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Cranberry jello salad in a glass bowl with whipped cream and whole cranberries garnished on top.
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Fresh Cranberry Jell-O Salad

This Cranberry Jell-O Salad is the perfect cranberry side dish for your Holiday table. It is a wonderful blend of raspberry Jell-O, cranberries, lemon yogurt (secret ingredient), and orange zest.
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooling 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 20 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author Susie Weinrich

Equipment

  • A 6 cup serving bowl, Jell-O mold, 2 quart pan, small bundt pan or small trifle bowl.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 (3 oz. pkgs) raspberry Jello
  • 14 oz can whole berry cranberry sauce
  • 6 oz lemon flavored yogurt
  • ½ cup fresh cranberries finely chopped
  • ⅓ cup chopped walnuts toasted
  • 1 tsp. orange zest about 1 entire small orange

Instructions

  • Bring the 2 cups water to a boiling in a saucepan.
    2 cups boiling water
  • Add in the 2 pkgs of raspberry Jell-O and stir until the Jell-O is completely dissolved. Stir in the whole berry cranberry sauce until well combined.
    2 (3 oz. pkgs) raspberry Jello, 14 oz can whole berry cranberry sauce
  • Pour the mixture into a medium sized bowl and refrigerate (stirring every 30 minutes) until the gelatin mixture is the consistence of egg whites (this takes about 1 ½ hours).
    Does not need to be put in the serving bowl or mold at this point
    Whisking cranberry jello salad.
  • Remove the mixture from the refrigerator and beat on high speed with an electric mixer until the mixture becomes foamy and bright cherry red.
    6 oz lemon flavored yogurt
    Whipping cranberry jello salad after refrigerating.
  • Add in the lemon yogurt and beat with the mixer just until the yogurt is combined with the Jell-O.
    Adding lemon yogurt to cranberry jello salad.
  • Fold in the fresh cranberries, toasted walnuts and the orange zest. Pour into a 6 cup mold or into the bowl you plan to serve it from.
    ½ cup fresh cranberries, ⅓ cup chopped walnuts, 1 tsp. orange zest
    Adding fresh cranberries and walnuts to the cranberry jello salad.
  • Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
    Once solid, unmold the Jell-O onto a serving plate or serve in the bowl as is.
    A glass bowl of cranberry jello salad with fresh cranberries and whipped cream on top

Notes

    1. When it is time to refrigerate the Salad, pour it into the bowl you will serve it from.
    2. Use a 6 cup Jell-O mold, a small Bundt pan, a small trifle bowl, or a glass bowl to refrigerate and serve this Cranberry Jell-O Salad. A 2 quart pan will also work.
    3. Make this dish a day in advance so it has time to set up in the fridge.
    4. Garnish the top with whipped cream, orange zest and fresh cranberries.
    5. If family members have nut allergies, you can omit the walnuts and the recipe will still work!
TROUBLESHOOTING:
    • If you opt for the Jell-O mold and it won't release before serving, simply dip the mold in a little warm water and try again.
    • If you went the Jell-O mold route and it didn't release in one whole piece, don't fret!!! Stir the Cranberry Jell-O Salad up and pour it in a pretty serving bowl. It will still taste great and no one will know it was supposed to be in a "shape".
    • If you didn't have time to let the Cranberry Jell-O Salad completely set up, that is ok! Give it a good stir and serve it as more of a cranberry sauce. It will still be SUPER delicious.
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