This is an old favorite of my husband's family. It sounds strange to add avocado to a sweet gelatin salad, but it is really good. The avocado adds a rich creaminess to the gelatin. The original recipe used a sugary box of lime Jello. I have made this recipe much better by using a bottle of lemon flavored vitamin water zero which is sweetened with erithritol and stevia and healthy gelatin in place of the Jello. Click here to read why gelatin is so good for you.
Grandma's Avocado Lime Gelatin
1- 16.9 fl oz bottle of vitamin water zero squeezed lemonade flavor
3 TBL gelatin (I use Bernard Jensen's 100% Bovine)
a pinch of Bolivian stevia (to taste)
6 drops of lime essential oil (I use DoTerra)
4 ounces of cream cheese, softened
1 medium sized ripe avocado
Pour half of the vitamin water into a glass 2 cup measuring cup or bowl. Sprinkle the gelatin into the vitamin water, stir then let sit for 5 minutes. in the mean time put a small pot of water to boil on the stove. be sure that you don't have too much water for when you put your glass container with the softened gelatin into it. After five minutes carefully place your glass container of softened gelatin into the boiling water. Stir, while the gelatin is melting. You do not want the gelatin to boil, you just want it to melt. (You can melt your gelatin in the microwave for one minute if you prefer) Remove it from the boiling water and pour it into your glass dish that you will set the gelatin up in. Add the rest of the bottle of vitamin water, a little bit of stevia to taste and 4 to 6 drops of lime essential oil. Place in the refrigerator until it is partially set up, about 2 hours.
Blend the partially set up gelatin, with the softened cream cheese and the peeled avocado cut up into chunks. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy. I use my ninja or food processor. Pour back into your dish and refrigerate until set 2 to 4 hours.
1- 16.9 fl oz bottle of vitamin water zero squeezed lemonade flavor
3 TBL gelatin (I use Bernard Jensen's 100% Bovine)
a pinch of Bolivian stevia (to taste)
6 drops of lime essential oil (I use DoTerra)
4 ounces of cream cheese, softened
1 medium sized ripe avocado
Pour half of the vitamin water into a glass 2 cup measuring cup or bowl. Sprinkle the gelatin into the vitamin water, stir then let sit for 5 minutes. in the mean time put a small pot of water to boil on the stove. be sure that you don't have too much water for when you put your glass container with the softened gelatin into it. After five minutes carefully place your glass container of softened gelatin into the boiling water. Stir, while the gelatin is melting. You do not want the gelatin to boil, you just want it to melt. (You can melt your gelatin in the microwave for one minute if you prefer) Remove it from the boiling water and pour it into your glass dish that you will set the gelatin up in. Add the rest of the bottle of vitamin water, a little bit of stevia to taste and 4 to 6 drops of lime essential oil. Place in the refrigerator until it is partially set up, about 2 hours.
Blend the partially set up gelatin, with the softened cream cheese and the peeled avocado cut up into chunks. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy. I use my ninja or food processor. Pour back into your dish and refrigerate until set 2 to 4 hours.
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