Recipe: Yummy Cranberry Jello

Cranberry Jello. This cranberry jello salad combines raspberry gelatin with cranberry sauce, pineapple and orange zest for a delicious side dish or dessert that's perfect for the holidays. Since this tangy salad keeps well, I make it a day ahead for my Christmas menu. It's also a great choice to take to a holiday potluck - even people who aren't fond of.

Add cranberry sauce to hot mixture; stir until melted. The sugar-coated cranberries are optional, but highly encouraged—they make for a great sweet-tart chaser after you've downed the shot. This Cranberry Jello Salad is delicious and festive looking! You can have Cranberry Jello using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cranberry Jello

1. It's 12 oz of Fresh cranberries.
2. Prepare 3/4 cup of maple syrup.
3. It's 1/3 cup of water.
4. You need 1 tsp of cinnamon.
5. You need 1 of juice and zest of 1/2 of a lemon..
6. It's 1 tsp of fresh ginger minced..

Raspberry jello, cranberry sauce, apples and pineapple make for a delicious and easy side dish to your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner! This Cranberry Jello Salad combines simmered cranberries, crisp apples, pears and buttery sweet pecans in a festive cherry jello mold. This gorgeous mold is perfect for your Thanksgiving holiday. This Cranberry Jello Salad is always on our holiday table.

Cranberry Jello instructions

1. Wash cranberries and discard any soft ones..
2. In a 1 1/2 quart sauce pot, combine water, maple syrup, lemon juice, ginger and cinnamon over medium - high heat. Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer for 5 minutes..
3. Add cranberries and cook for 15 minutes. The cranberries should burst and the sauce will thicken. Make sure you do not overcook the cranberries any longer than 15 minutes or pectin will start to breakdown and the sauce will not set as well..
4. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a mold or storage container..
5. Allow to chill for at least 6 hours before serving..

The combination of tart and sweet go perfectly together. This recipe is a must for every table. Cranberry Jello Salad: A family tradition. This recipe was handed down from my Dad's Aunt Jackie. She loved jello salads and always made two different varieties for family Thanksgiving gatherings.