Grammy's Cranberry Jello Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 2 (3 ounce) packages lemon jell-o gelatin
• 7 ounces ginger ale
• 1 (16 ounce) can cranberry sauce
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 (2 ounce) package dream whip
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 drain pineapple, reserving juice.
• 2 add water to make 1 cup.
• 3 boil; add jello, stirring to dissolve.
• 4 stir in ginger ale.
• 5 blend pineapple and cranberry sauce.
• 6 fold into jello.
• 7 chill in 9x9 inch dish.
• 8 make dream whip according to package directions.
• 9 beat in cream cheese.
• 10 spread over jello and top with pecans.
• 11 may add 1/4 to 1/3 cup powdered sugar to topping, if desired.
• 12 skip the nuts if you don't like them. also, i tend to buy two of the smaller cans of cranberry sauce, one jellied, one chunky -- i like the extra texture. and -- make this the night before or your frosting will be runny!