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This Grandma’s 5 Cup Creamy Fruit Salad recipe comes straight from our Grandma!
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It’s so simple to make – you just dump it all in a bowl, stir it together, and you’re done! It’s a great recipe to have on hand for your summer picnics, serving big crowds, or bringing to family gatherings.
This dish can also be doubled or tripled if you need to feed a crowd.
Ingredient Notes
- Mandarin Oranges
- Crushed Pineapple
- Miniature Marshmallows
- Sweetened Flaked Coconut
- Sour Cream
How to make Grandma’s 5 Cup Creamy Fruit Salad
- In a large bowl, combine the oranges, pineapple, marshmallows, coconut, and sour cream.
- Stir until completely mixed together.
- You can eat it immediately after mixing, but we recommend that you refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours before serving so that the sour cream can be sweetened by the fruit.
Storing and Other Tips
Keep leftovers in the fridge for 2-3 days in an airtight container. Excess liquid will gather at the bottom of the dish, so you can either drain that before eating OR add in some extra marshmallows to absorb it and add some life back into the salad!)
We recommend making this the day you plan on eating it, but make it at least 2-3 hours before serving. Let it chill in the fridge, and the sour cream will soak up all the sweetness of the fruit.
When using canned fruit, but sure to drain it VERY well! If you don’t you will have a soggy salad by the time you are ready to eat it.
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If you really don’t want to use sour cream, you could swap it out for whipped cream, Cool Whip, vanilla yogurt, or Greek yogurt. You could even try and do a 1/2 cup of sour cream and a 1/2 cup of one of the mentioned substitutes.
Here are some ideas to change up this easy side dish:
chopped walnuts
maraschino cherries
can of drained fruit cocktail
dried cranberries and a dash of cinnamon
2 Tablespoons of instant lemon pudding mix for a lemon-taste
Pina Colada flavored yogurt in place of the sour cream
corn flakes for an added crunch
diced apples
halved grapes
sliced bananas
marshmallow creme in with the sour cream to sweeten it up
I do not recommend making this salad more than a few hours before serving, otherwise the marshmallows tend to get soggy and it’s not quite as good.
Other Fruit Salad Recipes You’ll Like:
- Pina Colada Fruit Salad
- Greek Yogurt Fruit Salad
- Berry Cheesecake Fruit Salad
- Creamy Yogurt Fresh Fruit Salad
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Grandma’s 5 Cup Creamy Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 11 ounces mandarin oranges 1 can, drain well
- 8 ounces crushed pineapple 1 can, drain well
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 cup sour cream
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the oranges, pineapple, marshmallows, coconut, and sour cream.
- Stir until completely mixed together.
- You can eat it immediately after mixing, but we recommend that you refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours before serving so that the sour cream can be sweetened by the fruit.
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