TAFFY APPLE SALAD

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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.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Side Dishes

Time 20m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

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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

Steps:

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 : Calories 315 calories, Fat 13g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 93mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (34g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.