Creamy Fresh Cranberry and Fruit Salad
- Ready In:
- 24hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1 (12 ounce) bag fresh cranberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained (I use the ones in juice, not heavy syrup)
- 1 cup green grape, halved
- 2 cups apples, diced and not peeled (I used one small green pippin and one small honeycrips)
- 1⁄2 lb miniature marshmallow (1/2 of a package)
- 1⁄2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped (optional or could use other nuts)
- 1 1⁄2 cups heavy cream
directions
- Mince the cranberries in a food processor. Do this in two batches.
- Stir together the cranberries and sugar. Let sit and chill for about 8 hours. (I do this the morning before I want to serve this salad.).
- After about 8 hours, drain the cranberries well and stir in the well-drained crushed pineapple. Add the grapes and apples and stir. Then fold in the marshmallows and nuts.
- Let sit overnight in the refrigerator.
- A few hours before serving, whip the cream until it is becoming stiff. Fold into the fruit mixture.
- Chill until serving.
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This recipe is really great! However, I changed it up just a bit. I added sugar and lemon juice to the cranberries, stuck them in the freezer for about 30 minutes, added it to my pre-made fruit dressing of fresh pineapple chunks, honeydew, red and green grapes (whole), red delicious apples, normal sized marshmallows, orange zest, and fresh-squeezed orange juice. I mixed in the cooled cranberries, and everybody just loved it!
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