Best Great Frosted Cranberry Salad Recipes

CLASSIC CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Bring the cranberries, brown sugar, and orange juice to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high, stirring often. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cranberries pop and mixture thickens, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in the Bartlett pears, pineapple, celery, and pecans. Transfer to a serving bowl; cover and chill salad 4 to 24 hours.

GREAT FROSTED CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1 cup of the juice. Add one cup of water to the juice in a bowl. Heat the water and pineapple juice mixture in a saucepan until it comes to a boil. Dissolve the Jell-O in the boiling mixture. Cool mixture. Gently stir in the lemon-lime soda or ginger ale. Chill until partially set.
• Meanwhile, blend drained pineapple and cranberry sauce, fold into Jell-O mixture. Turn into a 9x9x2-inch dish. Chill until firm.
• Beat cream cheese and Cool Whip until smooth. Spread over gelatin. Toast pecans in a 350 degrees F oven with the butter for about 10 minutes. Sprinkle pecans over the salad. Chill.

FESTIVE CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine milk and lemon juice; mix well. Stir in pineapple, cranberry sauce, marshmallows, pecans and food coloring if desired. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Freeze until firm, 4 hours or overnight. Cut into squares.

CREAMY CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix first 6 ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., To serve, beat cream until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream and walnuts into cranberry mixture.

FROSTED CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Drain pineapple and cranberry sauce ,SAVE THE LIQUID, and add enough water to make 2 cups. Pour into small saucepan and bring to a boil
• 2. Pour the jello into a medium bowl then pour the boiling liquid over the jello, stirring to combine. Chill until partially set.
• 3. Beat together room temperature cream cheese and salad dressing in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in partically set jello into cream cheese mixture. Gently fold whipped cream into jello mixture. Fold in pineapple and whole cranberry sauce, breaking the cranberry sauce apart. Fold apples and walnuts into mixture.
• 4. Pour mixture into a 13x9x2 glass container. CHILL SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SERVING.

FLUFFY CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• If using frozen cranberries let thaw before using. In a food processor or blender grind the cranberries. Add the sugar, crushed pineapple and marshmallows. Let mixture stand overnight.
• Just before serving stir in the sliced banana and whipped cream.