bing cherry congealed salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16.5 ounce) can pitted bing cherries, drained, juice reserved
• 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained with juice reserved
• 1 (6 ounce) package cherry jell-o®
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 6 fluid ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• in a sauce pan, combine reserved cherry juice and pineapple juice to equal 1 cup. bring to boil, add gelatin and whisk together. remove from heat and add cream cheese and blend together until smooth.
• add cola and beat until mixture becomes fluffy. fold in cherries, pineapple, and nuts. pour into molded container, chill 6 to 8 hours or until firm.