Recipe(tried): Layered Pear Cream Cheese Mold

Vanessa,.La. (10:40:46) : Layered Pear Cream Cheese Mold

1 can (16 ounces) pear halves, undrained
1 package (8-serving size) or 2 packages (4-serving size) JELL-O Brand Lime Flavor Gelatin Dessert
1 1/2 cups cold ginger ale or water
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 package (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA BRAND Cream Cheese, Softened
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Drain pears, reserving liquid. Dice pears; set aside.
Add water to liquid to make 1 1/2 cups; bring to boil
in small saucepan.

Stir boiling liquid into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in cold ginger ale and lemon juice. reserve 2 1/2 cups gelatin at room temperature. Pour remaining gelatin into 5-cup mold. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression). Arrange about 1/2 cup of the diced pears in thickened gelatin in mold.