Cherry Fluff

• servings: 10 servings
• total time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, room temperature

1 (3 oz.) box cherry gelatin (such as Jell-O)

1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling

1 (8 oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 (10 oz.) bag mini fds

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer until smooth and completely softened. Add gelatin to cream cheese, and mix until well combined. Tip: Because the gelatin is powdered, it helps to add this in stages so the powder blends easily. It can also prevent a cloud of gelatin billowing up from the bowl. Pour about a 1/3 of the package into the bowl, mix thoroughly, then add another third, and so on until the entire package is mixed in.

Fold in the cherry pie filling until thoroughly blended, then fold in the whipped topping. Tip: Like the previous step, folding in the whipped stopping in stages helps to blend ingredients easily and quickly. This will also help keep your cherry fluff as fluffy as possible. Fold in about 1/3 of the whipped topping until well combined, then add another third and so on until the topping and cherry mixture are blended.

Fold in mini marshmallows until evenly distributed in the cherry fluff. Refrigerate for at least a half hour before serving.