To balance out any Thanksgiving meal, sides are necessary. And more importantly, the pants-expanding holiday of the year should include each and every food group. You have grains, greens, dairy and certainly fats. Rather than your everyday canned cranberry sauce as a fruit salad, take the opportunity to try a lip-licking, sugar-packed pineapple salad recipe (hey, it’s Thanksgiving, the damage has already been done). Every family has a dish that strays from the typical Thanksgiving staples: some mac and cheese cupcakes, a pig pickin’, the tur-turkey-key—but my family’s table would not be complete without this pineapple salad.
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Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon butter
2 eggs, beaten
1 20-oz can of pineapple chunks
1 bag mini marshmallows
2-3 bananas
8-10 halved maraschino cherries
Directions:
1. Boil sugar, flour, butter, eggs, and pineapple juice over a stove until thick.
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2. Take the pot off the stove to cool.
3. Mix in the bag of mini marshmallows, the pineapple chunks, and 8-10 halved maraschino cherries once the boiled mixture has cooled.
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4. Slice the bananas and mix them in just before serving so they don’t brown.
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Now all you have to do is remember that the serving size is for more than just one. Good thing you can lick the plate!
Photo by April Purvis