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I Love My Pear Salad

By: Lisa H. 
"This recipe is a delightful change from the ordinary fruit mold. It uses gelatin and cream cheese. Delicious!!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (16)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 12 - 1/2 cup servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce) can pear halves
  • 1 (3 ounce) package lemon flavored gelatin
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

  1. Drain pears and reserve 1 cup syrup; if needed, add water to equal 1 cup.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 171 | Total Fat: 11.7g | Cholesterol: 21mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 5, 2004 by Julie   view full review
I've been making this recipe for years as well, one of the tricks is that you have to blend...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2005 by MrsLeCrone   view full review
I make this with strawberries and strawberry jello. My husband doesn't like pears so this is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by SPOSEUHAD   view full review
Have loved this recipe for years. Try it with lime jello and it is even better. Nice frosty...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2004 by IMAGINAIRE   view full review
This is pretty yummy! My sister in law made this recipe and brought it to a family dinner and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by KMMCGR   view full review
I love this pear salad too! It's a wonderful light salad that goes great with big heavy...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by Luvs2Cook!   view full review
6 people tried it, 6 of us did NOT like it at all! Didn't really taste much like pear,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2003 by QUIKSMYLE   view full review
After reading this recipe I printed it out and decided that I would make it within the week....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by JODERS   view full review
I loved this pear salad, too, as did all my friends and family. What a great combination of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2002 by OMMA   view full review
I've been making this for a couple of years now and it's always a big hit with my family. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2008 by Cheryl   view full review
I have almost this same recipe but I use a quart of drained pears and only one cup of cool...

 

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