Cranberry Salad (a.k.a. Thanksgiving Pink Stuff)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 cups cranberries
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 3 large bananas, chopped
• 28 ounces fruit cocktail in light syrup, drained
• 1 pint whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 6 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 the day before serving, cook cranberries in water over low heat until soft.
• 2 add sugar and mash.
• 3 add chopped nuts.
• 4 stir, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 5 about 4 hours before serving, add the fruit cocktail.
• 6 just before serving, whip cream, add sugar and vanilla and whip until soft peaks form.
• 7 add bananas to fruit mixture.
• 8 gently fold whipped cream into fruit mixture until well blended.
• 9 serve immediately.
• 10 note: you can use cool whip instead of whipping the cream, but the flavor is so much better with the real thing!