Cranberry Pineapple Congealed Salad

By jeknudson

Given to me by a co-worker who won best side dish out of our floor.

Ingredients

• 13 1/2 oz can crushed Pineapple
• 2 (3 oz) lemon gelatin
• 7 oz ginger ale
• 1 can jellied cranberry sauce
• 1 (2 oz) package Dream Whip
• 1 (8 oz) pkg Philadelphia Cream Cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 tbsp butter

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Drain pineapple(reserving juice for later). Add enough water to pineapple juice to make 1 cup. Heat to a boil. Dissolve gelatin in hot liquid and let cool. Gently stir in ginger ale. Chill until partially set. Blend together cranberry sauce and crushed pineapple. Fold into partially set gelatin and chill until firm.

Topping:
Prepare Dream Whip topping as instructed on package. Then blend in cream cheese into topping mix. Spread over gelatin.

Toast pecans in butter in 350 degrees for 10 mins. Let cool. Sprinkle over topping and chill again.

**Note: I normally double this recipe and usually let gelatin chill over night and then do topping in the morning.