Orange Cranberry Pretzel Gelatin Salad

By srumbel

At their Thanksgiving meal you will usually find today’s recipe. I have changed it up a bit with some different flavors though. I think it is usually made out of raspberry gelatin but I used cranberry. Cranberry can be a bit difficult to find so if you can’t find it use strawberry or raspberry or cherry. Something red! I also added oranges into mine and then some pumpkin pie spice into the pretzel crust for more holiday flavor.
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Ingredients

• 2 1/2 C pretzel sticks
• 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 C butter, melted
• 2 C boiling water
• 1 6 oz. pkg. cranberry flavored gelatin
• 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 C cold water
• 1 11 oz. can mandarin oranges, drained and juice reserved
• 1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
• 1 C granulated sugar
• 1 8 oz. container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 620mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray
Put pretzels in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
Put into bowl and combine with brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice.
Stir in butter.
Press mixture into bottom of pan and bake for 9 mimutes. Cool
In a large pan bring 2 C water to a boil. Add gelatin and stir until dissolved.
Add in enough cold water to reserved juice to equal 2 cups. Stir in to gelatin.
Refrigerate until partially set and thickened about 2 hours.
In a mixer beat cream cheese and granulated sugar until smooth and fluffy.
Fold in whipped topping.
Spread mixture over pretzel crust
Chop mandarin oranges and add into thickened gelatin.
Carefully pour over cream cheese mixture.
Return to refrigerator and allow to totally set up.

Yield: 12-16 servings