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Submitted by H. Cato
"This is just FABULOUS! Mainly for holidays, or special occasions. I got the recipe from my sister-in-law. She has a couple of recipes that she makes every year at holidays, and this is one of them. She gave it to me, and now, I make it for the other side of the family, and for friends. It's Great!"
photo by Jonathan Melendez 
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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1 bowl
- Serves:
- 20
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ingredients
- 1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries (minced fine)
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, juice and all (the small cans, like a tuna can)
- 1⁄2 cup black walnut
- 0.5 (16 ounce) package mini marshmallows
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
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directions
- Mince cranberries with a hand-blender, food-processor, or some kind of chopper.
- I use my Braun hand-blender, and the little cup it came with, which is used to chop things really small (rather than pureeing them, which the blender would probably do, if I used it without the cup).
- But you only fill it a 1/4 to a 1/2 full each time, or they won't be minced properly.
- (cranberries may be prepared up to 3 days in advance) In a bowl, mix the first four ingredients, and refrigerate for at least one hour, best if overnight.
- In the morning, or shortly before serving, whip the whipping cream until it peaks.
- Set aside.
- Add the marshmallows to the cranberry mixture, until thoroughly incorporated into the mix.
- Then slowly fold in the whipped cream, until it's completely mixed.
- Refrigerate until serving.
Questions & Replies
Reviews
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I have a similar recipe...we use 1 cup pecans. We whip tbe heavy cream to stiff peaks and then fold in the mini marshmallows and let it sit for at 2 hrs or overnight. Tip: if you freeze your cranberries before you mince them its much easier. When it comes time to mix the two mixtures together we lightly drain the pineapple and fold everything together. We usually get to this point the next morning. This is a special holiday dish, because that is the only time they have fresh cranberries in the store. My mother-in-law use to make this for my husband every holiday, its been 14 years and he has not missed a holiday without this salad.
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I was going to post this exact recipe and was happy to see it was already here and so well reviewed. My grandma made this every Christmas and it was always a favorite, especially at the kids table!
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Having growing up and still living in the Midwest, I can't help but love fluff salads. This one is no exception - it is fabulous! I used only 1 1/2 cups sugar and thawed frozen cranberries, which I pulsed several times in the food processor to chop them up.
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Delish! I have made this recipe before and lost my copy - this was it! Super fruit salad that everyone always loves. The super tart cranberries mellow during resting time. I used my mini food processor and chopped the cranberries a small amount at a time - very easy.
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Made this and it was a big hit. I like that it's only a handful of ingredients. It makes a giant batch.
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Tweaks
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A variation of this recipe has been used as a Thanksgiving salad in my family since I was a small child, and I’m 75 years old. Because black walnuts were not anyone’s favorite, they were replaced with walnuts, and the pineapple was replaced with chopped apples. Just reading the recipe made my memories (and my salivary glands!) flow! Thanks for the memories!
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I couldn't find fresh cranberries at the store just yet so I used dried cranberries instead. I poured hot water (enough to cover) and let them sit for 5 minutes to re-plump them. Then drained and chopped them.
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Very good! Makes alot! I did substitute Cool Whip for the whipping cream and omitted the nuts, just personal preference. I did reduce the sugar to 1 1/2 C but next time will probably use only 1 C of sugar-the pineapple does add some sweetness.
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