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Saturday, May 27, 2023

Fruit Salad Parfait Recipe by Ruth Paget

Fruit Salad Parfait Recipe by Ruth Paget 

Serves 4 

Ingredients: 

-1 (1-ounce) envelope gelatin 

-1/4 cup cold water 

-1 cup Miracle Whip 

-1 (8-ounce) package Philadelphia brand cream cheese 

-1/4 cup maraschino cherries with juice separated 

-2 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar 

-1 cup drained and crushed pineapple 

-1 cup whipped heavy cream -lettuce for garnish 

Steps: 

1-Soften gelatin in cold water and dissolve over hot water. Cool. 

2-Gradually add Miracle Whip to cream cheese mixture until it is smooth and well blended. 

3-Add cherry juice, sugar, and gelatin to the cream cheese mixture and blend well. 

4-Chill the cream cheese mixture until slightly thickened. Stir in the fruit. 

5-Fold in whipped cream. Pour the parfait into a 1½-quart ring mold and chill until firm.

6-Unmold and surround the parfait with lettuce. 

Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France


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