GRANDMA'S APPLE SALAD

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My grandma has made this for just about every holiday meal. I refuse to eat any other apple salad because hers is the best.

Provided by Tiffanie Tillery

Categories     Fruit Salads

Number Of Ingredients 12

4-5 small red apples (diced)
2 c purple grapes (seedless)cut in half
20 oz can of crushed pineapple
1-2 c chopped pecans
1 c small marshmallows
3 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp salt
2 egg yolks
2 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp butter
1 1/2 c pineapple juice( use juice from can of crushed pineapple)
1 c sugar

Steps:

  • 1. Mix pineapple juice, lemon juice, salt, flour, butter, egg yolks(mix these in while mixture still cool or you will end up with scrambled eggs),and sugar together in a small sauce pan. Cook over low heat until thick.(Not quite pudding thick)Stir constantely
  • 2. Cool mixture in refridgerator until completely cool stirring occasionally. Then mix in 1 container of cool whip. While mixture cools cut up fruit.
  • 3. Pour mixture over fruit and nuts and refridgerate until ready to serve.

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