Cranberry Jello Salad

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Cranberry Jello Salad is a sweet-tart, dessert salad loaded with crushed pineapple, chopped pecans, cranberries and a tangy cream cheese topping! It's perfect to serve for Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas dinner, or any night of the year!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Author: Amy Nash

Ingredients

Cranberry Jello

2 (3-ounce) pkgs. cherry Jell-O (or raspberry or cranberry, if you can find it)
1 1/2 cups boiling water
20 ounces crushed pineapple (do not drain the juice)
1 (15-ounce) can whole cranberry sauce (or 2 cups homemade cranberry sauce)
1 cup chopped pecans divided
3/4 cup cranberry or apple juice

Topping

8 ounces cream cheese softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup sour cream

Instructions

Cranberry Jello

Add both packets of Jell-O to the boiling water in a large bowl, stirring until completely dissolved.
2 (3-ounce) pkgs. cherry Jell-O, 1 1/2 cups boiling water
Stir in the crushed pineapple (juice and all) and whole cranberry sauce, using the back of the stirring spoon to break up any chunks of cranberry sauce a bit against the side of the bowl.
20 ounces crushed pineapple, 1 (15-ounce) can whole cranberry sauce
Add in 3/4 cup of the chopped pecans and the cranberry or apple juice and stir to combine, then carefully pour into a 9x13-inch glass dish or jello mold and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.
1 cup chopped pecans, 3/4 cup cranberry or apple juice

Topping

In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese on high speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
8 ounces cream cheese
Add the powdered sugar and sour cream and mix well until completely combined, then spread over the top of the set Jell-O.
1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 cup sour cream
Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup of chopped pecans, then serve.

Notes

Recipe slightly adapted from Unsophisticated Cook.

Nutrition

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