Cranberry Salad With Luscious Whipped Cream

My mom (Mitzi) prepared this for Christmas each year. It is the best, made with fresh cranberries. What makes the whipped cream "luscious"?...it's the cream cheese

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 8-10
• Yields: 1 9x13 pan

Ingredients

• 1  lb cranberries
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 2  cups sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) package  orange Jell-O
• 1  cup small marshmallow
• 1  cup apple, diced
• 1  cup celery
• 1  cup pecans, chopped or 1  cup  nuts, of your choice chopped
• 3  ounces cream cheese
• 1  cup  whipping cream, whipped

Directions

1. Boil cranberries, water and sugar until cranberries finish popping.
2. Add jello and marshmallow.
3. Add fruit and nuts.
4. Pour into 9x13 glass casserole.
5. Allow to gel in refrigerator.
6. Top with prepared whipping cream and cream cheese.l.