Grandma Marilyn's Frozen Fruit Salad

    This is my children's favorite salad that their grandmother made for special occasions.   She called it a frozen salad because you actually make a fruit salad of sorts and then freeze it.  She would take it out like it says in the recipe below about fifteen minutes before serving it. She would  put each piece on a lettuce leaf on individual salad plates. 

     It is a special salad, and it still reminds them of those wonderful holiday dinners together with all the cousins.  This year my daughter  wanted to make this salad for her dad.  As I was thinking about her doing this, I realized in so many ways memories come full circle.

Grandma Marilyn's Frozen Fruit Salad

1.  Whip cream - Bowl 1:  In a large bowl put 2 cups of whipping cream and beat until frothy, slowly add 1/4 cup of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.

2.  Cream Cheese  - Bowl 2:  In a small bowl beat together 8 oz of softened cream cheese with 1 T of mayonnaise.

3.  Combine:  Add the cream cheese and mayonnaise to the bowl of whipped cream and beat together for a minute or two.

4.  Add fruit, marshmallow  & nuts:  Drain a can of fruit cocktail and stir it into the bowl.  Then add 1 cup of mini marshmallows and 1/2 cup of walnuts.

5.  Put in a 8 x 8 pan and put in the freezer.  Take out 15 minutes before serving.



List of Other Salads on this Blog:

Greens/cabbage:
Make it Yourself Thai Peanut Dressing for Mandarin Salad  (My friend Judi's recipe)
KFC Copycat Cole Slaw   (A friend shared this with me)
Belizean Coleslaw    (From Internet search)
Antioxidant Rich Kale Super Salad  (A copycat from a deli, dressing from Syre School Cookbook)

Main Dish Salads
Gluten Free Chinese Chicken Cabbage Salad   (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Baja Salad with Black Beans & Quinoa  (A remake from something I ate at a restaurant)

Mexican Grilled Salmon & Mango Salad   (From a Betty Crocker summer cookbook)
Jackson Square Shrimp Salad   (From my Syre School cookbook)
A Great Way to Make a Main Dish Salad Out of Your Garden Veggies - Nicoise Salmon Salad  (From my Heritage School Cookbook)

Pasta & Quinoa:
Tasty Gluten Free Pasta Salad  (Something I picked up over 20 years ago!)
Vietnamese Vermicelli Salad Bowls   (From an Internet search)
Michelle's Greek Quinoa Salad   (My foodie daughter's own delicious creation!)
Another Great Salad with Quinoa - Janah's  Original Quinoa, Cranberry & Feta Salad  (a recipe my daughter came up with)
Red Quinoa, Black Bean, & Corn Salad  (A yummy recipe on the Trader Joe's bag of red quinoa)

Vegetable:
Jeremy D's Sensational Greek Salad   (My son-in-law's recipe)

Grandma's Perfect Potato Salad   (My mother-in-law's recipe)
Rose's Refreshing Cucumber Salad   (From a Chinese friend)
A Great BBQ side Salad - Curried Pea Salad  (From my church cookbook, Come & Dine)

Dot's Easy Bean Salad  (Recipe from an  83 yr old friend of my father's)

Fruit:
Grandma Marilyn's Frozen Fruit Salad  (My mother-in-law's recipe)