Fruit Mold Recipes

FROZEN FRUIT MOLDS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Place a mint leaf in each of 12 jumbo muffin cups; top each with a banana slice. Divide the pineapple, grapes, grapefruit, cherries and remaining bananas among muffin cups., In a small bowl, combine the pineapple juice, lime juice and reserved juice. Pour 1/4 cup into each muffin cup. Cover and freeze for 3 hours or until firm. Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before serving. Invert onto a baking sheet.

CRANBERRY FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve gelatins in boiling water. Gently stir in ginger ale. Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 1-1/2 hours. Stir in grapes and oranges. Transfer to a 5-cup mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate until firm. Invert onto a serving plate.

FESTIVE FRUIT GELATIN MOLD

Steps:

• Prepare the gelatin mix according to the package instructions, using the seltzer in place of the cold water. Allow to cool for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place a mandarin followed by a blackberry in the grooves of a 2.1-quart fluted bundt pan. Repeat to form a circle. Pour in just enough of the gelatin to cover the fruit (about 1 1/2 cups). Chill until set, about 1 1/2 hours, leaving the remainder of the gelatin mix on the counter.
• Sprinkle the blueberries in an even layer over the firm gelatin. Cover with the remaining mandarin oranges. Top with the remaining blackberries. Pour the remaining gelatin mixture over the fruit. Chill until firm, at least 8 hours and up to overnight.
• When ready to serve, place the gelatin mold in a bowl of warm water for 2 minutes to loosen. Invert onto a circular serving platter. Fill the center of the mold with fresh berries to serve.

CREAMY FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese and gelatin. Add water, stir until gelatin is dissolved. Refrigerate until thickened, about 1 hour, stirring frequently. Add mayonnaise; whisk until smooth. Stir in fruit and pecans. Pour into a 1-qt. mold that has been coated with cooking spray. Chill until firm. Unmold onto a serving platter.

FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• Dissolve Jello in hot juice.
• Stir in the lemon juice, cold ginger ale and fruit.
• Pour into mold.
• Refrigerate till firm.
• Unmold and fill center with fresh fruit.

SPARKLING FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Gently stir in ginger ale. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites). Gently stir for 15 seconds. Stir in grapes and oranges.
• Pour into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray. Cover.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold. Store leftover gelatin in refrigerator.

JELL-O® WITH FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 1-1/4 hours or until slightly thickened. Remove 1-1/2 cups of the gelatin; let stand at room temperature.
• Stir fruit into remaining gelatin. Spoon into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 15 min. or until set but not firm. (Gelatin should stick to finger when touched and should mound.)
• Add COOL WHIP to reserved gelatin; stir with whisk until well blended. Spoon over gelatin layer in mold. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold just before serving.

JIGGLING FRUIT MOLD WITH BERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• To make the fruit jell, put the berries, water, sugar and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring, and boil gently for 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, and set aside for an hour.
• Line a fine-meshed sieve with a double layer of cheesecloth, and strain the cooked berries, pressing down gently so no pulp or seeds get into the liquid. Discard the pulp; there should be 2 cups of berry juice.
• Soften the gelatin sheets in enough cold water to cover for about 5 minutes. If using powdered gelatin, sprinkle it over 1/4 cup cold water, and allow to soften for 5 minutes.
• Put the reserved berry juice in a saucepan. Squeeze out excess water from the gelatin sheets, and add them to the juice, or add all the softened powdered gelatin. Warm over low heat, stirring, until the gelatin dissolves.
• Spray four 1/2-cup molds with flavorless oil. (You can use metal molds, ramekins or coffee cups.) Fill with the berry juice. Refrigerate, covered, for 4 hours or overnight.
• To make the berry compote, put the 1 1/2 pints of mixed berries in a saucepan with the water, sugar, orange rind and salt. Bring to a low boil, and cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes until the fruit has almost dissolved and is syrupy. Remove from the heat, transfer to a bowl, cool, and refrigerate, covered, for 4 hours or overnight.
• To serve, spoon berry compote onto four dessert plates. Dip the bottom of each mold into warm water, and unmold onto the compote. Put a dollop of whipped cream on the side of each, and serve.

CREAMY FRUITED MOLD

Steps:

• Stir the boiling water into Jell-O in a medium bowl at least 2-minutes until completely dissolved.
• Stir in cold water.
• Refrigerate about 1-1/4 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
• Gently stir in whipped topping.
• Refrigerate for about 15 minutes more or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression) stir in the fruit and pour into 5-cup mold.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm unmold and garnish as desired.

BUNNY FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin in medium bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water and juice. Gradually add gelatin to cream cheese in large bowl, mixing until well blended. Refrigerate until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression).
• Add pineapple, marshmallows and walnuts; mix well. Spoon into 6-cup ring mold sprayed with cooking spray.
• Refrigerate several hours or until firm. Unmold onto serving plate. Store leftover gelatin in refrigerator.

CRANBERRY FRUIT MOLD

Steps:

• Dissolve both jellos with the boiling water in a large bowl. Gently stir in ginger-ale.
• Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 1 1/2 hours. Stir in grapes amd oranges. Transfer to a five cup mold that has been coated with non stick cooking spray. DO NOT USE A FLAVORED COOKING SPRAY or your mold will taste like that spray. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
• Invert onto a serving plate.
• Garnish with extra raspberries, mint sprigs.

HOLIDAY FRUIT AND NUT MOLD

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin in large bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold ginger ale and spices. Refrigerate about 1-1/2 hours or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves a definite impression).
• Stir in fruits and pecans. Spoon into 5-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold onto serving plate. Garnish as desired. Store leftover gelatin in refrigerator.