Festive Apple Cranberry Pineapple Jello Salad

It wouldn't quite be Thanksgiving without good ol' cranberry salad, right? But this year my goal (along with not screwing up this massive turkey) was to lighten up some traditional sides. And whenever I want a healthier sweet treat, I turn to sugar-free Jello. I just LOVE playing with Jello. Regardless of it is when I make homemade gummi bears, super fun lollipops, or the always popular jello shots, it's just a gnarly substance. Love it! But I digress, back to the healthy sides!


Ingredients:

• 1 can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple, undrained



• 2 pkg. (3 oz. each) or 1 pkg. (6 oz.) sugar free raspberry Jello



• 1 can (16 oz.) whole berry cranberry sauce



• 1 apple, chopped

Directions:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Add enough cold water to juice to measure 3 cups; pour into saucepan. Bring to boil.



• Add boiling liquid to dry gelatin mixes in large bowl; stir 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in cranberry sauce. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until slightly thickened.



• Stir in remaining pineapple and apples. Refridgerate 4 more hours until firm.

This was the ideal make-ahead side dish the day before. The first few steps take you less than 10 minutes, then while the jello is firming up for the first few hours you can move on to prepping other dishes. After I finished the third step I simply covered with plastic wrap and forgot about it. No really, I FORGOT ABOUT IT.

Flash forward to the next day... We had just finished gobbling down turkey, stuffing, sides, the whole works and we were moving on to dessert. That's when I opened the refrigerator and there was my cheery bowl of Apple Cranberry Pineapple Jello Salad just staring at me... forgotten and abandoned in the back. Poor little salad. Luckily, my Mom LOVES this so I was able to send it all home with her. Looks like it wasn't a waste after all!

Source: Kraft