Ambrosia Cream Cheese Mold

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can pineapple chunks, undrained
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 orange, peeled, sectioned, and diced
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute.
• 2 drain pineapple, and reserve juice; add enough water to juice to make 1 cup. place juice in a 2-quart saucepan, heat to boiling; add gelatin mixture, stir until gelatin dissolves. remove from heat, stir in sugar, lemon juice and cream cheese, using a wire whisk to blend. chill until consistency of unbeaten egg , fold in pineapple chunks, orange, pecans and coconut.
• 3 spoon mixture into a lightly oiled 1-quart mold; cover and chill until firm. unmold on lettuce, garnish with lemon slices.