If you love Cherry Pie, you will be sure to love this Cherry Pie Jell-o Salad! So festive for the holidays, but delicious any day!
Cherry pie Jell-O Salad. I don’t have anything like it on my site. I don’t even think I have any other Jell-O Salads at all?? I have Jell-O Shots! Two Collections of them, actually! And a Chocolate Jell-O Pudding Frosting recipe that will rock your world. But Jell-o Salad? Nope. Well, except one. This one.
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Why? Well, I guess I should make it known that I am not a huge fan of Jell-o. It’s okay in its plain form, but when those Jell-o salads start getting funky stuff like marshmallows, cool whip, fruit (brown bananas??) and even NUTS? in them… that’s when my nose has always turned up. Of course, now I am surrounded by lots of talented foodie friends and I can’t believe how much more sophisticated Jell-O salads have gotten!
Sophisticated Jell-O Salads:
- Cranberry Jell-O Salad
- Triple Layer Christmas Jell-O
- Orange Jell-O Salad
- Lemon Pineapple Jell-O Salad with Whipped Topping
My Aunt Carol is an awesome cook, and we take turns throughout the year having dinner at their house and at our house. I always look forward to her meals. A few years ago, she made this Jell-O and I almost didn’t try it. But I couldn’t hurt her feelings, and honestly… my kids are there, I always make sure they try EVERYTHING, so I have to set an example right?
So I did. And boy was I glad. So, here is where I start over. I have never been a huge fan of Jell-O. But I have ALWAYS been a huge fan of PIE! I especially love cherry pie. Something about cherry pie filling is just so.darn.good. So, I am a new believer in Jell-O salads — But the brown banana kind? Still a big NO.
Ingredients in Cherry Pie Jell-O Salad
- cherry pie filling
- cherry jell-O
- water
Yep. Three ingredients, and one is water! It’s so super easy to make, and can I just tell you my favorite thing to make when I make a ham? They pair together perfectly. With the holidays coming up, ham season is here, And it’s red, so it’s festive. It’s again, easy, and it certainly won’t break the bank.
Give it a whirl… It might make a Jell-O Salad believer outta you! 
Yield: 8 servings
Cherry Pie Jell-O Salad
Festive Cherry Pie Jell-O is so easy to make, and looks great on your holiday table. Pairs perfectly with ham!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 large box of cherry Jell-O
- Water
- 1 Can of Cherry Pie filling
Instructions
- Dissolve jell-o in 2 cups of boiling water. Add 1 1/2 cups of cold water, place Jell-o in the refrigerator to set.
- When the Jell-O is set, stir can of pie filling into prepared Jell-O.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 100 Total Fat: 0g Saturated Fat: 0g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 28mg Carbohydrates: 24g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 2g Protein: 1g
Nutrition isn't always accurate.
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Melissa Placzek says
Can’t wait to try this! YUM!
~Melissa
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Candi says
You know I’m not a jello fan at all. (Even jello shots!) But if you say it’s good, I might just try it. Also I have that EXACT same dish and holder in black. Greg makes his rotel and velveeta in it. 🙂
Joan@chocolateandmore says
I love simple and easy, can’t wait to try this! I’m with you about all those other Jello Salads everyone makes, don’t touch them, I just move on to the rest of the wonderful food, frees up room on my plate, lol
Carol says
I may try this. I have always loved cherries, especially cherry pie, but have found the canned cherry pie filling usually way to sweet for me. Use to like it–way back when –ahem –but guess as I got (not I won’t say it) ‘more set in my says’ (better) I use less sugar in my baking now. So now use either fresh cherries when available or the plain canned variety. So worth a try on your say so.
Michaela Kenkel says
We love it! It’s really good as a side dish for ham!
Jenna says
Love this!! So easy to make ahead, and who doesn’t enjoy the jiggle of jello…
Tayler Ross says
My family loves Jello salad and cherries, so this is perfect! Can’t wait to try it!
Molly says
Thanks a great idea! Thank you for posting.
Chris Collins says
This has got the holidays written all over it!! Can’t wait to give it a go on the weekend, thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Cindy @ The Sweet Nerd says
I grew up with cranberry jello – and old recipe from my gram – but I’m with you, I don’t love jello. But cherries look like a good addition, like the cranberry. And adds so much color to your table!
Kallee says
This looks like such a fun and easy recipe. I love jello salad’s for Thanksgiving
debi at Life Currents says
This looks great! And I love that it’s like pie, but no crust. We don’t need no stinkin’ crust. I’ll take a big bowl full with some fresh whipped cream, please!
Kelly Anthony says
What a simple and fun recipe to make. My girls will love to make and eat this cherry pie jello salad.
Catherine Brown says
Hmmm, this is different. Might just have to try this one. 😉
Roxana says
What an easy recipe that is so tasty too. I love jello and like mixing fruits into it. This is a a great idea.
Andrea @ Cooking with Mamma C says
I love cherry anything. This looks so colorful and festive! I bet it would be great with ham too!
Julie says
This just screams old fashioned simple deliciousness. Who doesn’t like dishes like these. My children would have loved this one. I’ll have to put it together for Thanksgiving when the kiddos are home.
michele says
I love recipes that dont take a million ingredients! My sister is a huge cherry pie fan and this pie will be right up her alley! Since shes doing so much for thanksgiving this year Im going to surprise her and bring it for her to have all to herself the day after with the leftovers!
Michaela Kenkel says
Great idea!
Lisa@Lisa's Dinnertime Dish says
Jello salad is a staple at both our Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve dinners! I love cherry pie, so this one would be fun to try!
Kylee from Kylee Cooks says
I love using jello in new ways – and this one is a new one. So fun paired with the pie filling – my family will be so happy when I serve this up!
Sandra Shaffer says
Oh my gosh, how easy and delicious does this jello salad look? This is a great dish to add to any holiday table. Adding it to our menu!
Madi says
I’ve never tried jello salad before! This sounds so tasty!
Jennifer A Stewart says
Cherry Pie is my jam!! I could eat it all day long! I am so excited to try this jello version and eat the whole batch!
Debra C. says
I’ve had this salad and it’s just delicious! Top it with some whipped cream, YUM!
Cindy says
I was hoping someone else would have asked this…..but what size can of cherry pie filling do you use? I will definitely be making this !!
Michaela Kenkel says
I think there is only one size? 21 ounce. 🙂 i hope you love it!!
Patti says
Wow, just made it, using Black Cherry Jello with canned Lite Cherry Pie Filling, so refreshing and delicious on a hot summer day.
Also made a sampling with Cool Whip added. Double wow,
Can’t wait to make it for grown daughters. We have always had Orange Jello salad made with cool whip and mandarin oranges. I’ve eaten it every holiday since thanksgiving, November of 1984. This new Cherry Jello will be a welcomed addition to the future holiday meals.
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Michaela Kenkel says
I am SO HAPPY you love it!! This recipe is close to my heart, and we adore it. Thank you for coming back and telling me your thoughts!