Friday, October 23, 2009

Great-Grandma Ratcliffe's Pink Christmas Salad








1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp milk
1 20 oz can crushed pineapple *save juice
1 large jar marashino cherries, halved *save juice
1 6 oz pkg cherry flavored jello
1 carton cool whip
1/2 cup mayonaise, sour cream, or yogurt
2 bananas, sliced (sprinkle w/ lemon juice to avoid browning)
1/2 cup pecans
1 cup miniature marshmallows

boil pineapple and cherry juices together, add in jello, stir to dissolve, and cool (but not set); mix cream cheese, milk, and mayonaise together, fold in cool whip, and add to cooled jello liquid; fold in pineapple, cherries, bananas, pecans, and marshmallows.

pour into a 9 x 13 pan, cover, and freeze. thaw to desired consistency before serving.

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