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3 Berry Cranberry Jello Salad

November 26, 2014 by Mirlandra 5 Comments

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 This 3 Berry Cranberry Jello Salad is an easy holiday side dish full of cranberries, raspberries and cherries with a little sour cream for good measure.

A large, clear trifle dish is half full of a cranberry jell-o salad. You can see beautiful ruby layers with cranberries, raspberries, and cherries. There is a layer of sour cream in the middle.

 

I live 500 miles away from my brother, Merlin. You know what it’s like – marriage, life, jobs. Somewhere along the line life gets complicated and you find yourself sending photos back and forth about Dobos Torte instead of cooking cranberry jello salad together for Thanksgiving.

When I told him I was working on this post his response was, ” Yum! I love that salad!” That statement could cover the entire family.  We are not a jell-o family in general but when it comes to this salad we all love it.  Over the years I have taken it to various holiday dinners and it is remembered from year to year and requested.  When there are 20 dishes for dinner and somebody remembers the side dish you brought 12 months later I think that says something about a recipe!

Frankly though there is jell-o in it you can’t much taste it. The main flavors are cranberry and raspberry with smaller hint of cherry and pineapple. I always serve it for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is refreshing and fruity which sometimes feels refreshing with all the heavy potatoes and gravy getting passed around.

This year we are headed to Oregon to spend Christmas with my side of the family. Without question this will land on the Christmas Feast menu. Don’t you love how food can connect you across the miles?

I hope this salad becomes a family tradition for you too.

 

A large, clear trifle dish is half full of a cranberry jell-o salad. You can see beautiful ruby layers with cranberries, raspberries, and cherries. There is a layer of sour cream in the middle.
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5 from 2 votes

3 Berry Cranberry Jell-O Salad

Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 12 hours 15 minutes
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 oz package cherry jell-o any brand
  • 3/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 3/4 cup cranberry-raspberry sauce
  • 8 oz crushed pineapple and juice 1 cup or 1 small can
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 3 oz package raspberry jell-o any brand
  • 3/4 cup boiling water
  • 12 oz frozen raspberries
  • 1 cup frozen cherries

Instructions

  • In a medium mixing bowl combine cherry jell-o, and ¾ cups boiling water. Stir to dissolve.
  • Stir in crushed pineapple with all of its juice and the cranberry-raspberry sauce. Pour into a decorative bowl. Allow to set.
  • When firm, spread on 8oz of sour cream.
  • Combine raspberry jell-o, ¾ cup boiling water. Stir to dissolve. Add frozen raspberries and cherries. Pour into pan for top layer. Allow to set.
  • If desired garnish with fresh raspberries, cranberries, or sour cream. Serve fully chilled and set up.

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Comments

  1. The Better Baker

    October 09, 2015 at 8:28 am

    Oh Honey! This sounds perfect….I could eat this kind of salad all year around. Looks beautiful in your glass bowl too. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Weekend Potluck!!

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    • Mirlandra

      October 11, 2015 at 8:57 pm

      Thanks! I can never keep this one on the table at all. Everybody loves it. This year I promised my husband I would stay off my feet at Thanksgiving because it will be so close to when baby is due but I’m making this salad for sure!!!

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      • The Better Baker

        October 11, 2015 at 9:23 pm

        Hoooow exciting to know there’s gonna be a new baby! My birthday is in November….thanks again for sharing this luscious recipe. You can still be a ‘hit’ and not make a lot, but sounds like this dish is a ‘sure thing’. Take good care.

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  2. Susan Schicke

    November 15, 2017 at 4:20 pm

    What is cranberry, raspberry sauce.?

    Reply
    • Mirlandra

      November 16, 2017 at 10:54 am

      Hi Susan,
      I make a cranberry sauce with raspberries in it to serve at Thanksgiving and use the extra in this jello salad. You can find the recipe here if you like: https://mirlandraskitchen.com/cranberry-raspberry-relish/ It is basically just cranberry sauce with some raspberries in it. I love the combo. My mom always asks me to make extra so she can take some home and use it for jam!

      Reply

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