[Kitchen Witch]

BING CHERRY PARFAIT PIE

1 small package cherry Jell-O
1 cups hot cherry syrup
1/4 cups cold water
1 pint vanilla ice cream (or black cherry)
1 (16 ounce) can dark sweet cherries, drained
1 baked 9-inch pie shell, cooled

Dissolve Jell-O in hot cherry syrup. Add cold water.
Cut ice cream into six chunks; add to Jell-O mixture and stir until melted. Chill mixture until it begins to thicken and mound when spooned, 20 to 30 minutes, then fold in cherries. Turn into pie shell. Chill until firm (20 to 25 minutes).

NOTE: Frozen strawberries can be substituted.



CHERRY SHEET CAKE

1 small box cherry gelatin
1 (18.25 ounce) box cherry cake mix
1 envelope Dream Whip®
1 small box vanilla instant pudding
1 1/2 cup cold milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Dissolve gelatin in 3/4 cup boiling water; set aside. Prepare cake mix using package directions. Bake in 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Cool for 20 to 25 minutes.
Pierce cake with fork at 1/2-inch intervals. Pour gelatin over cake. Place in refrigerator. Combine remaining ingredients in deep chilled bowl. Whip until stiff. Spread over cake. Refrigerate for several hours.




CREAMY CHERRY SALAD SUPREME

1 (3 ounce) box raspberry Jell-O
1 cup hot water
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
1 (3 ounce) box lemon Jell-O gelatin
1 cup hot water
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
1/3 cup Kraft salad dressing
1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

First Layer: Dissolve raspberry gelatin mix with 1 cup hot water. Add cherry pie filling. Pour into glass dish (9-inch square). Chill until almost set.

Second Layer: Dissolve lemon gelatin mix with 1 cup hot water.
In a separate bowl, mix together cream cheese and salad dressing. Slowly stir lemon gelatin into cream cheese/salad dressing mixture, and add undrained crushed pineapple. Fold in Cool Whip and miniature marshmallows. Pour lemon mixture onto raspberry/cherry layer. Sprinkle toasted chopped pecans on top. Chill for 2 hours.