Cherry Cola Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 (10 oz.) bottle maraschino cherries
1 (3 oz.) box cherry jello
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese (room temperature)
3/4 c. cola flavored beverage
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Drain pineapple and cherries, reserving liquid in saucepan. Sprinkle jello and let stand 1 minute. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until jello dissolves. Remove from heat and add cream cheese, stirring until smooth. Stir in fruit, cola beverage and pecans. Pour into lightly oiled 4-cup mold. Cover and chill.