I topping it with this creamy, sweet, tangy dressing. Mix together: 8-oz softened cream cheese, 1 cup sour cream, 3/4 cup sugar, and 1/2 teas vanilla extract. It was wonderful!
I've never gotten so many compliments on a cranberry salad before! I followed the recipe as written but added a bit more celery (for texture) plus a handful of dried cranberries. Delicious!
I have been making a very simular salad for years but lost mine. I read all the reviews and for the ones that didn't put the celery in really lost out and again for the ones that didn't put the topping on top again really cheated your guest. It is a salad not a dessert. Thanks for Grandma's Cranberry Orange Gelatin Salad I'll be making it for Thanksgiving Dinner again this year 2010.
I'm a beginner cook (at 50 it's never too late to start) anyhoo... easy recipe and the taste was awesome! Definately on my to make again list.
I made this for a funeral luncheon at our church. This was my first attempt at a Jello mold (which I actually made in a bundt pan) so it didn't look so great but I think with practice it would look delightful. I omitted the celery. I don't know if I didn't soften the cream cheese long enough but my whipped topping did not "spread" easilly on top of the mold so it looked pretty gross. I think next time I would serve the topping on the side. It does smell and taste delicious though!
Although I'm not a fan of most jello salads this one was good. Used orange jello. It turned out a bit watery. Should have only added 1 1/2 cup water instead of 2. Maybe a different nut a salted one or pretzels would work also.
This was better than I thought it was going to be. Mmmmm! I will definitely be making this every year.:D....ok I reviewed this last year when I didn't have any guests over and just wanted to update. I made it again this year and I'm the ONLY one who ate any of it. Maybe I'll cut the recipe in half next time and eat it all myself. Not for people with texture issues or (duh) don't like cranberries. I still think it's yummy though.
This was really good. Served it at a dinner party and they all wanted the recipe. I didn't make the topping - used it as more of a "salad" rather than a dessert.
