Cranberry Salad Recipe (with Jello) - Miss in the Kitchen (2024)

This Cranberry Salad with Jello is a must for holiday dinners! It is packed with fresh cranberries, oranges, apples, pomegranate and pineapple. It goes perfectly with turkey or ham and is a delightful side to add to your holiday spread.

Cranberry Salad is one of my favorites for Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas dinner. I got this recipe from my mom and she said it was one that my great-aunt Zoe always made. Those heirloom recipes really make a holiday meal something special.

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Ingredients for Cranberry Salad with Jello

• Fresh cranberries
• Granulated sugar
• Crushed pineapple – fresh pineapple not work, it will keep the Jello from setting up properly.
• Oranges – fresh or canned mandarin oranges, cut into small pieces
• Granny Smith apple, peeled and diced
• Pomegranate arils
• Toasted walnuts, chopped
• Raspberry Jello or Cherry Jello

How to Make Cranberry Salad

1. Place cranberries in a food processor with sugar and chop fine.
2. Pour into large bowl set aside for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add pineapple, oranges, apple, pomegranate, and walnuts, mixing well.
4. Prepare Jello according to package directions and pour over fruit mixture.
5. Stir until all combined.
6. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night.

Full printable recipe at the bottom of this post.

Make it Ahead

This Cranberry Salad is perfect to make a couple of days ahead of your holiday meal. It keeps really well for 4- 5 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It’s one of those recipes that tastes better the next day.

Why You Will Love this Easy Cranberry Salad Recipe

• Festive Dish:A simple salad that will add a nice change to traditional cranberry sauce or whole berry cranberry sauce. The bright red salad and fresh fruit is a gorgeous addition to your holiday table.
• Easy Recipe to Make Ahead:This cranberry salad is the perfect side dish to make a couple of days in advance of your holiday dinner.
• Simple Ingredients:This recipe has the best flavor combination of sweet and tart. It’s a delicious dessert salad that pairs perfectly with Thanksgiving turkey or Christmas ham.

More Holiday Dessert Salad Recipes to Try

• Watergate Salad is made with pistachio pudding, crushed pineapple, cool whip and maraschino cherries. It’s a favorite for the holiday season.
• Strawberry Fluff is another easy recipe that is made with strawberry pie filling, cream cheese, cool whip, pineapple and sweetened condensed milk and it’s always a favorite for family dinners.
• Cranberry fluffis a creamy cranberry salad with whole cranberries, green apples, mini marshmallows and whipped cream. This is the cranberry salad my mother in law has always made and the whole family loves it.

If you are looking for new recipes to add to your holiday menus, this raspberry cranberry jello salad is a surefire winner. The tart green apples and tartness of the cranberries is sweetened by the jello and makes the perfect holiday side dish.

If you love this Recipeas much as I do, please leave a comment anda five star review, and be sure to help me share on Pinterest!

If you love this Recipeas much as I do, please leave a comment anda five star review, and be sure to help me share on Pinterest!