This is my all time favorite salad! I grew up only having it on special occasions like Easter and Thanksgiving. Now, as an adult those holidays just aren’t the same if this salad is missing. We used to use 2 packages of Pimento Cream Cheese, but the stores quit carrying it and so I wasn’t able to make it for many years! Happy day when I discovered that I could use Pimento spread and cream cheese!

Pimento Cream Cheese Salad

1 can crushed pineapple – set the juice aside in reserve

1 pkg small marshmallows

2 pkg of pimento cream cheese or 1 pkg pimento spread and 1 pkg cream cheese (*Growing up my mom was able to buy pimento cream cheese at the grocery store. For many years I haven’t been able to find it! So, I buy 1 jar of Pimento spread and I like the little 1 ounce packages of cream cheese (from Costco). Since I use the little packets, I match the ounces on the jar of pimento and do the same for cream cheese. (In other words, 5 oz jar= 5 oz cream cheese) With the cream cheese package you will have 1 ounce more of pimento but it still tastes great and works just fine. Just break your cream cheese up into smaller chunks. They will melt better when broken up.

¼ c Mayo (We use olive oil mayo because we are cutting out high fructose syrup.)

2 cups Cool Whip Topping (Unfortunately this has high fructose corn syrup. ) You can use a package of Dream Whip instead. When I was preparing this it slipped my mind why we do Dream Whip.

Drain the juice from the pineapple into a pot.

Add marshmallows and melt in the pineapple juice.

Add pimento and cream cheese. Stir until dissolved and smooth.

Add pineapple and mayo. Mix well.

Fold whipping cream into mixture.

Pour into pan and refrigerate for a couple of hours. It will change from a dark orange to nice lighter peachy color.