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Christmas Fruit Salad with fluffy marshmallows, celery, grapes, cream cheese and pecans.

Christmas Fruit Salad

Made with red and green grapes, crushed pineapple, and a fluffy dressing, this Christmas Fruit Salad gets loads of crunch from celery and pecans.
Servings: 12 servings
Chef Alli
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

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Ingredients
 

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple well drained, 2 tablespoons juice reserved
  • 2 cups frozen whipped topping thawed, I prefer Cool Whip brand
  • 2 cups mini marshmallows
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 2/3 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 cups red grape halves
  • 2 cups green grape halves

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl, use a fork to mash the softened cream cheese with the pineapple juice and crushed pineapple.
    8 ounces cream cheese, 1 cup crushed pineapple
  • Add the cool whip to the cream cheese mixture and fold it together. (It will look kind of lumpy in texture due to the crushed pineapple.)
    2 cups frozen whipped topping
  • Add the marshmallows, celery, pecans, red grape halves, and green grape halves. Gently stir to combine everuthing together.
    2 cups mini marshmallows, 1 cup chopped celery, 2/3 cup chopped pecans, 2 cups red grape halves, 2 cups green grape halves
  • Transfer the salad to your favorite serving bowl. Salad is extra pretty when garnished a few red and green grapes on top, sprinkled with pecans.
  • Refrigerate overnight or at least 6-8 hours before serving.

Notes

  1. If you only have large marshmallows on hand, use your kitchen shears to cut them into quarters, or the size that you prefer. Sometimes I even cut the marshmallows into irregular pieces for added texture in the salad.
  2. This salad will hold it's shape really well in the fridge for up to 24 hours when stored in an air tight container. Salad is safe to eat for up to 3 days, but may not look as pretty as when it is very first made.
  3. If the dressing "weeps" a bit after 24 hours, just give the salad a gentle stir and it will be good as new!
  4. If you'd like the dressing to be a bit more on the tangy side, add 1/4 cup mayonnaise to the cream cheese/cool whip mixture.

Nutrition

Calories: 223kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 86mgPotassium: 205mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 347IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 0.5mg
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