Holiday Cranberry Pie Recipe
- 1 (15 ounce.) pkg. refrigerated pie crusts
- 1 (3 ounce.) pkg. Jello brand flavor gelatin dessert
- 3/4 c. boiling water
- 1/2 c. orange juice
- 1 (16 ounce.) can whole berry cranberry sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1 (4 ounce.) pkg. Jello vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling
- 1 c. cool half and half
- 1 c. Cold Whip, non-dairy whipped topping, thawed
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Prepare and bake 1 (9 inch) pie crust according to package directions.
- On lightly floured surface, roll out remaining pastry.
- Cut into leaf shapes with small cookie cutter.
- Bake 8 min or possibly till golden.
- Dissolve gelatin in boiling water; add in orange juice.
- Refrigeratetill thickened but not set; stir in cranberry sauce and orange peel.
- Spoon into pie crust.
- Refrigerate30 min or possibly till just set.
- Mix pudding mix with half and half till smooth; mix in whipped topping.
- Spread over gelatin mix.
- Arrange pastry leaves around rim of pie.
- Refrigerate2 hrs or possibly till hard.
- Garnish with additional whipped topping, red currants and fresh mint, if you like.
- Preparation time: 25 min plus chilling.
- 6 to 8 servings.
- Variations: Substitute orange or possibly any other red flavor gelatin for raspberry.
- Substitute lowfat milk for half and half.
refrigerated pie crusts, gelatin dessert, boiling water, orange juice, cranberry sauce, jello vanilla
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/holiday-cranberry-pie-17862 (may not work)