Snow Salad With Strawberry Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (1/4 ounce) package unflavored gelatin, such as knox
1/4 cup cold water
1 cup boiling water
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
16 ounces sour cream
1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip
1 (4 3/4 ounce) package salada strawberry-flavor danish dessert mix
1 (10 ounce) carton frozen strawberries or 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

Preparation

Dissolve gelatin in cold water.
Add boiling water and stir well to dissolve.
Add sugar and vanilla.
Stir to dissolve.
Whisk in sour cream until mixture is smooth.
Blend in Cool Whip with whisk.
Pour mixture into large (6 cup) ring mold.
Let set in refrigerator a few hours or overnight.
For sauce, follow directions on Salada Danish Dessert package for making sauce.
Add strawberries; mix well.
To serve, unmold salad and serve with sauce in bowl in center.
Slice salad and ladle sauce over each piece.
Can also be poured into pecan or graham cracker crust and served as dessert.
Can also use pie filling in place of sauce.