This frozen cranberry and pineapple salad is the perfect side to serve alongside a heavy meal. It’s also a fun dish to serve at a ladies’ lunch. I love that only four ingredients are required and that it’s really easy to make. Another plus is this is a different way to use canned whole cranberry sauce if you have it on reserve after Thanksgiving.
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The pink color of this dish is so pretty and the bright taste of the fruits are a definite palate cleanser that can be served with any meal or as a separator between courses. The chopped pecans provide a welcome crunchy factor.
What Ingredients Are Included In Frozen Cranberry & Pineapple Salad?
This frozen salad only takes four ingredients to make!
- Whole berry cranberry sauce
- Crushed pineapple
- Sour cream
- Pecans
What Kitchen Tools Are Needed To Make This Recipe?
No cooking or measuring is required to make this frozen salad, unless you need to measure the sour cream. The only items you need are:
Can Frozen Cranberry & Pineapple Salad Be Made Ahead Of Time?
This salad must be made in enough time for it to freeze solid. It’s a great dish to make the day ahead of the time you are planning to serve it.
What Other Dishes Pair Well With Frozen Cranberry & Pineapple Salad?
Frozen Cranberry & Pineapple Salad goes well with both heavy and light meals. It’s also a great dish to serve on the side of a holiday meal…I’ve even served it with Christmas Day dinner! It’s a great complement to almost any protein. Some meal suggestions include:
- Roasted turkey
- Beef roast
- Ham
- Roasted or grilled chicken
- Fried chicken
- Barbecue chicken
- Pork roast
- Chicken salad
- Seafood salad
- Hearty casserole (like THIS recipe for Turkey and Dressing Casserole)
How to Make Frozen Cranberry and Pineapple Salad
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Frozen Cranberry & Pineapple Salad
This tangy and sweet frozen fruit salad is the perfect side dish to serve with a heavy meal or with a light lunch.
Ingredients
- 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
- 1 can crushed pineapple
- 1 cup sour cream (or Greek yogurt)
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
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Open the can of whole berry cranberry sauce and add to the mixing bowl.
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Open the can of crushed pineapple, drain and add to the mixing bowl.
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Mixed the two canned fruits together.
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Add 1 cup of sour cream (or Greek yogurt) to the mixing bowl.
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Add 1/4 cup of chopped pecans to the mixing bowl.
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Mix all of the ingredients together until they are well mixed.
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Line the baking dish with wax paper.
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Dump the salad mixture into the baking dish and spread the mixture out evenly.
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Freeze the salad for at least six hours.
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When you are ready to serve the salad, remove it from the freezer and cut it into squares or diamonds. For easy cutting, you can remove the entire salad from the pan and cut your portions on a cutting board. The wax paper allows for easy removal from the pan and is discarded.
Recipe Notes
It is best to remove the frozen salad from the freezer right before you are ready to serve it.
Store leftovers in the freezer.
Do you have a favorite fruit or frozen salad that you love to serve? I hope you will give this easy to make Frozen Cranberry & Pineapple Salad a try. If you do, let us know what you think!
— Gran Nan
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I enjoy all your posts. I was especially impressed with the ones about simplifying, decluttering and spending less money. I would love to see how you budget. I hope there will be more in the future
Hi Robin, Thank you for following along with us and I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a note. As of now, I don’t have a budgeting post planned on my calendar, but I do work to make cost conscious decisions in all (or most) of what I do.
This was delicious! It was perfect to serve at a ladies’ meal. Thanks so much!
Hi Lily, Thank you so much for giving this recipe a try. I am so happy to know that you liked it!