Cranberry Fluff

What is your favorite Thanksgiving side dish? For me, I am all about the side dishes at Thanksgiving because I am not a big meat eater. I eat it but it’s not the first thing I eat when given a choice. It’s hard for me to choose just one but if I had to say, my very favorite side dishes at Thanksgiving, it is sweet potato casserole and this cranberry fluff.

You’ll start by chopping up an entire bag of fresh cranberries. I use a food processor but you could also just use a cutting board and knife to chop them finely. Add it to a bowl with some crushed pineapple and sugar and then let it hang out in the fridge for one hour.

When you take it out you might think you did something wrong because there will be liquid at the bottom of the bowl. But that’s ok! Don’t drain that liquid because you will need it.

Add some mini marshmallows and freshly whipped cream + cream cheese and mix it all together. At this point it will still be pretty loose so you need to stick it back in the fridge for about 6-8 hours before serving so it has time to thicken up.

This is a great dish to make the night before or first thing in the morning. I think it gets better and better the longer it sits in the fridge. Whenever I make it we are eating leftovers for several days after, and it’s still just as good as day 1.

Ingredients

• 1 package (12-ounce) fresh cranberries
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Instructions

1. In a food processor or mini food chopper (you can also use a blender or by hand with a knife), pulse/chop the cranberries until they are coarsely or finely chopped, depending on your preference.
2. Add the sugar and pineapple, pulse once or twice, and pour into a bowl. If your food processor is small, you may have to do 2-3 batches.
3. .......................................

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