Retro Red Hot Cranberry Jello Salad

Our Retro Red Hot Cranberry Jello Salad goes back to the early  1950's. I remember when my Mother and her friends were making this recipe for just about every covered dish dinner. When I was a young homemaker it was still a very popular salad especially around the holiday times. Our family loves this Jello salad and it usually shows up at our holiday gatherings. This is a layered salad with a delicious cream cheese layer between two layers of a blend of cranberry sauce, Jello and yes red hots, which gives it such a special flavor.

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How To Make Retro Red Hot Cranberry Jello Salad

Starting this recipe, by melting the red hots in boiling water.

Dissolve the Jello in the hot red hot mix, 

then add lemon juice and mix well.

Zest a lemon and divide it in half.

Add the whole cranberry sauce and 1/2 of the lemon zest.

Pour 1/2 of the mixture into a 9 inch serving dish.

Refrigerate and chill for 4 hours. Set aside and keep the other half of the Jello mixture at room temperature.

Mix cream cheese, heavy cream, mayonnaise

 and the remaining lemon zest.

Remove the first layer of Jello from the refrigerator and very carefully spread the cream cheese mixture on the Jello layer.

Very carefully add the remainder of the Jello that has been kept at room temperature. Refrigerate overnight.

The Recipe

Yield: 8

Author: Miz Helen's Kitchen

Retro Red Hot Cranberry Jello Salad

A retro Jello salad with a surprise flavor of red hots mixed with cranberries with a layer of cream cheese, that makes it very special!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup red hots candy
• 2-2/3 cups boiling water
• 2 (3 ounce) package lemon Jello
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 2 (15 ounce) can whole cranberry sauce
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise

Instructions

1. In a large sauce pan, dissolve the red hots candy in the boiling water, stirring constantly.
2. Remove from heat and dissolve the lemon Jello with the red hot mixture. add the lemon juice and the whole cranberry sauce. add 1/2 of the lemon zest and mix well.
3. Pour 1/2 of the cranberry mixture into a 9 inch serving dish and then refrigerate for 4 hours. Set the other 1/2 of the cranberry mixture aside and keep at room temperature.
4. Combine and mix together, the cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, mayonnaise and the remainder of the lemon zest.
5. Very carefully spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the chilled layer.
6. Pour the remainder of the cranberry Jello mixture over the cream cheese layer. Refrigerate and chill overnight.

This Retro Red Hot Cranberry Jello Salad Is Ready To Serve.

Keep Chilled Before and After Serving.

Salad or Dessert, it is delicious either way!

Enjoy!

It was so nice to see you here at the cottage today. I would love you to share with me about your retro recipes that are still favorites with your family. Hope you have a great week and come back to see us real soon!

Peace and Joy

Miz Helen

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