Categories: Cream cheese, Jello

Ingredients

• 2 (16-ounce) cans pitted dark sweet cherries
• 2 (3-ounce) packages cherry-flavored gelatin
• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup port or sweet red wine
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped and toasted
• Garnishes: whipped cream, fresh cranberries

Directions

1. Drain cherries, reserving 1 cup juice. Chop cherries.

2. Stir together gelatins and 2 cups boiling water until dissolved. Stir in reserved juice, sugar, port, and lemon juice. Stir in cherries.

3. Pour half of gelatin mixture into a lightly greased 10-cup ring mold or Bundt cake pan. Chill 2 hours or until almost set. Stir together remaining gelatin mixture, cream cheese, and pecans, blending well.

4. Pour over slightly set gelatin mixture in mold. Chill 6 hours or until firm. Garnish, if desired.

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