Italian Fruit Salad

Easy to make fruit salad with pasta. Cooking time is refrigeration time.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup acini di pepe pasta
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges or 1 (11 ounce) can  other  canned fruit
• 1 (12 ounce) container Cool Whip
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2  eggs, slightly beaten
• 2  tablespoons cornstarch
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1. Cook Acine de Pepe according to box directions; drain and set aside to cool.
2. Drain juice from canned fruit into a saucepan.
3. Add sugar, eggs, cornstarch and lemon juice. Cook over low-medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
4. Mix with the cooled pasta and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
5. Add fruit and Cool Whip and mix gently. Refrigerate for 1 hour.