Cranberry jello dish/ old fashioned

Above is without the cream cheese topping and below is the finished dish and NOTE: this is good without the topping too if you don't want the cream cheese! 


I found the recipe here: https://www.thekitchenismyplayground.com/2019/11/7-up-cranberry-jello-salad.html  If you go to the link you will also discover links to other jello type dishes.

This is good for church pot luck or Thanksgiving or whatever. Easy to make, but you need to make it early in the day or the night before.

Pictured above is 1/2 of the recipe--I had it in about a 9 by 7 pan I believe. The full recipe is 13 by 9. I just used 1/2 the ingredients. 

Full recipe ingredients:

INGREDIENTS:

Cranberry Jello Layer:

• 1 c. 7-up soda (boiled with the water)
• 1 c. boiling water
• 2 ( 3 oz.) packages raspberry Jell-o
• 2 (14 oz.) cans whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained (BUT reserve the juice)
• 1 c. chopped pecans

Topping:

• 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 T. granulated sugar
• 1/4 c. pineapple juice (reserved from draining the can of crushed pineapple)
• about 1/4 c. pecan pieces and/or chopped pecans

Directions at https://www.thekitchenismyplayground.com/2019/11/7-up-cranberry-jello-salad.html
Read more at https://www.thekitchenismyplayground.com/2019/11/7-up-cranberry-jello-salad.html#oY1d4BhBFH4LC61l.99

NOTE: I had to wait till mine had jelled 4 hours to spread the topping, earlier than that it was not set firm enough to spread without mixing the jello and the topping! 



A different salad is Mandarin Orange salad--I haven't made it but it looks good-I found this on facebook.

MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD!! My family's favorite side dish!!

Ingredients:
1 pkg Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix (use dry) I would use sugar free
1 Large can Crushed Pineapple (undrained)
2 Medium/Large cans Mandarin Oranges (drained)
1 pkg Cool Whip 8 oz ( and you could use fat free)

Directions:
Mix together Cool Whip and Instant vanilla pudding (do NOT make the pudding, just use it dry). Add undrained crushed pineapple and both cans of drained Mandarin Oranges. (Use as many mandarins as you like, more/less) Save a few mandarin oranges to decorate the top of salad. Refrigerate until it thickens again maybe a couple of hours before you need to use it.