HOLIDAY CRANBERRY JELLO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY JELLO

 

1 lg. pkg. sugarless Cranberry Jello

1 med. can crushed pineapple (drained, but reserve juice)

1-2 Cups walnut pieces

1 bag fresh cranberries, crushed

1 can whole cranberry sauce

Make Jello according to package directions

(2 cups boiling water & 2 cups cold water

- you may use part juice from pineapple

or use some cranberry juice to substitute for part of the cold water).

Pour Jello into a mold and when it begins to gel,

add remaining ingredients & refrigerate.

A friend brought this as a pot-luck dish one year,

and everyone loved it!

 

Happy Holidays!

 

 

 

Sophie's Retro Cranberry Jell-O Mold
Diane Rechel
Coordinator
Office of Public Affairs

 

"My mother's yummy Jell-O mold recipe originated in Brooklyn in the 1950s, and it's still a holiday hit with both kids and adults," Rechel explained.

 

Ingredients

• 1 can cranberry jelly, or you can use ½ can whole and ½ can jellied cranberry
• 2 packages red Jell-O (cranberry or cherry)
• 2 cups hot water
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 orange, including peel zest
• 2 apples
• 2 celery stalks
• 1 carrot
• 1 small can crushed pineapple
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

1. Make Jell-O with 2-1 hot-cold.
2. Cool for 1.5 hours.
3. While cooling, chop ingredients and grate carrots.
4. When Jell-O is cooled and beginning to set, add the chopped ingredients with mashed up cranberry jelly and nuts.
5. Pour in mold and set for 4 hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www4.nau.edu/insidenau/bumps/2007/11_7_07/jello.htm