Winter Fruit Salad

Submitted by Nancy G.

"Easy and delicious! I serve this for breakfast on holidays and I always make it the day ahead."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1⁄3 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges (drained)
• 3 -4 unpeeled apples, chopped (use green and red)
• 2 -3 bananas (sliced)

directions

1. Drain pineapple, reserving 3/4 cup juice.
2. In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Add pineapple juice, orange juice and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat; set aside.
3. In a bowl, combine pineapple chunks, oranges, apples and bananas. Pour warm sauce over the fruit; stir gently to coat.
4. Cover and refrigerate.

Reviews

[OKBeard]

Wonderful recipe! I used what I had in the fridge and bought some blueberries to add as well. I had pears, 3 kinds of apples, nectarine, orange slices, the pineapple and bananas. I didn't add the bananas until right before serving, but made the dish the day before our brunch. Not too sweet (which is what I was afraid of), and even my husband ate the leftovers . Husband works out in the heat and said he wanted me to keep in the fridge this summer when it is too hot for him to eat a heavy lunch......that probably in itself makes it a 10 star recipe!<br/><br/>Can't wait to try with kiwi & strawberries....

 

[Stephanie S.]

I made this to go with our biscuits and gravy the other night and itwas a nice compliment. I didn't have much for fruit, so this was a nice recipe to stumble on. We loved it. DH kept sneaking more out of the fridge....lol. Thankyou for sharing.

 

[WyoSal]

Love this fruit salad! The sauce dresses it up without overpowering the fruit. I've made this a few times, once for church potluck and there were no leftovers. I also used fresh clementines instead of the canned mandarins. I had a lot on hand, so used 7 clems, 3 Gala apples, and 2 bananas... plus the 20 oz pineapple, of course. This salad keeps really well. I would make it the night before for a breakfast/brunch, or morning of for a dinner. The bananas start to brown after awhile, but not too fast, not before 12 hours at least.

 

[HokiesMom]

Absolutely wonderful and delicious! I first made this for a dinner at our church and it was gone in a flash & I never got a taste so I made it again for our family. This is so fantastic. I love the unpeeled apples (used Red & Golden Delicious combo) - it just gives this a nice crunch. The sauce is divine and not overly sweet so it does not take away from the fresh fruit at all!! I could see adding a bit of coconut and sliced almonds to this too and use as a dessert. Thanks so much for sharing this fantastic recipe!

 

[LinzScissors]

This was super easy and very good. Made this for a side dish at my daughter's 1st Birthday Party. Even my dad liked it, and he is not a fruit eatter. Only change I made was I used apple juice instead of orange juice because that's what I had on hand. Turned out great still. Thanks for sharing.