This cranberry fluff recipe makes a quick and easy salad or dessert for a side dish at a holiday meal. It’s even a good way to use up leftovers. It calls for a can of cranberry sauce but you can just use what you have left over, too.
Cranberry Fluff
1 can (20 oz.) pineapple tidbits, drained
1 can (16 oz.) cranberry sauce
1 can (11 oz.) mandarin oranges, drained
1 carton (8 oz.) whipped topping, thawed
1/2 cup nuts
Combine pineapple, cranberry sauce, oranges. Fold in whipped topping. Sprinkle with nuts
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this one sounds like a great addition to the table.
wonder would canned peaches work instead of the oranges.
or could they be left out entirely?
Peaches might make it too sweet. I’ve never found mandarin organges to be as sweet as they are. If you think it may be so, perhaps you could use packed in water vs packed in syrup.
I am allergic to citrus so can’t use the oranges or any of the other great tasting citrus fruits.
So many christmas recipes call for it too.
that was why I was wondering. Will have to take a look around and see what other fruit I could maybe use.
I always use packed in water but I rarely use canned things so that isn’t really a part of the problem.
That sounds yummy.
You can use peaches in this.
If you dont like your food as sweet then use the LITE peaches since they have less sugar or simply cut up some fresh ones in it.
I think fresh peaches would be the right texture but when it is cranberry eating season the fresh ones we get taste like wood.
So canned it will have to be.
I was also thinking canned pears would be good for the texture but the colour is wrong. Will have to try both.
Maybe papaya canned. Fresh mango?
wow the substitutions are numberless.
It helps to remember that most cooking only involves mixing ingredients/or physical changes so if it comes out a little wet, it doesn’t make much difference.
However if you are using leavening agents like yeast, baking soda or baking powder those are chemical changes to make souffles, cakes and breads, you must be accurate and substitions make have a huge impact.
Add a little red food coloring to the chopped pears. Maybe you could use spiced apples for the red color. I think I might try this with the spiced apples. My husband does not like cranberries but does like the spiced apples.
HMMMM!