Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cranberry orange pretzel salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This Orange Cranberry Pretzel Salad is sure to be a hit at your Thanksgiving table. Don't let the ingredients fool you, this pretzel jello salad is delicious. Thanksgiving for us usually means a trip to Utah for a Wilkes Family Thanksgiving.
Cranberry Orange Pretzel salad is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Cranberry Orange Pretzel salad is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have cranberry orange pretzel salad using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Cranberry Orange Pretzel salad:
- Prepare 2 (3 oz) packages of strawberry jello
- Get 1 package no bake jello cheesecake
- Make ready 2 1/2 sticks butter
- Get 1/2 cup + 2tbsp granulated sugar
- Prepare 8 ounces cream cheese
- Prepare 8 ounces sour cream
- Prepare 5 ounce package of glazed or praline pecans
- Take 4 cups crushed pretzels
- Prepare 2 cans mandarin oranges
- Prepare 14 oz can of whole berry cranberry sauce
In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. This seasonal pretzel salad is a spin off of the summer version that features strawberries. Strawberry pretzel salad like this one from Natasha's Kitchen, have been the belle of picnic and potluck tables for eons. I couldn't resist a seasonal variation using whole berry cranberry sauce.
Steps to make Cranberry Orange Pretzel salad:
- Start by preparing strawberry jello by package directions. Allow to set up in the refrigerator until it is like egg yolk texture otherwise the fruit will sink
- In your package of no bake jello cheesecake you will find a bag of Grahm cracker crust. Mix crushed pretzels, finely chopped praline pecans, and the package of Grahm cracker crumbs along with (1/4 cup of sugar + 2 tbsp) & 2 1/2 sticks of butter melted. Your mixture should stick together
- Place even amounts of mixture in the bottom of serving dishes.
- Combine the package of cheesecake mix with 1 cup of milk. Cream together cream cheese and remaking 1/4 cup of sugar. Add in sour cream at the end
- Place on top of pretzel crust layer in even amounts. I recommend a piping bag. All is to set up for an hour before adding jello layer
- Take canned cranberries mix with chopped mandarin oranges and mix with strawberry jello. Place on top if cheesecake layer and allow plenty of time to set up overnight
Press into the bottom of a large flat baking dish. In a large bowl, stir together pretzels, melted butter, and sugar until combined. This Orange Cranberry Pretzel Jello Salad is outstanding. Everyone at our dinner couldn't stop raving about it and going back for more. It has a tartness from the cranberry, a fresh citrus flavor from the orange jello, a creamy and sweet flavor from the filling and a salty crunch from the pretzel crust.
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