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Holiday Cranberry Relish Jello
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Holiday Cranberry Relish

Prep Time20 minutes
Refrigerate to set8 hours
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cranberry Relish, Cranberry Side Dish
Servings: 6

Equipment

  • Food Processor, knife, cutting board, serving bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 3 oz Package of cherry Jello
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups fresh cranberries
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1 large apple
  • 2 medium oranges and the peel from one of the oranges
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple (drained)

Instructions

  • Chop pecans, celery and apple, and add to serving bowl.
  • Peel one of the oranges using a vegetable peeler and set peels aside. Remove the white pith from both of the oranges and slice crosswise before adding to food processor..
  • Add oranges, orange peel and cranberries to the food processor and pulse several times to a medium chop. Do not over process. Add to the serving bowl along with the pecans, celery and chopped apple. Drain the crushed pineapple and set aside. Add the pineapple to serving bowl with the other ingredients. Stir to combine.
  • Using up to a quarter cup of the drained juice from the pineapple, fill the remainder of the measuring cup with boiling water. Pour this into a separate bowl containing the sugar and jello. Stir to disolve.
  • Pour the jello mixture over the fruit mixture in the serving bowl and stir to combine.
  • Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, approximately 6-8 hours or overnight. Keeps for several days in refrigerator. Garnish and serve.