Cranberry - Orange Dream

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 package cranberry jell-o gelatin (8 serving size)
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can dole mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 1/2 cups honey maid graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) package philadelphia cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 (8 ounce) containers cool whip topping, thawed,divided

Recipe

• 1 stir boiling water into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved.
• 2 stir in cranberry sauce until melted.
• 3 stir in cold water.
• 4 refrigerate about 1 1/4 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten eggs whites).
• 5 gently stir in mandarin oranges.
• 6 meanwhile stir crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar and butter in 13x9-inch baking dish.
• 7 firmly press firmly onto bottom.
• 8 refrigerate until ready to fill.
• 9 beat cream cheese, remaining 1/4 cup sugar and milk in large bowl with wire whisk until smooth.
• 10 gently stir in 1 tub of the whipped topping.
• 11 spread evenly over crust.
• 12 spoon gelatin mixture over cream cheese layer.
• 13 refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
• 14 just before serving spread or dollop with remaining tub whipped topping.
• 15 helpful hints: soften cream cheese in microwave on high 15 to 20 seconds.