Crisp Cranberry Gelatin Food

CRANBERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 8 small ramekins, or one 9 x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Stir cranberries, brown sugar, orange juice, vanilla extract and orange zest together in a large bowl until evenly combined. Set aside.
• Stir oats, nuts, brown sugar, melted butter, flour (or almond meal), salt and cinnamon together in a separate large bowl until evenly combined. Set aside.
• Portion the cranberry filling evenly into the 8 ramekins (roughly 3/4 cup each), or pour the cranberry filling into the baking pan in an even layer. Sprinkle evenly with the crispy oatmeal topping.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the cranberries are bubbling and the topping is lightly golden. Remove from the oven and rest on a cooling rack for 5 minutes. Serve warm, topped with vanilla ice cream.

CRANBERRY WOBBLER

Steps:

• Combine cranberries and sugar and set aside.
• Dissolve gelatin and salt in boiling water. Add cold water, lemon juice, cinnamon and cloves.
• Chill until thickened.
• Fold in cranberries, orange and nuts.
• Spoon into 6-cup mold. Chill until firm.
• Unmold. Garnish with crisp salad greens, if desired.

CREAMY CRANBERRY DESSERT

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in large bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in juice. Refrigerate 1-1/4 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
• Add 2 cups of the whipped topping; stir with wire whisk until well blended. Stir in cranberry sauce. Pour into 9x5-inch loaf pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Unmold dessert onto serving plate. Frost with the remaining whipped topping. Press cookies vertically into sides of dessert. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.

POMEGRANATE (OR CRANBERRY) GELATIN

Steps:

• Heat 1 cup fruit juice in small saucepan until it just simmers, do not cook for any length of time.
• Turn off heat and stir in sugar, if using.
• Place remaining 1 cup cold juice in a medium bowl and sprinkle with gelatin, stir, let sit for 2 minutes and stir again.
• Add warm juice to cold juice, stir, and pour mixture into an 8 x 8-inch pan.
• Refrigerate until firm (about 4 hours), and cut into cubes.

CRANBERRY DOUBLE LAYER MOLD

Steps:

• Stir boiling water into combined gelatin and spices in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in cold juice. Remove 1-1/2 cups of the gelatin; set aside for later use. Refrigerate remaining gelatin 1-1/2 hours or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves definite impression). Stir in fruit. Spoon into 7-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until set but not firm (gelatin should stick to finger when touched and should mound).
• Meanwhile, refrigerate reserved gelatin 1-1/4 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites). Stir in whipped topping with wire whisk until well blended. Spoon over gelatin layer in mold.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold. Garnish as desired. Store leftover gelatin in refrigerator.

CRANBERRY WALDORF GELATIN

Steps:

• Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over 1/4 cup cold water; let stand for 5 minutes. In a bowl, dissolve softened gelatin and cranberry gelatin in boiling water. Stir in cranberry sauce until blended. Add the cinnamon, ginger, salt and remaining cold water. Cover and refrigerate until almost set. Fold in apples and walnuts. Pour into an ungreased 2-1/2-qt. serving bowl. Refrigerate until firm.