Ambrosia Mold - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple (in juice), undrained
2 c. boiling water
2 (4 serving size) pkg. orange jello
1 3/4 c. thawed Cool Whip
1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 1/2 c. miniature marshmallows
1/2 c. coconut (optional)

Preparation

Drain pineapple, reserving liquid. Add cold water to this liquid to measure 1 cup.
Stir boiling water into jello in a large bowl, 2 minutes or until completely dissolved. Stir in measured liquid. Refrigerate 1 1/4 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
Stir in whipped topping with wire whisk until smooth.
Refrigerate 10 minutes until mixture will mound. Stir in oranges, pineapple, marshmallows and coconut. Spoon into mold. Refrigerate 4 hours until firm. Can be prepared with sugar-free jello and Cool Whip lite.