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Cran-Orange Gelatin Salad

Cran-Orange Gelatin Salad
After seeing this gelatin salad in a flier, I decided to make it lighter. I like to serve it as a fruit salad, but others may like it for a sweet treat. –Eva DeWolf of Erwin, Tennessee
15 ServingsPrep: 45 min. + chilling

Ingredients

  • 1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges
  • 2 packages (.3 ounce each) sugar-free cranberry gelatin
  • 1-1/2 cups boiling water
  • 1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
  • 1-1/2 cups crushed salt-free pretzels
  • 6 tablespoons butter, melted
  • Sugar substitute equivalent to 5 tablespoons sugar, divided
  • 1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese
  • 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed

Directions

  • Drain oranges, reserving juice in a 2-cup measuring cup; set oranges
  • and juice aside.
  • In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in cranberry
  • sauce until melted. Add enough cold water to the reserved juice to
  • measure 1-1/2 cups; add to gelatin mixture. Stir in oranges. Chill
  • until partially set.
  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the pretzels, butter and 2
  • tablespoons sugar substitute. Press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in.
  • dish; chill.
  • In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar substitute
  • until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over crust. Spoon
  • gelatin mixture over cream cheese layer. Chill for at least 3 hours
© Taste of Home 2013

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Cran-Orange Gelatin Salad (continued)

Directions (continued)

  • or until set. Yield: 15 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 piece equals 183 calories, 7 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 185 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat.
© Taste of Home 2013