauce
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This sounds good but I am not a fan of celery in Jello. Any ideas for a substitute
You can omit it.
For decades my mom made a similar salad using the hot water to dissolve the red hos, then add chilled applesauce to replace the cold water. Let this set and serve. It was a favorite amongst all of the kids! She also made an apple walnut salad, cutting up a sweeter apple, including chunks of walnuts all in combination to your liking. Then whip heavy whipping cream. Add sugar to flavor, use this as the dressing for the original two ingredients. She might add edible flowers across the top in springtime, or red apple skin slices the rest of the year, oaid out in a decorative shape across the top.
I really love to try new recipes
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My mother was a member of Eastern Star and for her contribution for the meal she always made this with applesauce in it and served it on a lettuce leaf. It is good and a different way to serve it. They just made in a large cake plate and would cut in squares. You might try it with ham or somethiing similar. You recipe looks lovely. Thanks