Tropical Congealed Salad
Recipe from Taste of the South

Tropical Congealed Salad


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Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 5 hrs 5 mins
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Ingredients
 
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Crust:
  • 2  cups  crushed pretzelsOn Sale
  • 1  cup  sweetened flaked coconut, toastedOn Sale
  • 1  cup  chopped macadamia nuts, toastedOn Sale
  • 3  tablespoons  sugarOn Sale
  • 3/4  cup  butter, meltedOn Sale
Filling:
  • 1  8-ounce package  cream cheese, softenedOn Sale
  • 1  cup  sugarOn Sale
  • 1    (8-ounce) container frozen nondairy whipped topping, thawedOn Sale
  • 1  3-ounce package  lemon-flavored gelatinOn Sale
  • 1  3-ounce package  pineapple-flavored gelatinOn Sale
  • 1 3/4  cups  cups boiling waterOn Sale
  • 1  cup  mayonnaiseOn Sale
  • 1  6-ounce can  pineapple juiceOn Sale
  • 1    (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrainedOn Sale
  • 1  cup  finely shredded sharp Cheddar cheeseOn Sale
Garnish:
  •     sweetened whipped cream, toasted chopped macadamia nuts, toasted sweetened flaked coconutOn Sale

Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a 13-x-9-x-2-inch baking dish. Set aside.
2.
In a small bowl, combine pretzels, coconut, macadamia nuts, and 3 tablespoons sugar. Add butter, stirring well to combine. Press pretzel mixture into bottom of prepared baking dish.
3.
Bake for 10 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool completely.
4.
In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add whipped topping, beating to combine. Spread cream-cheese mixture on top of cooled crust, making sure to seal crust completely.
5.
In a large bowl, combine gelatins and boiling water, stirring to dissolve completely. Add mayonnaise and pineapple juice, whisking until smooth. Add pineapple and cheese, stirring to combine.
6.
Pour gelatin mixture over cream-cheese layer. Refrigerate until set, for at least 4 hours.
7.
Garnish with whipped cream, toasted chopped macadamia nuts, and toasted coconut, if desired.

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