Fluffy Cranberry Mousse

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. + chilling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Helen Clement, Hemet, California

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Jun. 30, 2023

This is a delicious and pretty salad for the holidays, but it's so good that I serve it at other times, too. I got the recipe from a neighbor who had served it with a traditional turkey dinner. —Helen Clement, Hemet, California

TEST KITCHEN APPROVED

Fluffy Cranberry Mousse

Yield:20 servings
Prep:15 min

Ingredients

  • 1 package (6 ounces) strawberry gelatin
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple
  • 1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
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Directions

  1. 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.