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Taffy Apple Salad

Name: Taffy Apple Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12 servings.
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

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Makes

12 servings

Updated: Sep. 30, 2022

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.

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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

Directions

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

3/4 cup: 315 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 93mg sodium, 47g carbohydrate (34g sugars, 3g fiber), 6g protein.

Taffy Apple Salad

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