Very good everyone loved it. Heres a neat little trick. Halve the recipe and put the cream cheese layer on the bottom of a ready made graham cracker crust then set for 10 minutes in the freezer and then add the cranberry mixture layer and chill in fridge till firm. Makes an AWESOME PIE!!!!
I made this recipe for this past Thanksgiving but I forgot to review it. I doubled the recipe but instead of using two packages of cherry jello I used one cherry and one cranberry. Otherwise I made it exactly according to the recipe. It was the hit of the Thanksgiving dinner. I didn't even think I liked whole cranberry sauce but I've changed my mind after this recipe. My family has had gelatin salads at every holiday meal my entire life and we all think this is the best one. My daughter asked me to make it for every holiday meal from now on. Since she loved it so much I'm going to make it for her birthday this week. I'll try making it lighter using low-fat sugar-free ingredients where possible. I'll let you know how it turns out. UPDATE: We loved it just as much this time around. In fact my daughter has nicknamed it "edible paradise" and says she is addicted. Again I used one package of cherry gelatin and one package of cranberry gelatin. I also used fat-free cream cheese and sugar-free gelatin and we couldn't really tell any difference in the taste.
I don't care for unsweetened cream cheese so i added 2 teaspoons of Splenda to cream cheese. Couldn't stop the family from eating every last drop!
I really liked this recipe and others enjoyed it too. I used cranberry jello instead of cherry and I added a few drops of green food coloring to the cream cheese mixture to make it look more Christmasy. The only thing I did wrong was to leave the mold in the hot water too long. Just about 2 seconds was sufficient to loosen it from the mold.
I took a previous reviewer's suggestion to another level when I made this last night. Divided the recipe in half (except that I used an 8 oz. can of pineapple instead of 1/2 of a 20 oz. can) and put the 3 layers into an OREO chocolate pie crust. If you like a tart dessert this is it!!! Serve each piece topped with Cool Whip or real whipped cream. EXCELLENT!!!
Great...I used Raspberry Jello and substituted half the water with grape juice. My family loves it!
I loved it and I dont like cranberries!
I made this salad for Thanksgiving and everyone thought it was wonderful! Two of the guests said it was their favorite part of the meal. In the past I have been guilty of making reviewer-suggested changes to a recipe the first time I try it. This time I did not and I'm glad I didn't. The recipe is perfect as is. I would suggest you make this recipe according to the original instructions before trying the suggestions for changes. I really did not think it was too sweet at all. It's like I expect a gelatin salad to be. If you make sure that the cream cheese is completely at room temperature and the gelatin is completely set you will have no problem spreading the cream cheese. Also the pineapple juice that you add to the cream cheese gives it the perfect amount of sweetness--no need to add Splenda. I have tried many different gelatin salad recipes but I think this will be the only salad I make for future Thanksgivings.
This is a very tastey side salad that adds a nice dimension to any meal. We enjoyed this salad trememdously. Covered it will last quite awhile to accent many meals.
