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Here is another delicious light recipe. This is a kind of fruit salad with gelatin that will help you to stay fit because it has low calories and healthy fruit.  I love fruit and gelatin so here is a combination of both.

Cran-Orange Gelatin Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges
• 2 packages (.3 ounce each) sugar-free cranberry gelatin
• 1-1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 can (16 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
• 1-1/2 cups crushed salt-free pretzels
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• Sugar substitute equivalent to 5 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese
• 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed

Directions:
Drain oranges, reserving juice in a 2-cup measuring cup; set oranges and juice aside. In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in cranberry sauce until melted. Add enough cold water to the reserved juice to measure 1-1/2 cups; add to gelatin mixture. Stir in oranges. Chill until partially set.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the pretzels, butter and 2 tablespoons sugar substitute. Press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. dish; chill.

In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining sugar substitute until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over crust. Spoon gelatin mixture over cream cheese layer. Chill for at least 3 hours or until set.

Yield: 15 servings.

I found this recipe at Taste of Home Recipes where you can find delicious light recipes.