Holiday Cranberry Mousse Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Drain pineapple, setting the pineapple aside and adding juice to gelatin. Stir in cranberry sauce, lemon juice, zest and nutmeg. Chill until mixture thickens. Fold in sour cream, pineapple and pecans. Pour into a glass serving bowl or an oiled 9-cup mold. Chill until set, at least 2 hours.

Steps:

• Chill a decorative glass bowl or 6 stemmed glasses.
• Rinse and pick over cranberries and place in a large saucepan. Add sugar and cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, until cranberries have burst and the mixture has a thick jam-like consistency. Cool.
• Stir in zest, juice and liqueur and rub through a strainer to remove skins.
• Whip cream and fold 3/4 of it into cranberry puree. Place mousse in bowl or glasses. Decorate with reserved whipped cream just before serving.

Steps:

• Drain pineapple well, reserving all juice. Add enough water to juice to make 2 cups. Heat to boiling in saucepan.
• Add jello, stir to dissolve. Remove from heat.
• Add cranberry sauce, stir to dissolve. Add lemon juice, peel and nutmeg.
• Chill until mixture thickens slightly.
• Blend in sour cream, then fold in pineapple and pecans. Chill until firm.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Prepare tall dessert glasses.
• In a medium saucepan heat the cranberry cocktail until lightly boiling; remove from heat, stir in the cranberry or raspberry gelatin powder with 1/4 cup sugar (if using) mix with a spoon until no graules remain.
• In a large bowl whisk the jellied cranberry sauce until smooth; add in the gelatin mixture and chopped fresh cranberries and whisk until combined.
• Place in refrigerator and chill until the mixture begines to thicken but is not completely set.
• Using a spatula gently mix in the Cool Whip topping or whipped cream to the semi-firm gelatin mixture until combined.
• Spoon the mixture between the serving glasses or prepared pie crust.
• Chill until completely set, then dollup Cool Whip or whipped cream on top.
• Delicious!