Christmas Cranberry Salad

By msippigrl

Pretty Christmas fruit salad, and soo good too! Your holiday guests will love it.

Ingredients

• 2 cups ripe fresh cranberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple in 100% juice, drained well
• 3 cups mini marshmallows
• 1 (12-ounce) tub Cool Whip, thawed
• 1/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Drain pineapple well in a colander then press down on it with your hand to squeeze all the juice out. (Nobody wants a watery salad.) Set aside.

Grind cranberries in a blender; then add the sugar and pulse blender a few more times to combine. Pour mixture into a mixing bowl. Stir in the pineapple. Gently fold in the Cool Whip, marshmallows, pecans, and coconut.

Transfer to a serving bowl and refrigerate until serving time.