Grandma's Strawberry or Lemon Fluff

Pastryismybiz's Note:

Jello and fruit based mousse dessert highly favored by children and adults. Summer Saturdays this dessert was always in the fridge during my childhood. With 5 children my mother had to watch her food budget and still fill us all up. Posting here to keep safe and offer a dessert that is a mouthful of creamy delight and brings back summer memories. Use 1/4 cup lemon juice if lemon is desired or 1 10oz container of frozen drained strawberries with juice for strawberry.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 1.0 pan

• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 (4 ounce) package flavored Jello gelatin
• 1 ¾ cups hot water
• ¼ cup lemon juice or ¼ cup juice from frozen strawberry
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 ½ cups graham crackers
• ¼ cup melted butter

Directions:

1. Chill can of evaporated milk for 3 to 4 hours. Must be icy cold.
2. Dissolve jello in hot water and chill until partially set.
3. Whip jello until light and fluffy while adding either lemon juice or strawberry juice.
4. Whip evaporated milk until firmly mounded adding sugar slowly.
5. Fold whipped milk into jello mixture; add drained strawberries if using and turn out into a 13 X 9 cake pan and return to fridge for at least 2 hours while it continues to set.
6. Crust;.
7. Add melted butter to graham cracker crumbs and line sides and bottom of cake pan. Reserve 1/4 cup to top dessert after frosting with whipped cream. Note; if you feel creative, this recipe can be adapted to other flavors and fruit.