Step 2

Pour green jello into medium mixing bowl.

Step 5

Add marshmallows. Slice the cream cheese into small chunks (quarter-sized or smaller) and add to marshmallows and jello.

Step 8

Add one cup of boiling water, stir thoroughly. The marshmallows and cream cheese should begin to melt.

Step 11

Add the second cup of boiling water after about one minute of stirring and continue to stir thoroughly. The cream cheese and marshmallows should be mostly melted, but not completely.

Step 14

Stir in crushed pineapple—do not drain, the juice is part of the recipe. Add maraschino cherries if desired (I don't usually).

Step 17

Pour into 9x11 pan and place in fridge to set. It usually needs about two hours.