An easy fruit salad recipe made with oranges, apples, bananas, pineapple, walnuts, and maraschino cherries.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Fruit
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Fruit Salad
Servings: 6
Author: Laura Warnke
Ingredients
1large15 ounce can of mandarin oranges, drained
2medium applesdiced
3bananassliced
1large can crushed pineappledrained (save juice)
1large jar maraschino cherriesdrained (save juice)
1/4cupchopped nutmeatsoptional
Sauce
1egg
1cupsugar
2Tablespoonsflour
juice from the pineapple and cherries
Instructions
Drain the mandarin oranges and discard the juice. Chop apples small and slice bananas. Drain the pineapple and maraschino cherries and save the juice. Combine all five fruits, including the nutmeats and mix together into a large mixing bowl.
In a medium saucepan, combine the egg, sugar, flour, and reserved pineapple and cherry fruit juices. Cook, stirring constantly until thickened. Cool for 5 minutes.
Pour over the fruit mixture and chill for 2 hours before serving.