Every year as the holidays neared, my friend Scott would start talking about going home to visit his folks and eating a plateful of “Cranberries in the Snow. ” I had never heard of that, so he explained that it was a jello dish that his Mom made, so I asked for the recipe. I made it for my family at Christmas and they couldn’t stop raving about it. Serving this dish at Christmas has now become “a tradition” in my home as well. A special “thank you” to Scott and his Mom for sharing this yummy licious recipe!

Cranberries in the Snow Jello

Recipe by Diane Becker

Servings

servings

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 pkg. fresh cranberries (12 oz)
¾ cup water
1 large pkg. Cherry jello
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped celery
1 large can pineapple tidbits
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Topping
1 pint heavy whipping cream, whipped
1 pkg cream cheese, softened
1 (7oz) jar marshmallow fluff

Directions

Put the sugar, cranberries and water in a saucepan and cook until the cranberries “pop”. Remove from stove and cool to lukewarm.
Add the jello, pecans, celery and pineapple to the lukewarm cranberries, mix well and spread into a 9×13 casserole dish.
Refrigerate until set
Prepare the topping by whipping the whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
in a separate bowl, whip the cream cheese with the marshmallow fluff until well combined.
Combine the cream cheese mixture with the whipped cream and spread it over the jello mixture.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.