Cranberry Mousse
"Thanksgiving and Christmas just wouldn't be the same for us without lots of cranberry dishes. I made this for Thanksgiving about 14 years ago for the first time and it's been in demand for every family Thanksgiving gathering since. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!"
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
- 1 (3 ounce) package raspberry Jell-O gelatin
- 1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
- 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
directions
- In a saucepan, heat cranberry juice cocktail to boiling.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in raspberry jello until dissolved.
- Stir in cranberry sauce.
- Chill until mixture is thickened.
- Fold in whipped cream and pour into serving dishes (or decorative serving bowl).
- Chill until firm.
- Garnish with additional whipped cream, if desired.
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Reviews
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Very delicious! I used cherry Jell-o since I'm not real fond of raspberry. I used a whisk to blend the hot Jell-o with the cranberry sauce, as a spoon didn't seem to break up the jelled cranberry too well. I also subbed Cool Whip for the whipped cream. I made this the morning of Thanksgiving Day and when we had dinner around 5 p.m. it wasn't set up, but rather had the consistency of applesauce. The next day, however, it had set up after being in the refrigerator overnight. So make sure to allow time for it to set! Thanks Cindy Lynn! -
I made this for Thanksgiving dinner....it turned out wonderful! I will definately make it again! Thank you much! -
Cranberry lovers heaven! The raspberry Jell-o softens the intense cranberry flavor and the whipped cream adds the wow factor! The only thing I did different, was to add sugar and vanilla to the cream before whipping (personal preference). Thanks Cindy Lynn for this heavenly recipe! -
Yummy, yummy good stuff, Cindy Lynn. I love the tangy sweetness of cranberries and this dessert was just what I needed. I did sweeten the whipped cream just a little--always do. Poured the mousse into little stemed dessert bowls. Beautiful and dreamy. Every now and then you need to indulge. Thanks for sharing this recipe. -
I made this for Christmas 2007 (sorry, just now remembered to rate this). I wish I could give this 10 stars, it was excellent! I did have trouble getting all of the jellied cranberry sauce to melt, but that was OK, I put it through a sieve to keep the chunkier pieces out (I think it would've been too tart with the entire 16 oz's anyway). I stuck the jello mixture in the freezer while I was making the whipped cream, then I folded in some of the whipped cream in with the jello mixture and then layered mousse and extra whipped cream in large wine gobblets. It looked beautiful and my father-in-law who complains about every single thing he eats (unless it's Popeye's chicken) asked for seconds. Warning though, very rich (esp. with the extra whipped cream). Will definitely make for Thanksgiving/X-mas. Thank you for sharing!
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Very delicious! I used cherry Jell-o since I'm not real fond of raspberry. I used a whisk to blend the hot Jell-o with the cranberry sauce, as a spoon didn't seem to break up the jelled cranberry too well. I also subbed Cool Whip for the whipped cream. I made this the morning of Thanksgiving Day and when we had dinner around 5 p.m. it wasn't set up, but rather had the consistency of applesauce. The next day, however, it had set up after being in the refrigerator overnight. So make sure to allow time for it to set! Thanks Cindy Lynn!
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