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This creamy fruit salad is the perfect side dish for thanksgiving dinner or a backyard barbecue. It's perfectly sweet and could even pass as a healthy dessert. Recipe from aileencooks.com.
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Thanksgiving Fruit Salad recipe

This fruit salad recipe is one of those dishes that will bring you back to your childhood. It's sweet and satisfying - perfectly paired with cherries, apples, pineapple, and mandarin oranges. We like to call it Thanksgiving Fruit Salad because it's extra special!
Prep Time10 minutes
Additional Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 184kcal
Author: Aileen Clark

Ingredients

  • 1 8-ounce container frozen whipped topping, defrosted
  • 1 6-ounce container vanilla yogurt
  • 1 20-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 10-ounce jar Maraschino cherries, drained
  • 1 8-ounce can mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1 medium apple chopped

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine the whipped topping and vanilla yogurt. Mix well.
  • Fold in the crushed pineapple, Maraschino cherries, mandarin oranges, and chopped apple.
  • Mix until the fruit is evenly coated.
  • Chill the creamy fruit salad for at least 1 hour. Use within three days.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 235mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 494IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 0.5mg