The Joys of Jell-O Recipe #51: Orange-Mallow Ring

Howdy, Jigglers! After making the Salmon Mousse, I needed a refresher of a normal, fruity gelatin recipe, and the Orange-Mallow Ring was a simple, fun recipe that met those criteria perfectly.

Basically, this molded dessert is orange-pineapple gelatin to which mandarin orange sections (or fresh orange sections) and quartered or mini marshmallows are added. I of course substituted unflavored gelatin for Jell-O, and for the flavoring I used ginger ale as directed and added the syrup from the can of mandarin oranges and some juice from a can of pineapple that I conveniently happened to have on hand. The result was a surpringly brightly colored ring mold studded with fruit and fluffy marshmallow which was as simply pleasant to eat as it was to look at.

I was honestly rather surprised that General Foods did not instruct the addition of any further elements into this dish. Some nuts or fish or something seems like it would be more up their alley. 

At any rate, this dessert was a plain old-fashioned good idea on the part of General Foods. I especially like the combination of oranges and marshmallow. If using fresh oranges, this would provide a very tasty contrast between the tangy oranges and the marshmallows.