Recipe: Holiday Pear Tree for Jello Christmas Tree Mold

I also lost the recipes that came with the Jello tree mold. I searched for about 2 hours and finally found it in an old recipe box (I know me and I NEVER throw anything away!). Thought I'd share and save someone the headache of searching:

HOLIDAY PEAR TREE
JELLO CHRISTMAS TREE MOLD

2 cups boiling water
2 packages of 4-serving size Jello brand lime gelatin
1 cup cold water
1 (16 oz) can pear halves, drained
9 maraschino cherries
1 cup thawed Cool Whip

Stir 2 cups boiling water into gelatin in a large bowl for 2 minutes. Stir in 1 cup cold water.

First half: measure 1 1/2 cups of the gelatin into a bowl and refrigerate 1 1/2 hours or until thickened.

Second half: Refrigerate remaining gelatin in a large bowl for 1 1/4 hours or until slightly thickened.

Slice a couple pear halves into 8 long pieces and then dice the remaining pears. Drain 9 maraschino cherries. Arrange pears and cherries into the bottom of mold.

When first half of gelatin is thickened, carefully pour over fruit in mold, pushing fruit down if it begins to float. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

When second half of gelatin is slightly thickened, stir in whipped topping with a wire whisk until smooth. Stir in diced pears. Carefully spoon over the set gelatin and fruit in the mold.

Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.