Best Cherry Cran Salad Recipes

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CRAN-CHERRY SALAD



Cran-Cherry Salad image

This will work just fine with canned whole berry cranberries if fresh ones are not available.

Provided by Rosemary Mills @greylady

Categories     Fruit Sides

Number Of Ingredients 8

12 oz package(s) fresh cranberries
1 1/2 cup(s) water
1/2 cup(s) sugar
1 package(s) cranberry or raspberry jello
1 can(s) cherry pie filling
1 small can(s) crushed pineapple
1 small can(s) mandarin oranges (optional)
1/2 cup(s) pecans, chopped (optional)

Steps:

  • Drain canned fruit and add 1/2 cup of the juice to the 1 1/2 cup water, making a total of 2 cups liquid. Bring water, juice from fruit, and sugar to a boil, then add washed cranberries. Bring to a boil again, then lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and stir in jello, pie filling, and fruit(s), with chopped walnuts or pecans if desired.
  • Allow mixture to cool for 1/2 hr, then pour into glass bowl. Cover and Refrigerate over night.

CHERRY-CRAN SALAD



CHERRY-CRAN SALAD image

Categories     Salad     Berry     Side     Broil     Thanksgiving     Quick & Easy     Lemon     Chill

Yield 6-8 people

Number Of Ingredients 10

20 oz canned Cherries with juice
3 oz package cherry gelatin
8 oz can jellied cranberry sauce
3 oz package lemon flavored gelatin
1 cup water, boiling
3 oz package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup mayonnaise
8-1/4 oz crushed pineapple
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 cup miniature marshmallows

Steps:

  • Cherry-cran salad: 1. Drain cherries; reserve syrup. If needed, add water to syrup to make 1 cup liquid. 2. Place on heat and bring to a boil; remove from heat. 3. Add cherry-flavored gelatin and stir to dissolve. 4. Break up cranberry sauce with a fork and stirn into cherry gelatin/juice mixture until smooth. 5. Stir in drained cherries. 6. Turn into a 9x9x2 inch dish and chill until mixture is nearly firm. Topping: 7. Bring 1 cup water to boiling and dissolve lemon-flavored gelatin in the boiling water. 8. Beat cream cheese with mayonnaise and gradually add the lemon-flavored gelatin and water mixture. 9. Stir in the undrained pineapple. Chill mixture until partially set up. 10. Whip cream; fold into the lemon/pineapple mixture and add the miniature marshmallows. 11. Spread atop the nearly-set cherry-cran, cover and chill until firm. You can double this recipe easily and prepare two to three days in advance.

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