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Crown Jewel Dessert

by M.C. Smith
(Ackley IA)

My mother made this Crown Jewel Dessert for all church gatherings, especially the social clubs. I know it had several kinds of jello cut into cubes, and a graham cracker type crust, but there was a creamy white filling with pineapple.

I remember wishing there were leftovers from this! It was simply stunning to serve and even better to eat. This dessert recipe was popular in mid 1970's in Iowa. Can anyone help?

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Oct 27, 2008
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by: Jamie

Our family has a recipe that seems to fit your description. We call it "Broken Glass Torte". Hopefully this helps!

Ingredients:

1 6-oz box each of Red, Yellow & Green Jello® (or whatever colors you want)
1 cup pineapple juice
1 tsp. gelatin (Knox®, for example)
1/4 cup water
3 Tblsp. white granulated sugar
1 pint whipped topping

Crust Ingredients:

28 graham crackers, crushed
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
1/4 cup melted butter

Directions for filling:

Heat 1 cup pineapple juice, add 1 tsp gelatin, 1/4 water, & 3 Tblsp. sugar. Stir until dissolved. Cool & then add 1 pint of whipped topping. Stir together.

Prepare jello colors individually by dissolving each in 1 1/2 cups of hot water. Refridgerate until set.

(An 8 x 8 baking dish is best for making jello, to ensure jello is tall enough to cut into 1-inch cubes.)

Directions for crust:

Mix crushed crackers, sugar & butter together and press into 13 X 9 pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 15 minutes. Cool.

After jello is set, cut into 1-inch cubes and add these to the filling. Spoon into cooled crust. Refrigerate for several hours. Top with more crushed graham crackers before serving.
Feb 12, 2010
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by: Anonymous

Jell-0 brand gelatin has a cookbook out that has the crown jewel recipe in it without the crust, and it is made in a spring form pan. It is so beautiful and delicious. But a lot of work. I only made it once, and it was a great hit.

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