This hot summer weather calls for lots of quick-to-prepare, light meals, including many salads and refreshing desserts.

Jell-O desserts are one of my favorite summer desserts because they are light and served cold.

You may use fresh fruit of your choice for this recipe.  I used raspberries, which I had on hand at this time.

I found this recipe on another site, posted in Polish.  I prepared it for my family, and everyone loved it. I decided to post my English version for your convenience.

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Line the bottom of a glass casserole dish (9 x13) with parchment paper.

Layer the Lady Fingers cookies to cover the bottom of the dish, as shown above, or do it your way.  You may need to trim them to fit snugly, to cover the bottom.

To prepare the whipped cream, pour the cold heavy cream into a mixer bowl and mix until stiff peaks form.Over-whipping the heavy cream will create butter.  Keep the whipped cream in the refrigerator while preparing the jello.

Prepare Cherry Jello, dissolving it in only 1 cup of boiling water, and not adding any cold water. To speed up the cooling process, pour the cooked jello into a cold container, place it in a bowl of ice water, and keep stirring until it reaches room temperature and begins to thicken, but not fully set.

Slowly add the cooled jello to the whipped cream. Gently fold the jello into the whipped cream, without over-mixing it, so the whipped cream remains firm.

Scoop the Cherry Whip Cream filling over the Lady Fingers layer and spread it evenly to the edge of the casserole dish so the jello poured over it in the next step will not seep through and saturate the cookie base.

Arrange the fresh fruit over the whipped cream layer.  I butterflied my raspberries to create a smoother finish.

To keep the jello firmer, use only 1 cup of boiling water without adding any cold water.

Slowly pour cooled raspberry jello over the fruit (I used a small gravy ladle) to evenly cover the fruit.  It is fine if your fruit is not fully submerged.

Cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate until firm, or overnight. Enjoy!

Creamy and Fruity Jello Dessert – Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 box Lady Fingers cookies
• 1 box of Cherry Jello (3 oz)
• 1 1/4 cup heavy cream , cooled (for whipping) or you can use 16 oz of real Cool Whip
• 1 1/2 cup fresh fruits (I used raspberries - see TIP below)
• 1 large box of Raspberry Jello (6 oz)

Instructions

1. Line the bottom of a glass 9 x 13 casserole dish with parchment paper.
2. Layer the Lady Fingers cookies to cover the whole bottom of the dish.  You may need to trim them to fit snugly, to cover the bottom.
3. Pour the cold whipping cream into a mixing bowl and mix until nicely whipped. Do not overwork it, as it will turn into butter. Refrigerate for now.
4. Boil 1 cup of water, and dissolve the Cherry Jello in it, but do not add any cold water to it.
5. You might want to place the bowl of jello in a container of ice water to cool it faster to a jelly consistency, not fully set.
6. Gently fold the cooled, syrupy jello into the whipped cream, to form a nice creamy cherry mixture.
7. Scoop the Cherry Whipped topping over Lady Fingers, and spread it evenly, making sure not to leave any open pockets exposing the cookies underneath, so they don't get soggy from the next jello layer.
8. Place the fresh fruit over the whipped cream layer.
9. Add Raspberry Jello to 1 cup of boiling water, and mix until dissolved. Cool to room temperature, then gently pour it over the fruit, without disturbing it.
10. Cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate for a couple of hours, or overnight, before serving.

Notes

You can use any  fruit of your choice, however kiwi and pineapple will not hold well in the jello layer.  Next time I would like to try Lemon Jello with the whipped cream, and mandarin slices for the fruit, covered with  Orange Jello. Yum...that sounds wonderful already...eh?  Lady Fingers cookies can be a little expensive (I paid $3.99 for a box), so to cut down on cost, you may use sponge cake for the bottom layer.

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