GREAT FROSTED CRANBERRY SALAD

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Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 1h45m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple
2-3 oz pkg. Jell-O Lemon Flavored Gelatin
7 oz lemon-lime flavored soda or ginger ale
1 can jellied cranberry sauce
1 pkg (8 oz.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon butter

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g