I use berry blue jello itch frozen strawberries and blueberries. It's a very big hit at our pot lucks!!

Just made this tonight. I cut way back on the sugar though. Seemed like an awful lot to me. And it tastes just as good! And I used sugar free jello. But I did not use light coolwhip.

My family has been making this recipe for many years. Not only is it good for dessert but try serving it with spicy foods like chicken enchilada's, etc. as a side dish. Very refreshing and delish. Try it!

This is great! I haven't tried the other suggestions yet but I will have plenty of opportunity to try them out, since I will be making this so much!!!

I acquired this recipe about 40 years.....oh, my. That makes me sound very old! Anyway, this is one of my favorite dishes. When I'm to take something for a party, I never thi nk about this!!

Excellent, but how to add jello to desert without the cream cheese/cool whip mix being washed up into the Jello? I poured the cooled jello onto some plastic wrap that I put on top of the mixture, but it still indented it slightly. Tried freezing mixture, did not harden much. Any good ideas?

I think it's kind of sweet so I use lemon juice for 1/4 the water in the jello & I add grated lemon zest to the cream cheese section. And when raspberries are on sale I use them instead of strawberries.

When assembling don't pour, SPOON the strawberry pineapple and jello mix on top. Mom made this in the 1960's and now I'm asked to make by my great-nephews & -nieces!

My aunt makes this for the holidays. But instead of using pretzels, she uses chopped pecans. Delicious!!

My husband's daughter-in-law made this at a gathering years ago, I was hooked and am pleased when she kept bringing it. It is an all time favorite!!!!!

My jello/strawberry mixture was set in around 30-35 minutes