Frosted Cranberry Squares

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 2 (3 ounce) packages lemon jell-o gelatin
• 7 ounces ginger ale
• 1 lb jellied cranberry sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine

Recipe

• 1 drain pineapple, reserving syrup.
• 2 add water to syrup to make 1 cup. heat liquid in a small saucepan until mixture is boiling. dissolve gelatin in liquid and cool.
• 3 pour liquid into a mixing bowl and gently stir in ginger ale; chill til partially set.
• 4 meanwhile, mix pineapple and cranberry sauce. fold into gelatin mixture.
• 5 turn mixture into 9x9x2 dish. chill until firm.
• 6 fold cream cheese and whipping topping together until blended. spread over firm gelatin.
• 7 toast pecans in butter in a 350 oven for about 10 minutes. cool and sprinkle over top of salad.
• 8 chill. cut into 9 squares to serve.