Recipes > Salads > FruitSeptember 20, 2010

Easy Fruit Salad

When I was a kid, this was a salad my mom made a lot! Very easy, cheap and quick!

Ingredients:

  • 1 carton Cool Whip
  • 1 small carton cottage cheese
  • 1 box gelatin (any flavor)
  • 1 small can crushed pineapple, drained

Directions:

Mix well together. Use gelatin dry as it comes from box.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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09/21/2010

Never tried this, Robin, so I will have to do that one day soon. We'll eat Jello just about any which way. Thank you for a new idea.

Pookarina

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Easy Low-Fat Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

  • 1 large can peaches
  • 1 large can pears
  • 1 large can fruit cocktail
  • 1 small can mandarin oranges
  • 1 (3 oz.) box vanilla instant pudding mix
  • 4 medium apples, chopped
  • 2 cups seedless grapes
  • 1/4 cup Tang drink mix
  • 4 medium bananas, sliced

Directions:

Drain canned fruit, reserving juice in large bowl. Add pudding mix to reserved juice; stir until thickened. Combine drained fruit, apples and grapes in large bowl. Sprinkle Tang over fruit mixture; stir gently. Add to pudding mixture; mix well. Chill. Add bananas just before serving.

By Robin from Washington, Iowa

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Ingredients

  • 1 can pineapple chunks (16oz.)
  • 1 can mixed fruit (16oz.)
  • 1 can mandarin oranges (small can)
  • 7 oz. jar apricot-tapioca baby food
  • 2 cups mini marshmallows
  • 2 bananas

Directions

Drain pineapple chunks, mixed fruit and oranges. Add baby food and marshmallows to fruit. Chill. Slice bananas and add just before serving.

By Robin from Washington, IA

RE: Easy Fruit Salad

Baby food? They still make tapioca baby food? Blech! I am so surprised at what is "ok" to feed babies these days! I nanny for a 16 month old and when she finally started eating, her mom wanted me to feed her Apricot Dessert, at 9 months! Needless to say, I left that container in the bag!

Hmmm, this struck a nerve! I know some people that EAT baby food, to this day! Ewwww! (06/14/2007)

By michawnpita

One of my favorite salads.

Ingredients:

  • 1 can fruit cocktail, drained
  • miniature marshmallows
  • 2 bananas, diced
  • 1 can peach pie filling

Directions:

Mix and keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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