This recipe for cherry cola jello salad is my all time favorite and it’s perfect alongside turkey or ham. I grew up eating my grandmother’s jello salad creations at every holiday meal and they were awesome.
In fact I’m fairly certain she had stock in Kraft Foods because I don’t remember ever sitting down to a meal without some sort of jello salad on the table.
Try this recipe, it’s crazy good and always a big hit!
~Mavis
Cherry Cola Jello Salad Recipe
Ingredients
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 can cherry pie filling
20 oz can crushed pineapple {drained}
1 large box cherry Jell-O
1 cup cherry cola {I used cherry Pepsi}
Instructions
Pour cherry Jell-o into a large glass or ceramic serving dish and set aside.
Combine water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to boil. Add pie filling, stir and bring back to a boil. Carefully pour hot liquid over gelatin and stir until it is all dissolved. Add pineapple and cola. Stir well. Refrigerate until set.
Serve alongside turkey instead of cranberry sauce or as a dessert with a little whipping cream.
Ashley says
Any Grandma recipe is the best. How precious to have recipes to carry on!
Dottie says
I love that it says “serves 1 or 12”
Mavis Butterfield says
It’s that good! š
Jillbert says
Man, I LOVE jello! Wish my family did so I could make all the crazy jello creations of MY grandma — she had some wacky ones and I loved them all. I think there were even mulit-colored mini marshmallows and shredded cabbage & carrots in one of hers. Yum city!
Mary Ann says
Your Grandma;s recipe says lemon juice too, do you put that? I love the recipe and her handwriting! Sounds like our Grandma’s would have been friends. Love the multi colored mini marshmallows, Jillbert :-). My Grandma loved to put bananas in the red jello!
Mavis Butterfield says
Nope. I never have. š
Becca Gordon says
Question: Do you need to drain the pineapple or not? Recipe doesn’t say and I want to make sure before I make this salad this week. Thanks!!
Mavis says
Drain!!
rudy says
Do you prepare the jello as per the directions on the box? The box says to add 2 cups boiling water, than 2 cups cold water. Or when you put it in the serving dish, do you leave it in powder form? I don’t want to ruin my first try on this. Thanks.
Mavis Butterfield says
I prepare the Jello exactly as I have it written above. š
Kathy says
This sounds really good and I haven’t had this one before. I have all the ingredients on hand so I may be enjoying it before Thanksgiving. I plan on making a vanilla pound cake and I bet this would be good with a slice of it.
anne says
Have you ever put in jello mold and displayed on platter?doable?
Mavis Butterfield says
Yes. It looks wonderful!
Kirsty says
I usually avoid American recipes as I have to translate everything, but this sounds amazing
Janet says
Thanks!
This sounds good for certain.
I had to hunt through the comments to find out the crushed pineapple is drained. Could you add that info to the recipe?
Iām gonna use drained pineapple juices instead of the water (we only buy canned pineapple in juice).
Becky says
Oh man, Mavis. I am excited! I don’t love pie or cranberries so much, but I love cherries and cola and jello and this sounds amazing. I just ran to the store to buy all the stuff and they were out of cherry jello. I went to another store because I need this in my life. Looks like maybe everyone is making Cherry Cola Jello Salad! I can’t wait for tomorrow!
Mavis Butterfield says
Becky, you need this Jell-O salad in your life. It’s the best. I hope you like it. š
Corena says
I just had to leave you a note to say this recipe is fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing it. I served it with hot turkey baked subs, chicken and dumpling soup and it was a great hit! It paired so nicely with this meal. ā¤ļø