Under-the-Sea Salad
Prep
15-30 mins
Total
5 HRS 20 MIN
Servings
8 Servings
Ingredients
1 can
(15-1/2 oz.) pear halves in light syrup, undrained
1 cup
boiling water
1 tbsp
fresh lemon juice
6 oz
(3/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/8 tsp
ground cinnamon
Instructions
Step 1
Drain pears, reserving 3/4 cup of the syrup. Dice pears; set aside.
Step 2
Stir boiling water into gelatin and salt in medium bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in reserved syrup and lemon juice. Pour 1-1/4 cups gelatin mixture into 8x4-inch loaf pan or 4-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set but not firm (should stick to finger when touched and should mound).
Step 3
Beat remaining gelatin mixture gradually into cream cheese until smooth. Stir in pears and cinnamon. Spoon over clear gelatin in pan.
Step 4
Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold. Cut into 8 slices. Store leftover gelatin mold in refrigerator.