Best Healthier Cranberry Salad Recipes

CREAMY CRANBERRY SALAD

Creamy Cranberry Salad image

One of my piano students taught me the perfect lesson in holiday recipes: this fresh cranberry salad. The keys are tangy fruit, fluffy marshmallows and crunchy nuts. -Alexandra Lypecky, Dearborn, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch Side Dishes

Time 15m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 cups fresh or thawed frozen cranberries, chopped
1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 medium apple, chopped
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200 calories, Fat 12g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 34mg cholesterol, Sodium 32mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

FLUFFY CRANBERRY SALAD

Fluffy Cranberry Salad image

A creamy cranberry salad. Even people who normally don't like cranberries will eat this salad. Originally submitted to ThanksgivingRecipe.com.

Provided by Nancy

Categories Salad Fruit Salad Recipes Cranberry Salad Recipes

Time 12h10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 pound fresh or frozen cranberries
8 ounces miniature marshmallows
2 cups white sugar
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 banana, peeled and sliced
1 cup whipped cream

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 306.4 calories, Carbohydrate 76 g, Cholesterol 4.6 mg, Fat 1.5 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 27.3 mg, Sugar 64.7 g

BEST EVER CRANBERRY SALAD

Best Ever Cranberry Salad image

This recipes was orginally my DH's Grandmothers and has been tweaked by my MIL. I didn't care for cranberry salad ever till I tried this. I have been making this for years now. Its more of a Jello than a salad. Great to get kids to eat something different. It's definitely something I look forward to eating every Thanksgiving and Christmas. Great on biscuits and rolls. I make this in a large glass decorative bowl because it doesn't look good if you try to transfer it to another dish for the meals. ** Note this is best if made the night before to give time for proper set. I have a lower sugar version posted also. Suggested serving size is about 3 tablespoons.

Provided by barefootmommawv

Categories Gelatin

Time 12h15m

Yield 1 large bowl, 15-20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) bag cranberries, sorted, rinsed and drained
2 small oranges, peeled
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 (3 ounce) box jello raspberry gelatin powder
1 (3 ounce) box jello cherry gelatin (black cherry works well too)
1 1/2 cups boiling water
12 ice cubes

Steps:

In the blender puree cranberries and oranges. Add sugar to cranberry mixture and blend.
In a large bowl dissolve jell-o into boiling water. When dissolved add ice to begin the setting process. Remove what few ice cubes that are remaining.
Add cranberry mixture to jell-o. Mix well.
Cover with saran wrap and set in fridge to set.