Apricot-orange Gelatin Salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (15 ounce) can apricot halves, drained with juice reserved
• 2 (8 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, drained with juice reserved
• 2 (6 ounce) packages orange flavored jell-o® mix
• 2 cups hot water
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup miniature marshmallows
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup shredded colby longhorn cheese

Recipe

• drain and reserve syrup from apricots and pineapple. add water to equal 2 1/2 cups.
• in a mixing bowl, dissolve the gelatin in hot water. stir in 1 1/2 cups reserved fruit syrup, set aside to cool.
• to the gelatin mixture, add the apricots, pineapple, nuts and marshmallows. stir to combine, pour into a lightly oiled 9x13 inch pan and chill until firm.
• in a small sauce pan, combine the sugar, flour, egg, remaining fruit syrup and butter. heat and stir constantly until thickened. refrigerate until chilled.
• whip cream until stiff peaks form; fold into chilled custard mixture. spread over gelatin, refrigerate, and sprinkle with cheese before serving.