cranberry fruit delight
This is a recipe that my family enjoys for Thanksgiving or Christmas. With the strawberry gelatin, even children like it. It's fruity and fresh tasting!
prep time
30 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
Ingredients
- 1 bag fresh cranberries
- 1 large seedless orange
- 1 large red delicious apple, unpeeled, cored and cubed
- 3/4 cup crushed pineapple
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- 1 package (4 serving size) strawberry gelatin
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 3 - walnut or pecan halves, for garnish
- 1 - maraschino cherry, for garnish
How To Make cranberry fruit delight
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Step 1Place cranberries, orange, apple and crushed pineapple in a medium bowl.
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Step 2Add 3/4 cup sugar and mix well; set aside for about 15 minutes.
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Step 3Meanwhile, heat 1 cup orange juice and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan until it comes to a boil.
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Step 4Add Jell-O and stir until it completly dissolves. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
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Step 5Meanwhile drain all liquid from cranberry-fruit mixture, reserving 3/4 cup, discard any remaining liquid.
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Step 6Add 3/4 cup liquid to Jell-O. Chill in refrigerator for about 30 minutes and then add to cranberry-fruit mixture; mixing until well blended.
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Step 7Cover and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve. This salad will set up more as it chills, but will not set up completely. Just before serving add chopped walnuts, mix and garnish with 3 walnut halves and a maraschino cherry or fresh cranberry.
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Category:
Gelatin Salads
Keyword:
#Thanksgiving
Keyword:
#Christmas
Ingredient:
Fruit
Culture:
American
Method:
Stove Top
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