A great salad for the holidays, combining
fresh or frozen cranberries, pineapple and chopped nuts in a
sugar-free gelatin base. Plus, it has 58% fewer calories than
the traditional recipe.
Cranberry Salad
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup water
1 cup Equal® Spoonful*
1 four-serving size cranberry or cherry sugar-free gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1 cup diced celery
1 (7 1/4-ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- Bring cranberries and water to a boil.
Remove from heat when cranberries have popped open. Stir in Equal®.
Set aside to cool.
- Dissolve gelatin in 1 cup boiling water.
Add cranberry sauce; mix thoroughly. Add celery, pineapple with
juice and walnuts. Pour into a mold or bowl. Refrigerate several
hours or overnight until firm.
Makes 8 servings.
* May substitute 24 packets Equal sweetener
Nutrition Information Per Serving:
calories 82, protein 2 g, carbohydrate 9 g, fat 5 g, cholesterol
0 mg, sodium 32 mg.
Food Exchanges: 1/2 fruit, 1 fat.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.
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