Classic Cranberry Salad Recipe

This cranberry salad is a perfect holiday side dish.  It is sweet and creamy and is a family favorite.  Even people who generally do not like cranberries love this salad.

·        12 oz. fresh or frozen cranberries

·        20 oz. crushed pineapples, drained

·        3 c. mini marshmallows

·        1 c. whipped topping (homemade or similar to Cool Whip)

·        1 c. chopped pecans

·        ½ c. sugar

Place the cranberries into your blender or food processor and pulse until they are chopped up. Pour the chopped cranberries into a large bowl and add in the pineapples and stir.  Stir in the whipped topping, pecans and sugar.  Fold in the marshmallows and refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving. 

 

  Other dishes that we love to serve around the holidays include: Au Gratin Potatoes, Cranberry Chutney, soft Pumpkin cookies and Pumpkin Sheet Cake. 

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Easy Pecan Pie Tarts

            These pecan tarts are so easy to make and they melt in your mouth.  I won a dessert contest with this recipe and people always rave about how well they turn out.  Such a satisfying dessert to serve and to eat.  They make a great finger-food style dessert for entertaining. 

 

For the shells:

·        2 c. flour

·        1 c. butter, softened

·        6 oz. cream cheese

 

For the filling:

·        1 ½ c. chopped or halved pecans

·        1 ½ c. brown sugar

·        ¼ c. butter, softened

·        2 eggs

·        2 tsp. vanilla

·        ¼ tsp. salt

 

First make the shells by creaming the cream cheese and butter together and then add in the flour.  Roll the dough into small balls (about 1” in size) and place the balls into the refrigerator to chill. 

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

 Mix together by spoon the ingredients of the filling.  Do not beat the mixture. Once the dough balls have chilled, take each one and press them into a muffin tin.  Pour the filling on top of each shell.  Bake for 25-30 minutes. 

     These freeze really well.

 

            If you love pecans like I do, be sure to try out my recipe for Pecan Pie Bars and for my Texas Sheet Cake.

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