Light and luscious in both taste and texture, this dessert is perfect for any occasion.
Lemon-Pineapple Dessert Squares
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 2 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 18
Ingredients
- 2 boxes (4-serving size each) lemon-flavored gelatin
- 1 1/2 cups boiling water
- 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple in juice, well drained, liquid reserved
- 1 container (12 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 round angel food cake (9 or 10 inch)
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, mix gelatin and boiling water until gelatin is completely dissolved. In 2-cup measuring cup, mix reserved pineapple liquid and enough cold water to make 2 cups. Stir into gelatin mixture. Refrigerate until thickened but not set, about 45 minutes.
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Step2Stir pineapple into thickened gelatin mixture. With rubber spatula, fold in 3 cups of the whipped topping.
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Step3Tear angel food cake into 1-inch pieces, placing half of the pieces in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Spoon half of gelatin mixture evenly over cake pieces. Repeat layers. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
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Step4Cut dessert into serving pieces; place on dessert plates. Top each with about 2 tablespoons strawberries and about 1 tablespoon remaining whipped topping.
Nutrition
190
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
37g
Total Carbohydrate
31g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 250mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 125mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 37g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 31g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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