If you're like me, you're completely grossed out by that congealed cranberry stuff you have to slide out of the can every year at Thanksgiving... bleh. I have nothing against cranberries... in fact, I like them a lot. I just think cranberries are best dried (like Craisins) or made into a salad with other fruits, nuts and so forth. So here's a tasty and relatively low-carb alternative for those who are watching their carb-intake this Holiday season. Bon Appétit!


Ingredients:

1 large pkg sugar-free cranberry, cherry, black cherry, or raspberry Jell-O
1 cup walnuts
2 cups fresh cranberries
1 medium apple, cored
Zest of one orange (optional, but has minimal carbs and adds a nice punch of flavor!)

If you have a food processor, you can whip this up in no time... and if not, it's still a cinch:

Prepare Jell-O as per package instructions (I prefer the quick-set method with ice cubes).
Chop the walnuts in the food processor; move to a separate bowl.
Chop the cranberries in the food processor, one cup at a time; adding to bowl with nuts.
Chop apple in the food processor, and add to bowl with berries and nuts.
Toss nuts and fruit together; mix into Jell-O and chill completely. Makes twelve 1/2-cup servings.


Calories: 69
Net carbs: 3.5 g
Fiber: 1.5 g
Protein: 2