Cranberry Celebration Salad (Kroger Copycat)
Cranberry Celebration Salad: A sweet, fruity cranberry salad made with crushed pineapple, whole-berry cranberry sauce, and raspberry Jell-O. This copycat Kroger classic is perfect for the holidays — serve it with dinners, brunch, charcuterie boards, or leftover turkey sandwiches.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1/2 cup
Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz) can crushed pineapple, very well drained
- 1 (14 oz) can whole-berry cranberry sauce
- ½ cup cranberry juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 (3 oz) box raspberry or cherry Jell-O
½ cup walnuts, chopped medium-fine
Optional: ½ cup diced celery
Instructions
Drain pineapple thoroughly, pressing out excess juice. Reserve juice.
In a pot, combine pineapple juice, cranberry juice, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil.
Add Jell-O powder; stir to dissolve.
Stir in cranberry sauce until smooth.
Chill 90 minutes, or until beginning to set.
Stir in pineapple and walnuts.
Chill until fully set (softer than classic gelatin).
Stir before serving.