A lot of families fight over whether a can of jellied cranberry sauce or homemade whole berry cranberry sauce is the one that belongs on the holiday table. But maybe, just maybe, if they were making something more like Cranberry Apple Jello Salad, they wouldn’t have anything to fight over at all. It’s the kind of “jello salad” that you might remember your grandmother making — firm enough to pour into a mold, but still plenty jiggly, and studded with fruit and nuts and other goodies. Basically, it has something to please everyone and it’s a blast from the past.
I know it says cranberry-apple in the name, but there’s also a fair bit of pineapple in this “salad.” It adds sweetness and a bit of acidity; it’s a great addition. You’ll want a can of crushed pineapple, which you’ll drain off, but reserve the juice.
You’ll add some orange juice to that pineapple juice and then enough cold water to take that level up to three cups. That goes into a saucepan and you’ll bring the liquid to a boil before immediately removing it from the heat and adding two boxes of raspberry jello. I know that seems odd but when this is all said and done you can’t really identify the raspberry flavor, it’s just fruity-tart jello salad. And it works.
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