Creamy Fresh Cranberry and Fruit Salad

Ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) bag fresh cranberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• well drained (I use the ones in juice
• not heavy syrup)
• 1 cup green grape
• halved
• 2 cups apples
• diced and not peeled (I used one small green pippin and one small honeycrips)
• 12 lb miniature marshmallow (1/2 of a package)
• 12 cup macadamia nuts
• chopped (optional or could use other nuts)
• 1 12 cups heavy cream

Instructions

1. Mince the cranberries in a food processor.
2. Do this in two batches.
3. Stir together the cranberries and sugar.
4. Let sit and chill for about 8 hours.
5. (I do this the morning before I want to serve this salad.
6. ).
7. After about 8 hours, drain the cranberries well and stir in the well-drained crushed pineapple.
8. Add the grapes and apples and stir.
9. Then fold in the marshmallows and nuts.
10. Let sit overnight in the refrigerator.
11. A few hours before serving, whip the cream until it is becoming stiff.
12. Fold into the fruit mixture.
13. Chill until serving.