Ambrosia Mold - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
2 cups boiling water
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 1/4 cups Cool Whip (thawed)
2 (3 ounce) packages orange gelatin
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup coconut (optional)

Preparation

Drain pineapple; reserve juice. Add cold water to juice to make 1 cup.
Stir boiling water and jello in large bowl until dissolved. Add the (cold) pineapple juice mixture and refrigerate 1 1/2 hours or until slightly thickened.
Stir in Cool Whip with wire whisk until smooth. Refrigerate 10 minutes or until mixture will mound and then add pineapple, oranges, marshmallows, and coconut. Spoon in to 6 cup mold.
Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
Unmold and serve.