Cranberry Fluff Salad

This salad is so good, it is almost like eating dessert during the meal.  Even people who do not like cranberries will like this salad.

Ingredients

3 c. fresh or thawed frozen cranberries,  ground up in a food grinder
1 (20 oz.) can unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained
1 small can mandarin oranges
2/3 c. sugar
dash salt
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 small box pistachio instant pudding

Directions

In a large bowl, combine ground cranberries, crushed pineapple, marshmallows, mandarin oranges, sugar, and salt.  Mix well.  

Cover the bowl with a lid or a sheet of plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator overnight.

The next day, beat whipped cream until stiff peaks form.

Mix the pistachio instant pudding mix into the whipped cream.

Gently fold the whipped cream in the cranberry mixture.  Serve and enjoy.

Notes;

You can pulse the cranberries with a food processor if you don't have a food grinder.

You can use or red or green grapes instead of pineapple.

Instead of mandarin oranges, chop up one apple or a banana and use that instead.

If you like nuts, add some chopped walnuts.

Replace the marshmallows with cooked rice.

If you don't have whipping cream, substitute it with 1 container whipped topping.