Frosted Cranberry Squares

Ingredients

Gelatin

• 2 (3 ounce) packages raspberry flavor gelatin

• 2 cups boiling water
• 12 ounces fresh cranberries (or frozen thawed)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 20 ounces crushed pineapple in pineapple juice
• 1 teaspoon orange peel, grated

Topping

• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 cup miniature marshmallow
• orange slices or zest orange peel
• sugared cranberries

Directions

1. 1

   in large bowl dissolve gelatin in boiling water, set aside. in 5cup blender container blend cranberries, half at a time on high speed, stopping blender frenquently to scrape sides until well chopped, 1 to 2 minutes.

2. 2

   stir cranberries and remaining gelatin ingresients into dissolved gelatin mixture.

3. 3

   pour into 13x9 pan, cover and refrigerate until firm, 6 hours or overnight.

4. 4

   in small mixer bowl beat cream cheese at medium speed, scraping bowl often until light and fluffy.

5. 5

   scrape cheese off beaters, add whipping cream, beat at low speed until mixed. increase speed to high. continue beating, scraping bowl often until stiff peaks form.

6. 6

   by hand fold in marshmallows, spread over firm cranberry gelatin.

7. 7

   refrigerate at least 1 hour. cut into squares. if desired, garnish with orange slices or zest of orange peel and sugared cranberries.