Tropical Fresh Fruit Salad
Flavored whipped cream makes each bite of this salad taste like candy. The bowl always empties quickly. —Carol Gillespie, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania16-20 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 15 min.
Ingredients
- 2 large bananas, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 large cantaloupe melons, cut into cubes or balls
- 5 cups cubed fresh pineapple
- 3 cups halved fresh strawberries
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon rum extract, optional
- 1/2 cup flaked coconut, toasted
- 2 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted
Directions
- In a 4-qt. serving bowl, toss the bananas and lemon juice. Stir in
- the cantaloupe, pineapple and strawberries.
- In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar and
- extract if desired; beat until soft peaks form. Spoon over fruit.
- Sprinkle with coconut and almonds. Serve immediately. Yield: 16-20
- servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 126 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 16 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein.