Jello Recipes
Raspberry Jello Applesauce and Cranberry Jello Salad
This is one of the most beautiful looking jello mold recipes because it is made in two layers, one clear layer with mandarin segments, and then a creamy, opaque layer underneath. You can use raspberry or orange jello for this jello salad recipe and the cinnamon, applesauce, and cool whip add fruitiness, spice, and creaminess for a round and full flavored jello salad dessert recipe.
You can use sour cream instead of Cool Whip, if you like, for a more savory flavor. This jello salad recipe makes a wonderful dessert or you could serve slices with a roast pork dinner if you use sour cream rather than cool whip and leave out the fruit.
When you make up the raspberry or orange jello for the first layer, you can use the drained juice from the mandarin orange segments if you are using mandarins in juice and not in syrup. Syrup is basically sugar water, so do not bother adding that. Cranberry jello is only available in November and December so, unless you have some left over from the previous year, you can use strawberry jello instead, and add some cranberry juice or cranberry sauce to this applesauce and cranberry jello salad recipe.
Raspberry Jello Salad with Applesauce and Cranberry Jello Mold
Ingredients -
3 oz package raspberry or orange jello
3 oz package cranberry jello
1 ¾ cups boiling water
¾ cup cold water, orange juice, or 7-up
1 cup cool whip
1 cup applesauce
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 small can mandarin orange segments, drained
Preparation:
Dissolve the raspberry or orange jello in a cup of boiling water and stir in the cold water, orange juice or 7-up. Pour into a 6 cup sized jello mold.
Chill until almost set, adding the mandarin segments.
Dissolve the cranberry jello in the rest of the boiling water, blend in the cinnamon and applesauce, and stir in the cool whip.
Chill in a bowl until the mixture has thickened.
Spoon this into the jello mold on top of the set raspberry or orange jello layer.
Chill for about 3 hours until firm then unmold on to a chilled serving platter.
(Serves 6)
