Colorful Cranberry Mousse Recipes

FAVORITE CRANBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the cranberry sauce and juice to a boil; cook and stir until smooth. Stir in the gelatin until dissolved. Cool slightly; transfer to a bowl. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until mixture begins to thicken. , Fold in the whipped cream. Spoon into dessert dishes. Chill for 3-4 hours or until firm.

EASY CRANBERRY MOUSSE WITH FRESH WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the cranberry sauce and the juice to a boil. Cook and stir until smooth. Stir in the gelatin until dissolved. Cool slightly; transfer to a bowl. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until mixture begins to thicken.
• Fold in the whipped cream Spoon into dessert dishes. Chill for 3-4 hours until firm. Optional: Top with more whipped cream, cranberry and mint leaf.

EASY CRANBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• In a large pot on the stove, boil the cranberry sauce and the juice.
• Continue to boil while stirring until everything is smooth.
• Add the jello and stir again until smooth.
• Remove from stove and cool for about 5-10 minutes. Pour into a large bowl, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Fold in the whipped cream and serve.

CRANBERRY MOUSSE TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Wrap foil around outside of bottom and side of 10-inch springform pan to catch drips. Spray bottom only of pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat all base ingredients except chocolate chips with spoon 50 strokes; fold in chocolate chips. Spread in pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until base pulls away from side of pan; do not overbake. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place 2 tablespoons water in 2-quart saucepan; sprinkle gelatin over water. Let stand 1 minute to soften. Spoon cranberry sauce and 1/2 cup sugar over gelatin. Heat to rolling boil over medium-high heat. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in orange peel. Cool at room temperature 20 minutes. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes, until mixture is slightly thickened.
• In medium bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into cranberry mixture. Fold in food color. Spoon mixture over cooled brownie base. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until set.
• Meanwhile, in 1 1/2-quart saucepan, mix 1/2 cup sugar and the cornstarch. Stir in cranberry juice concentrate. Heat to boiling over high heat, stirring constantly. Boil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. Cool 20 minutes at room temperature. Pour sauce into small resealable container. Refrigerate about 1 hour 30 minutes or until chilled.
• To serve, spoon sauce over each serving of torte.

CRANBERRY SALAD MOLD

Steps:

• Finely grind the cranberries in a food chopper. Add sugar and mix thoroughly. Let stand 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. (If using frozen berries, let them stand until the mixture is at room temperature.) Place the gelatin and orange juice in the top of a double boiler; stir over hot water until gelatin is dissolved. Add to cranberries along with apples and nuts; place in a 7-cup mold that has been rinsed in cold water. Chill until set. Unmold onto leaf lettuce. Garnish with mayonnaise.

CRANBERRY MOUSSE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• rinse the cranberries, discarding any stems and blemished berries.(you can use a 12 oz bag frozen, thawed).
• transfer to medium saucepan and combine with the sugar and 1 cup of the cranberry juice.
• bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, uncovered.
• in a small bowl, whisk the gelatin into 1 cup of cranberry juice and allow the gelatin to soften -- about 5 minutes.
• stir the gelatin into the hot cranberry mixture.,then add the remaining 2 cups of cranberry juice, kirsch, and orange rind.
• transfer to a large bowl and refrigerate until slightly thickened.about 2-3 hours.
• in a chilled mixer bowl, whip the cream and salt until stiff peaks froms.
• fold the whipped cream into the slightly thickened gelatin mixture --
• pour the mixture into a 2 quart mold that has been sprayed with vegetable spray.
• chill until firm -- about 4 hours or overnight.
• to prepare the sauce, puree the raspberries and juice through a sieve and discard the seeds -- stir in the preserves and kirsch, mix well.
• cover and refrigerate.
• when ready to serve, dip the mold into lukewarm water for a few seconds, tap to loosen -- and invert onto a serving platter.
• serve with a lilttle raspberry spooned over each serving.

LAYERED LOW-FAT CRANBERRY MOUSSE MOLD

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir with whisk 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add cranberry sauce; stir until blended. Stir in cold water. Pour 1-1/2 cups gelatin mixture into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 45 min. or until set but not firm.
• Meanwhile, refrigerate remaining gelatin mixture 45 min. or until thickened.
• Stir 2 cups COOL WHIP into plain gelatin (in bowl) until blended. Pour over gelatin layer in mold. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Unmold gelatin. Top with remaining COOL WHIP.