Fruit Salad

Mary Scheffert's Note:

A lovely fruit salad to add to your buffet or picnic.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 (15 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained (reserve juice)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 3 bananas, sliced
• 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin orange segments, drained
• 3 medium apples, chopped (unpeeled)
• 1/2 lb red seedless grapes, halved

Directions:

1. Place reserved pineapple juice in a small saucepan; add sugar, flour and beaten egg.
2. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth and thickened.
3. Allow to cool.
4. In a large bowl, combine pecans with pineapple chunks, bananas, orange segments, apples and grapes.
5. Pour cooled dressing over fruit mixture; toss gently, making sure everything is well coated.
6. Chill before serving.

Reviews

[Mimi Blum]

This was a big hit at the party; everyone just loved it. Very easy to make; one suggestion, I prepared everything including the pineapple mixture a day before, then added everything together for approx. 6 hours; PERFECT! It wasn't as good the day after(a little soggy is all),(I was lucky enough to take some home) Great recipe, thanks very much.

[Bogey'sMom]

My husband and I are on a raw foods fruit diet kind of thing, so I substituted Splenda for the sugar. Delicious. I bet making the dressing with other fruit juices would be just as good. Thanks for posting.

[Marla in California]

Yummy! My daughter-in-law made it for dinner tonight. She used the juice from the mandarin oranges instead of pineapple juice (just an error)but it still turned out very good.