Grandma's Famous Cranberry Salad Recipe (2024)

5 from 2 votes

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

refrigeration: 2 hours hours

• 1 12 oz. fresh cranberries
• 2 large Apples Cored – (quartered or cut into large pieces) Get a sweet variety, like Empire, or Gala
• 2 Seedless Oranges quartered – Don’t peel these, either.
• 1 12 oz. stemless Maraschino Cherries – Drain the juice
• 1 6 oz. Raspberry Jello
• 2 Cups Heated Water
• 2 Cups sugar
• 1 15 oz. Crushed Pineapple Drain the juice

• Using a food processor or blender – grind the cranberries, apples, oranges, and cherries

• *Just so the blender or food processor doesn’t get bogged down – You may want to grind a small amount at a time.

• The mixture should be a little course for texture. Don’t grind it too fine

• In the meantime, heat the water in a saucepan

• Add the jello and sugar to the heated water

• In a large bowl, combine the ground mixture, and the liquid

• Add the drained crushed pineapple, and stir

• Chill in the refrigerator for at least a couple of hours, or even 1 day in advance

• Serve and enjoy!

• The older recipes paid no attention to the number of calories in recipes. This recipe has 2 whopping cups of sugar! The sweetness is a big hit with my kids, and us. I like the balance of tart and sweet. But, if you would like the tartness of the cranberry to show through a little more, just cut back on the sugar. I’d start with 1 cup and add more if it needs it. If, after tasting it, you think you’d like to add more sugar to the salad, just dissolve more sugar in a small amount of hot water, and fold in before refrigerating. 🙂

nutrition information is only an estimate