Christmas Cottage Cheese Molds

[Kitchen Witch]

Christmas Cottage Cheese Molds
Here's a festive salad to serve during the holidays that makes a colorful splash at the table. We make one in Red and one in Green and sit them side by side on a rectangular platter or in adjoining dishes! Top with real whipped cream if you like!

Red Mold
Ingredients:

* 1 envelope sugar free cherry or strawberry Jello
* 1/2 cup mayonnaise
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 1 tsp berry flavor extract *
* 2 cups cottage cheese (not low-fat)
* 1/2 cup strawberries - diced
* 1/4 cup Splenda
* 4 drops red food coloring
[optional, but gives a more vibrant red to the mold]

Prepare Jello according to package directions, but omitting cold water. Add mayonnaise, sour cream, and extract to Jello. Beat with hand-held mixer for 30 seconds. Add Splenda and beat an additional 30 seconds. (If you're using extra food color, add it now and stir it in slowly with a spoon.) Fold in cottage cheese and berries. Pour into a wet 1-quart mold. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Makes 8 servings. 4 net grams of carbohydrate per serving.

* NOTE: You can substitute DaVinci Sugar Free cherry/strawberry syrup for the extract if you like.

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Green Mold
Ingredients:

* 1 envelope sugar free lime Jello
* 1/2 cup mayonnaise
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 1 tsp lemon or lime juice
* 2 cups cottage cheese (not low-fat)
* 1/2 cup melon (honeydew or cantaloupe) - diced in tiny cubes
* 1/4 cup Splenda
* 4 drops green food coloring
[optional, but gives a more vibrant green to the mold]

Prepare Jello according to package directions, but omitting cold water. Add mayonnaise, sour cream, and lemon/lime juice to Jello. Beat with hand-held mixer for 30 seconds. Add Splenda and beat an additional 30 seconds. (If you're using extra food color, add it now and stir it in slowly with a spoon.) Fold in cottage cheese and melon. Pour into a wet 1-quart mold. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Makes 8 servings. 6 net grams of carbohydrate per serving.