Creamy Cranberry Jell-O® Salad

Ingredients

• 8 ounce pineapple crushed drained canned
• 8 ounce cream cheese at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 
• 6 ounce raspberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as Jell-O®)
• 1  baking apples are apples that have a sweet-tart balance and hold their shape when peeled finely chopped
• 0.5 cup walnuts chopped
• 1.5 cups water or as needed
• 0.5 cup non-dairy whipped topping frozen thawed to taste cool whip® (such as )
• 16 ounce berry cranberry sauce whole drained canned

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• hand mixer
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Pour juice from crushed pineapple and cranberry sauce in a measuring cup and add enough water to equal 2 cups of liquid; bring to a boil in a saucepan.
2. Remove from heat and dissolve raspberry gelatin in the liquid.
3. Pour gelatin into a bowl and refrigerate until partly set, about 45 minutes.
4. Beat cream cheese with mayonnaise in a bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually beat partially set gelatin into cream cheese mixture. Gently fold 1 cup whipped topping into the mixture. Stir crushed pineapple, cranberry sauce, apple, and walnuts into gelatin mixture.
5. Transfer to a serving bowl and refrigerate until set, about 4 hours.
6. Serve frosted with 1/2 cup whipped topping, or as desired.