Cran-orange Gelatin Salad

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 15 ounces mandarin oranges
• 2 (1/3 ounce) packages sugar-free cranberry gelatin
• 1 1/2 cups water (boiling)
• 16 ounces whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 1/2 cups pretzels, crushed (salt-free preferred)
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 5 tablespoons sugar substitute, divided (or equivalent to 5 tbsp sugar)
• 8 ounces fat free cream cheese
• 8 ounces reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed

Recipe

• 1 drain oranges, reserving ljuice in a 2-cup measuring cup; set oranges and juice aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, dissolve the gelatin in boiling water. stir in cranberry sauce until melted.
• 3 add enough cold water to the reserved juice to measure 1 1/2 cups; add to gelatin mixture.
• 4 stir in the oranges and chill until partially set.
• 5 meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the pretzels, butter and 2 tablespoons sugar substitute.
• 6 press into an ungreased 13x9x2 inch dish; chill.
• 7 in a small mixing bowl, bat cream cheese and remaining sugar substitute until smooth.
• 8 fold in whipped topping.
• 9 spread over crust and spoon gelatin mixture over cream cheese layer.
• 10 chill for at least 3 hours or until set.