This Cherry Pineapple Marshmallow Jello Salad is a long-time family favorite recipe. There’s a cherry layer paired with a tangy lemon cream cheese layer.
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Cherry Pineapple Marshmallow Jello Salad
Do you love fruity desserts? Or are you more of a rich, chocolate kind of dessert lover? I’m both, depending on the day. And some days it can be a vicious cycle. I want something fruity, then I want something with chocolate…and on and on it goes.
Although I rarely think to make them, I love jello salads and they can be a nice change of pace from the traditional desserts. This particular Cherry Pineapple Marshmallow Jello Salad is one that my mom used to make often. I remember loving this jello so much!
I think you’ll love this jello salad, too. It is a layered jello that starts with cherry pie filling and raspberry jello. Have you ever had pie filling and jello mixed? So. Good.
The next layer is lemon jello, cream cheese, cool whip, pineapple and mayonnaise. Yes…you read that right…mayonnaise. The combination of these 5 unlikely ingredients make a tangy, creamy layer that goes perfectly with the cherry bottom layer.
And on top? You’re going to add lots of mini fruity marshmallows. This layer adds just the right amount of sweetness to a couple of tangy layers.
And the colorful marshmallows look so pretty, don’t they?
If you’d like to make this into a lighter dish, feel free to use sugar free pie filling, sugar free jellos, light cream cheese, light mayo, light Cool Whip. Or any combination of those things! We’ve used many different combinations over the years with excellent results each time.
One recipe fills a small glass pan. You can use either 11×7 or 9×9 size. We’ve also doubled the recipe and put it into a 9×13 pan.
Enjoy this jello salad for dessert on these warm, summer evenings!
Cherry Pineapple Marshmallow Jello Salad
Ingredients
- 3 ounces raspberry jello
- 2 cups boiling water divided
- 21 ounces cherry pie filling
- 3 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 3 ounces lemon jello
- 1 cup crushed pineapple with juice
- 1/2 cup whipped topping
- 2 cups fruity mini-marshmallows
Instructions
- Dilute a 3-ounce package of raspberry jello in 1 cup of boiling water. Mix in one can of cherry pie filling. Pour this in a 9x9 or 11x7 pan. Let set.
- In another bowl, beat a 3-ounce package of cream cheese with 1/3 cup mayonnaise until smooth.
- Dilute a 3-ounce package of lemon jello in 1 cup of boiling water. Add this jello to the cream cheese mixture.
- Add 1 cup of crushed pineapple (with juice) and 1/2 cup whipped topping. Spread this on the cherry mixture.
- Add 2 cups of fruity mini marshmallows to the top of the lemon layer. Let set in the refrigerator for at least 5 hours.
- Serve chilled.
Nutrition
LISA SPELL says
March 27, 2014 at 7:18 amon the cherry pineapple marshmellow salad i have a question:
when you disolve the lemon jello in hot boiling water , do you add the softened cream cheese into the hot disolved lemon jello with the cool whip and stuff or do you let the disolved lemon jello COOL first??? thanks lisa spell
Lizzy T says
March 27, 2014 at 9:22 pmYes, you add the hot water with the lemon jello into the cream cheese/mayo mixture. That hot water is going to help the cream cheese melt and help everything to get mixed together well. Thanks and enjoy!! 🙂
Sheila Cox says
April 3, 2014 at 3:33 pmI am going to be making this fro my grand kids. They are going to love it.
Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful recipes. I have made your Rees’s Butterfinger Bars. They are fabulous.
Lizzy T says
April 4, 2014 at 2:31 pmThanks for the feedback, Sheila! I’m so glad you’re enjoying our recipes. This jello has been one of my long time favorites!
Liz says
April 30, 2014 at 12:19 pmThank you for the nice recipe.
Sherri says
July 15, 2014 at 9:20 amThis sounds so good! Love me some congealed salad, any kind, any time. Especially during the summer, they are so refreshing. And cranberry congealed salad at Thanksgiving & Christmas. And peach-buttermilk congealed salad at Easter. And………………!
Lizzy T says
July 19, 2014 at 4:52 pmI’m with you, Sherri! I l ove jello salads.
Dana says
December 23, 2014 at 11:06 amMy mom used to make this! So happy to find a recipe so now I can make it for my kids!
Lizzy T says
December 23, 2014 at 7:12 pmYou’re the first I’ve heard of that has had something like this! So glad you’ll enjoy it! 🙂
Rose McIntyre says
April 11, 2016 at 9:16 amI will be trying this sounds so good
Julie Clark says
April 12, 2016 at 7:56 amI haven’t made this in awhile. You reminded me of it and I’ll have to make it again, too!
Kira says
June 16, 2017 at 1:52 amWhat’s the result using Cherry Jello? Has anyone ever tried that, or is it too sweet?
Jdog says
April 20, 2019 at 10:08 pmIt isnt too sweet to me but if you take a little sugar a long way then not for you
Jdog says
April 20, 2019 at 10:07 pmReally good recipe just tryed it