Friday, October 17, 2008

Jana's Salad


When my mom's family gets together my cousin Jana usually makes this yummy salad. I love it. It is one of those salads that you really can't call a salad without feeling guilty. It is more like a dessert. Anyway, we LOVE it. I think I have had it with cherries in it, but I am not sure. Has anyone made it with cherries?


Champagne Salad

1 8 oz. cream cheese

3/4 cup sugar

1- 10 oz. bag of frozen strawberries

1- 8 oz. cool whip

2 bananas sliced and chopped

1 lg. can crushed pineapple

1 cup chopped pecans


Drain pineapple. Thaw berries and cool whip. Blend cream cheese, sugar, and strawberries. Fold in cool whip and pineapple. Pour in a 9x13 pan and freeze. You can also freeze it in muffin tins lined with cupcake liners. Thaw 15 minutes before serving.

2 comments:

Rebekah said...

Sounds very yummy! I'm thinking of trying it out this weekend. Since it only thaws for 15 minutes, is it still somewhat hard? In other words, do I serve it in bars or with a spoon?

Kristi Heinz said...

You can cut it into bars. It stays quite firm. I usually cut it while it is still quite frozen, and then take it out when it has thawed a bit. I usually make it the night before when I do it. It is so good. It can be a dessert too. Are you having company?