Cranberry Pineapple Dessert Recipes

CRANBERRY PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar and butter; spread onto the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Top with pineapple slices. Place a whole cranberry in the center of each pineapple; sprinkle remaining cranberries around pineapple., For cake, in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in cranberries; spoon over pineapple., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; invert onto a serving plate. Serve warm; if desired, top with whipped cream.

CRANBERRY PINEAPPLE DESSERT

Steps:

• Stir boiling water and cinnamon into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 min. until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 30 min. or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
• Remove 1/4 cup each of the pineapple and oranges; cover and refrigerate for later use as garnish. Add remaining pineapple and oranges to gelatin; stir until well blended. Pour into 6-cup serving bowl.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Top with reserved pineapple and oranges just before serving. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.

CRANBERRY & PINEAPPLE FROZEN DESSERT

Steps:

• Mix everything together and pour into a 13 x 9 x 5-inch dish.
• Cover with foil and freeze until set.
• Store any leftovers in freezer.

FAT FREE CRANBERRY-PINEAPPLE DESSERT

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into combined gelatin and cinnamon in large bowl at least 2 minutes until gelatin is completely dissolved. Drain pineapple, reserving the juice. Add enough ice to reserved juice to measure 1-1/2 cups. Add to gelatin. Stir until ice is completely melted.
• Refrigerate about 45 minutes or until gelatin is slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
• Reserve 1/4 cup each of the pineapple and oranges. Add remaining pineapple and oranges to gelatin. Pour into 1-1/2-quart serving bowl.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Garnish with the reserved pineapple and oranges. Store leftover gelatin in refrigerator.

CRANBERRY PINEAPPLE SORBET

Steps:

• Zest the orange, reserving some curls for garnish, & finely chopping 1 tablespoon of zest for the recipe.
• Cut the white pith from the orange, leaving just the flesh of the orange. Finely chop the flesh, keeping 1/2 cup to use.
• Combine cranberries, pineapple, sugar, orange pulp & the finely chopped zest.
• Process in batches in blender or food processor, until coarsely chopped [OR chop everything coarsely in a hand-operated chopper].
• Pour into metal bowl &, stir in Grand Marnier, if using it.
• Cover & freeze about 2 hours, or until frozen about 2" from the sides.
• Scrape down the frozen part, & beat with electric beater until uniform in texture.
• Return to freezer & then repeat the freezing/scraping/beating twice more.
• Freeze completely after last beating.
• To serve, spoon into dishes & garnish with a curl or two of orange zest.