Coca-Cola Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 small pkg. cherry jello
1 large can crushed pineapple, drained (save juice)
1 can Bing cherries, drained (save juice)
1 c. pecans, chopped
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 (16 oz.) bottle Coke
8 oz. Cool Whip

Preparation

Dissolve jello with 1 1/2 cups juice.
Heat and stir until jello is dissolved.
Add Coke.
Have a deep bowl as it foams up. Refrigerate until it begins to thicken.
Whisk softened cream cheese into partially set jello mixture.
Add fruit and nuts. Pour into a 9 x 13-inch glass pan.
When set, cover with Cool Whip and a few chopped pecans.