this Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad is a retro classic! this vegan holiday recipe is a new flavor of the nostalgic side dish we all grew up with, just as tasty!
Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad
I am so SO happy with this recipe.
One of my holiday favorites growing up was that Lime Jello Salad. Why it is called salad, we may never know. (If you know, please enlighten us!)
I looked forward to that pretty green fluffy salad all year long. About age 7 I learned to make it. That was my assignment for the holiday. I made the jello salad the day before, and then served it up and had it on the table in time for dinner.
This wasn’t dessert!
Oh no. We enjoyed the jello salad with dinner. Dessert came later.
Classic Holiday Recipe
Cranberries are a classic holiday flavor – see more of our favorite Cranberry Recipes.
Lime Jello Salad or Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad – or both!
I have been a vegetarian most of my life, but wasn’t really educated on jello. This salad was greatly missed once I eschewed all animal products and learned just what jello is.
Rejoice! Imagine my straight up glee when I found vegan, non gelatin dessert mix! I am pretty sure I made Jello Salad immediately.
Vegan Holiday Recipes
This year, a week before Thanksgiving, I test drove an idea I’ve been thinking about for a while. A tart, less sweet version. Using cranberry sauce!
Needless to say, we all loved this new Cranberry Fluff. I tested it out on friends by mentioning champagne brunch.
and I made it again a week later.
I think I have a new holiday favorite.
…or maybe I’ll just make both?
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Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad
this Cranberry Fluff Jello Salad is a retro classic! a new holiday flavor of the nostalgic Lime Jello Salad we all grew up with, just as tasty!
Ingredients
- 1 cup cashew milk
- 2 cups mini vegan marshmallows
- 1 (3 ounce) package Gelatin Free Dessert
- 1 cup Cranberry Sauce
- 8 ounces vegan cream cheese
- 3 cups CocoWhip (So Delicious), or 1 cup coconut cream, whipped
Instructions
- In saucepan over medium heat, add milk and marshmallows. Stir until marshmallows are mostly melted. Remove from heat.
- Add gel powder, stir until completely dissolved.
- Fold in cranberry sauce. Spoon cream cheese into mixture in small spoonfuls – stir to break up somewhat.
- Cover and transfer to refrigerator to set half way – about 20 – 30 minutes.
- Remove from refrigerator. Fold in CocoWhip / whipped coconut cream.
- Cover and return to refrigerator to set, several hours to overnight.
Notes
dairy, egg, soy and gluten free, vegan
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1 cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 219Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 36mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 0gSugar: 19gProtein: 6g
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Leslie says
I remember having this! What a fun way to have a cranberry dish for the holidays!
Nicole says
Jello fluff was always on our table growing up! Thanks for making a vegan version…can’t wait to try it.
Susan says
Jello Salad is something that always baffled me, we don’t have it in Australia. Serving sweet jelly (what we call jello) with the main meal? So odd! But I like the look of this cranberry fluff one! It is so pretty! I still would have to have it with dessert, though. Marshmallow with dinner? Same goes for the yam and marshmallow casserole I see people posting. It is so interesting seeing different food traditions!
Kristina Sloggett says
exactly, Susan! why “salad”? and odd to be served WITH dinner, too – I agree. but we always did, and I did not mind, ha! I think this was my family’s substitute for that marshmallow yam dish, though – we never had that.
Jules Shepard says
Hooray for vegan jello! I remember how sad I was when I found out what gelatin was…it’s so amazing what options we have today. What a fun recipe!
Kristina Sloggett says
right?! I too was so bummed, and just ELATED when I found a non gelatin sub. animal free options have progressed SO MUCH since I first went vegan. so good!
and thanks! I am so happy with this recipe. 🙂