Chinese Spiced Fruit Salad

Sometimes it is to hot out to serve soup with our Asian cuisine...this fruit salad is a perfect stand-in. Or use it as a light dessert! Various fruit substitutions or additions could easily be made here. Cooking time includes marinating.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  medium  ripe mango, sliced (5 oz)
• 1  medium  ripe banana, sliced (4 1/2 oz)
• 3⁄4-1  cup  halved strawberry (6 oz)
• 1  medium apple, chopped into 1 pieces (4 oz)
• 3  tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
• 1⁄4 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

1. Combine all in a bowl and mix, or cover and shake to mix. Let it marinate for a few hours in the ‘fridge.
2. Keep in refrigerator until serving.
3. NOTE: Bananas may turn brown after a day, but they are fine-- salad keeps well over a few days.