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Fruit Cocktail Salad Recipe

"Convenient canned fruit and instant pudding mix streamline preparation of this refreshing medley," reports Karen Buhr from Gasport, New York. This shortcut salad can also be served as a sweet satisfying dessert for diabetics.

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Fruit Cocktail Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cans (15 ounces each) fruit cocktail in juice
1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple tidbits, drained
1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 package (1 ounce) instant sugar-free vanilla pudding mix
2 medium firm bananas, sliced

Directions

In a bowl, combine the fruit and lemon juice. Sprinkle with pudding mix. Stir gently for 1 minute or until mixture is thickened. Fold in bananas. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals 88 calories, 101 mg sodium, 0 cholesterol, 22 gm carbohydrate, 1 gm protein, trace fat, 2 gm fiber. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Fruit Cocktail Salad in Quick Cooking January/February 2000, p45

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Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2013 by JenBrazytis

This was delicious! I was looking for a light, refreshing fruit salad that I could enjoy even when I don't have fresh fruit on hand. This filled that desire perfectly! I didn't have bananas, so obviously left them out, and I added about a cup of mini-marshmallows. My husband and 4 boys all loved it and between the 6 of us, we finished off the whole thing in one meal!

Reviewed on May. 26, 2010 by northerner in the south

I have made this many times and lost the recipe. Thank heavens I found it again. It is easy, sweet, fresh, and cool for the summer! Thank-you for such a good idea!