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Fruit salad with pudding recipe
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5 from 5 votes

Fruit salad with pudding

Fruit salad with pudding is an easy dessert loaded with fresh fruit swimming in a sweet and silky pudding-based sauce.
Prep Time5 minutes
Rest30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 137kcal

Ingredients

  • 5 ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 20 ounce can pineapple chunks
  • 1 cup jarred maraschino cherries (drained)
  • 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
  • 2 bananas (sliced)
  • 1 ½ cups sliced strawberries
  • 1 cup blueberries

Instructions

  • Drain pineapple juice from the can of pineapples into a bowl along with pudding powder and 2 tablespoons of juice from the maraschino cherries. Whisk everything together until combined.*
  • Add fresh fruit to the bowl and gently stir everything together until the fruit is fully coated with sauce.
  • Place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes then enjoy.**

Notes

*The sauce will still be gritty initially, but it will turn silky smooth as it sits.
**I recommend enjoying this the same day it is made, but you can make it a day in advance. However, the sauce will thin out further as more liquid from the fruit is released and the bananas will soften more.
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 255mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg