Holiday Sides

Black Cherry Jello Salad with Pecans

Life Around the Table

Black Cherry Jello Salad with Cream Cheese and Pecans is an elegant side dish or dessert with a deep fruity flavour that is so refreshing. The perfect addition to your Easter menu! 

Simple Ingredients

– black cherry jello – boiling water – canned Bing cherries – cream cheese – raw pecans

How To Make Black Cherry Jello Salad:  Step 1:  Dissolve Jello in 1 cup of boiling water in an attractive serving bowl. Stir until totally dissolved and there are no visual Jello granules remaining.

Step 2:  Stir cold cherry juice and water into the warm Jello thoroughly. Step 3: Refrigerate until partially set. In the meantime, cut the cherries in half and cut the cream cheese into small cubes and chop pecans.

Step 4: Add cherries, cream cheese and roughly chopped pecans to partially set Jello. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Check out the full recipe on the blog

Hi! I'm Christy,

A happy wife and mother to three boys, a nutritionist, a food lover and a Canadian. Creating and experimenting in the kitchen is my idea of an afternoon well spent. My dream is that one or more of the recipes I share on my blog will inspire you, perhaps even becoming a cherished family favourite.