christmas cranberry salad

Red Oak, TX
Updated on Nov 16, 2011

My mother found this recipe years and years ago and made it every year at the holidays. I have continued the tradition for many years myself. It's very delicious. Takes a bit of time to make it ... but OH so worth it.

prep time 1 Hr
cook time
method No-Cook or Other
yield 16 (depends on serving size)

Ingredients

  • 1 package cranberries - chopped *
  • 1/2 cup apples - chopped
  • 2 cups sugar (stir occasionally while fixing other parts of salad)
  • 2 packages lemon jell-o ... small size
  • 1 package cherry jell-o ... small size
  • 3 cups hot water - boiling
  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice
  • 1 cup nuts, chopped
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple (8 oz.)
  • 1 pound seedless grapes - cut up (i cut each grape in half then each half in about 6 pieces)

How To Make christmas cranberry salad

  • Step 1
    Mix these 3 items and let stand: 1 package Cranberries - chopped * ½ cup apples - chopped 2 cups sugar (stir occasionally while fixing other parts of salad)
  • Step 2
    Mix and let cool down: 2 small pkg. Lemon Jell-O 1 small pkg. Cherry Jell-O 3 cups hot water - boiling ½ cup pineapple juice
  • Step 3
    Mix cranberry mixture and Jell-O mixture together
  • Step 4
    Add: 1 cup nuts, chopped 1 cup crushed pineapple (8 oz.) 1 lb seedless grapes - cut up
  • Step 5
    Pour in 9x13 GLASS pan and place in refrigerator to chill.
  • Step 6
    * Easiest way to chop cranberries is to freeze and then put frozen cranberries in food processor with chopping blade in bottom and chop very fine. (pulverize) Do a small amount at a time.

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Category: Fruit Salads
Keyword: #nuts
Keyword: #pineapple
Keyword: #jello
Keyword: #grapes
Keyword: #Cranberry
Ingredient: Fruit
Culture: American

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