Whipped Fruit Salad

2 small package strawberry jello
3 cups boiling water
6 ounces cream cheese -- softened
2 cups miniature marshmallows
2 packages frozen strawberries -- thawed
cool whip Lite®

Dissolve jello, cream cheese and marshmallows in boiling water. Set aside until slightly thickened and creaming looking (I refrigerate), Fold in the strawberries. Chill several hours or overnight.



NOTES : There are several variations - orange jello and mandarin oranges, or lime jello with crushed pineapple. With these variations, always add 1/2 cup juice to replace some of the water the recipe calls for. I am especially fond of the orange. I use sugar free jello and cool whip and it works great.