Creamy Cranberry Salad

Fresh cranberries are mixed with sugar, red gelatin, crushed pineapple, orange juice, grated apple and pecans. This mixture is refrigerated overnight, and then layered with a whipped cream and cream cheese mixture.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 527 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• ¾ cup orange juice
• 1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 (6 ounce) package red Jell-O® mix
• 1 apple with peel, grated

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Process cranberries in blender or food processor; pour sugar over cranberries and stir to dissolve.

Step 2

Bring 3/4 cup of water to a boil; stir in gelatin and let cool. Stir cooled gelatin into cranberries, and add pineapple, orange juice, apple and pecans. Mix well, cover and refrigerate overnight.

Step 3

Whip cream and beat in cream cheese.

Step 4

In a glass serving dish, layer half of the cranberry mixture, then the whipped cream mixture, then the remaining cranberry mixture.