CREAMY CRANBERRY JELL-O® SALAD

Creamy Cranberry Jell-O® Salad image

This is my favorite Thanksgiving dish! The sweetness is a nice contrast to the saltiness of the turkey. The walnuts and apples give a nice texture, but make sure they are chopped small enough. The mayo seems like a strange addition, but you don't taste it, and it improves the texture of the cream cheese. Enjoy!

Provided by khjones

Categories Salad Fruit Salad Recipes Cranberry Salad Recipes

Time 5h10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained and juice reserved
1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce, drained and juice reserved
1 ½ cups water, or as needed
2 (3 ounce) packages raspberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as Jell-O®)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese at room temperature
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 cup frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
1 tart apple, peeled and finely chopped
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed - or to taste

Steps:

Pour juice from crushed pineapple and cranberry sauce in a measuring cup and add enough water to equal 2 cups of liquid; bring to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat and dissolve raspberry gelatin in the liquid. Pour gelatin into a bowl and refrigerate until partly set, about 45 minutes.
Beat cream cheese with mayonnaise in a bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually beat partially set gelatin into cream cheese mixture. Gently fold 1 cup whipped topping into the mixture. Stir crushed pineapple, cranberry sauce, apple, and walnuts into gelatin mixture. Transfer to a serving bowl and refrigerate until set, about 4 hours. Serve frosted with 1/2 cup whipped topping, or as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.8 calories, Carbohydrate 33.9 g, Cholesterol 21.4 mg, Fat 13.9 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 130.9 mg, Sugar 27.4 g