Hot Fruit Salad

Submitted by bugsbunnyfan

"A really tasty fruit salad!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 2 (15 1/4 ounce) cans sliced peaches, drained
• 2 (15 1/4 ounce) cans sliced pears, undrained
• 1 (23 ounce) jar chunky applesauce
• 1⁄2 cup dried apricot, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries

directions

1. In a 3-quart slow cooker, combine the sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
2. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
3. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or until heated through.

Reviews

[ColCadsMom]

I wanted a hot fruit salad, and the variety of ingredients sounded really good to me, so I chose this one to make. I did leave out all of the butter, and used 2-3 tablespoons of brown sugar instead of all the white sugar. My dried cranberries were cherry flavored craisins, and I added some pineapple chunks to it as well. It was absolutely incredible hot, and is just as good as I eat some of the leftovers cold. The heating and combining of the flavors is just OUT of this WORLD! Used light fruits, and feel that I served my family a healthy and delicious side! Thanks for posting!

 

[Elmotoo]

I'm not sure I consider this a 'fruit salad' but it is very yummy - more like a soupy compote. It is ridiculously simple. I left out allll the sugar, figuring there was enough in the fruit already & was right - it was sweet enough for us. I dug around the store & found peaches & pears in pear juice vs. syrup/heavy syrup/splenda. I started with 1/4c butter because it seemed strange but later added the other 1/4c & it's hard to describe but it does make it better. I also discovered that I was out of apricots so I used dried figs. I doubled the spices, too. It's good for breakfast, too. :) Thanks for a fun & easy recipe!