Cranberry Cream Cheese Salad

By KitchenGnome

Ingredients

• Salad:
• 1 package whole cranberries
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 2 small packages raspberry jello (can also use strawberry)
• 1 20oz can crushed pineapple with juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• Topping:
• 1 cup pecans
• 2 8oz packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream (you could also use cool whip)

Preparation

Step 1

Cook cranberries according to package directions (boil water and sugar until cranberries pop). Boil water for jello. Stir water and jello in large bowl and mix until dissolved. Stir in cooked cranberries, pineaple (with juice) and 1/2 cup sugar. Pour into large 9x13 dish.

In a small bowl beat cream cheese and powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Stir in sour cream. Spread over cranberry salad and top with pecans. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour. YUM