Best Daddys Apple Salad Recipes

DELICIOUS APPLE SALAD

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This yummy fruit salad was a favorite of my great-grandmother's. My family always enjoys it, and I'm happy knowing it's good for them, too. -Sue Gronholz, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3 cups cubed apples (1/2 inch)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup miniature marshmallows
2/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Steps:

In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add celery and marshmallows. Stir in mayonnaise., Refrigerate, covered, until serving. Stir in pecans before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140 calories, Fat 7g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 234mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

TAFFY APPLE SALAD

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Kids especially will eat up this salad, which really does taste like a taffy apple! My whole family enjoys it, and I hope you do, too.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Side Dishes

Time 20m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple
4 cups miniature marshmallows
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
4-1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
3 cups diced unpeeled apples
1-1/2 cups lightly salted peanuts, coarsely chopped

Steps:

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In a large bowl, combine pineapple and marshmallows; cover and refrigerate for several hours. , In a saucepan, combine the egg, sugars, flour, vinegar and reserved pineapple juice; cook and stir until mixture thickens and reaches 160°. Remove from the heat; cool. Cover and refrigerate. , Fold whipped topping into the chilled dressing. Add the apples and peanuts to the pineapple and marshmallows. Fold dressing into fruit mixture. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 315 calories, Fat 13g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 93mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (34g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.