Fruited Cranberry Gelatin Recipes

FRUITED CRANBERRY GELATIN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the gelatin and cranberry sauce over medium heat until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in the pineapple and ginger ale until combined. , Pour into a 1-1/2-qt. serving bowl. Chill until set, stirring after 1-1/2 hours.

CRANBERRY JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Dissolve Jello in boiling water. Drain crushed pineapple, reserving juice in one bowl and fruit in another bowl.
• Mix together jello, cranberry sauce, and pineapple juice until smooth; refrigerate until half set. Stir in mandarin oranges, pineapple, and pecans.
• Pour into decorative mold and refrigerate.

EASY FRUIT-JUICE GELATIN

Steps:

• Place 1 cup juice in a glass bowl. Sprinkle with gelatin. Meanwhile, bring remaining 3 cups juice to a boil. Pour boiling juice over gelatin-juice mixture, and stir until gelatin dissolves completely. Pour into 5-ounce juice glasses, which make great single servings. Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.

CRAN-RASPBERRY JELLIES

Steps:

• Line an 8x8-inch pan with waxed paper; coat the paper with vegetable oil.
• Combine 1 cup sugar, jellied cranberry sauce, and raspberry Jell-O® mix in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar and gelatin have dissolved. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring often. Mix walnuts into candy.
• Pour candy into prepared pan and let set at room temperature overnight. Cut candy into squares and roll squares in sugar. Place sugared candies onto waxed paper to set.

CRANBERRY FLUFF

Steps:

• Stir marshmallows, cranberries, and sugar together in a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until the marshmallows melt completely, about 15 minutes. Transfer marshmallow mixture to a bowl and refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.
• Stir apples, grapes, walnuts, and salt into the marshmallow mixture.
• Beat whipping cream in a chilled bowl using an electric mixer until stiff peaks form; fold into the marshmallow mixture.

FRUITED CRANBERRY GELATIN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin and sugar in boiling water. In a blender or food processor, process the cranberries until coarsely chopped; add to gelatin mixture. Repeat with apples and orange. Stir in celery, pecans, water, vinegar, orange zest, lemon juice and salt. Pour into a 13x9-in. dish or a 2-1/2-qt. bowl. Chill until set, about 3 hours. , Whisk mayonnaise and orange juice; serve with the salad.

CRANBERRY FRUIT BASKET

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in large bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in ginger ale. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression).
• Add fruit; stir gently until well blended. Spoon into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE GELATIN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over 1 cup cranberry juice. Set aside to soften, 5 minutes. Place over low heat until gelatin has dissolved, 4 to 5 minutes. Add sugar; stir gently until dissolved (rub mixture between your fingers to make sure it's smooth), 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Transfer gelatin mixture to a medium bowl; stir in orange juice and remaining 2 cups cranberry juice. Skim any foam from surface, and refrigerate until just thick enough to hold a line drawn by your finger, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Arrange orange segments in the bottom of a 1 1/2- to 2-quart gelatin mold or Bundt pan; pour gelatin mixture over oranges. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
• To unmold, dip bottom of mold briefly in hot water, invert onto a plate, and shake firmly to release.

POMEGRANATE (OR CRANBERRY) GELATIN

Steps:

• Heat 1 cup fruit juice in small saucepan until it just simmers, do not cook for any length of time.
• Turn off heat and stir in sugar, if using.
• Place remaining 1 cup cold juice in a medium bowl and sprinkle with gelatin, stir, let sit for 2 minutes and stir again.
• Add warm juice to cold juice, stir, and pour mixture into an 8 x 8-inch pan.
• Refrigerate until firm (about 4 hours), and cut into cubes.