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Mexican fruit and gelatin salad with tres leches gelatin and sweet crema

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Ingredients
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  • 1 can media crema
  • 1 can condensed milk
  • 4–6 oz strawberry gelatin
  • 1 lb fresh strawberries
Make the gelatins the night before so they set.
Mexican fruit and jello salad
  • 4 packet unflavored gelatin
  • ½ cup water
Dissolve the four packets of unflavored gelatin in half a cup of water in a glass; let thicken, then rest 5 minutes.
Microwave the gelatin 30 seconds to liquefy; set aside.
Blend the evaporated milk, media crema, condensed milk and a tablespoon of Mexican vanilla 20 seconds; add the liquefied gelatin and blend 20 seconds more.
  • evaporated milk
  • 1 tbsp Mexican vanilla blend
  • cooking spray
Pour into a lightly sprayed baking dish, remove air bubbles and refrigerate.
  • boiling hot water
  • cold water
Make the strawberry and the lime gelatins per the packet: dissolve in boiling water, add cold water, pour into greased baking dishes and refrigerate.
Setting the gelatins
  • lime gelatin
Cut the set gelatins into squares and transfer to a large bowl.
Cutting the gelatin into squares
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 1 can condensed milk
  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp Mexican vanilla blend
Blend the cream cheese, sour cream, condensed milk, evaporated milk, heavy cream and vanilla for one minute to make the crema; pour over the gelatin.
  • 6 whole apples
  • 30 oz fruit cocktail
  • chopped pecans
Add the apples, fruit cocktail, strawberries and chopped pecans; mix.
Adding the fruit and chilling
Chill at least 30 minutes so the crema thickens; it thickens further the longer it sits.
Scoop into cups to serve.
Serving and tasting