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SAL: Patriotic Gelatin Salad (16) ***

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Patriotic Gelatin Salad (16) ****

Taste of Home June/July 1994
37 reviews rate this recipe 4.5 of 5 stars.
Exchanges
Prep: 20 min. + chilling (total of several hours; then overnight)
Yield: 16 servings.

Almost as spectacular as the fireworks, this lovely salad makes quite a "bang" at our July Fourth meal. It's exciting to serve, and our guests loved the cool fruity and creamy layers. This salad really added to my patriotic theme.—Sue Gronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Editor's Note: This recipe takes time to prepare since each layer must be set before the next layer is added.

Ingredients:
• 2 packages (3 ounces each) sugar-free berry blue gelatin
• 2 packages (3 ounces each)sugar-free strawberry gelatin
• 4 cups boiling water, divided
• 2-1/2 cups cold water, divided
• 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 2 cups fat-free milk
• 1 cup granular sugar substitute
• 2 cups (16 ounces) reduced-fat sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:
1. In four separate bowls, dissolve each package of gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1/2 cup cold water to each and stir. Pour one bowl of blue gelatin into a 10-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray; chill until almost set, about 30 minutes.

2. Set other three bowls of gelatin aside at room temperature. Soften unflavored gelatin in remaining cold water; let stand 5 minutes.

3. Heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat just below boiling. Stir in softened gelatin and sugar substitute until sugar substitute is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and vanilla until smooth. When blue gelatin in pan in almost set, carefully spoon 1-1/2 cups sour cream mixture over it. Chill until almost set, about 30 minutes.

4. Carefully spoon one bowl of strawberry gelatin over cream layer. Chill until almost set. Carefully spoon 1-1/2 cups cream mixture over the strawberry layer. Chill until almost set. Repeat, adding layers of blue gelatin, cream mixture and strawberry gelatin, chilling in between each. Chill several hours or overnight.

1 piece equals 69 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 84 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 5 g protein. ++++ Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.