Frozen Cranberry Dessert

The first time we tried this dessert was at a pot luck holiday party.  The best thing about pot lucks is there's always something new to try.  For the adventurous types, this is a lot of fun.  For picky eaters, it's spells an evening of loading up on chips.  For those with highly trained taste buds, they get to play food critic to a buffet line.  See?  Pot lucks are GREAT!

There's nothing weird about this dessert.  It's yummy all through out.  It feels like you're eating cranberry ice cream.  I wouldn't limit this to holiday fare only.  It's good any day, hot or cold.  I took the extra time to make more whipped cream to pipe on top for more festive fun.  

HERE'S ALL YOU NEED 

• 1 (7oz) can Eagle Brand milk
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 (10oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1/2 cup pecans, roughly chopped

• 1 pint heavy whipping cream, keep cold
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a large bowl, mix together first five ingredients, set aside.

In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, whip cream, sugar and vanilla on high speed until soft peaks form.   

Fold in 1 1/2 cups of whipped cream into cranberry mixture. Reserve remaining whipped cream for piping the top of dessert.  At this point, you could empty the cranberry mixture into a casserole like dish.  However, if you have small plastic serving cups, fill each cup with 1/2 cup cranberry mixture.  This recipe will make approximately 10 dessert cups.

Use a piping bag or 1 gallon freezer bag, with a large piping tip to decorate tops of cups.  Just have fun!