Cranberry Orange Jello Mold
Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 8 serving jello cranberry flavor gelatin
1 16 ounce whole cranberry sauce
1 1/2 cups cold water
1 11-15 ounce mandaring oranges, drained
CRUST
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
LAYER
1 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 8 ounce cool whip
Directions
Stir jello into boiling water at least 2 minutes or until completely dissolved. Stir in cranberry sauce until melted. Stir in cold water and refigerate about 1 1/4 hours or until slighly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites). Gently stir in drained mandarin oranges.
Meanwhile, stir together 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and butter. Press firmly onto bottom of 13 x 9" dish. Refrigerate until ready to fill.
Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar in large bowl until smooth. Gently stir in cool whip that has been thawed. Spread evenly over crust. Spoon gelatin mixture over cream cheese layer.
Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Garnish with addition whipped topping if desired.
