Smooth and Creamy Fruit Salad

A delicious mixture of fruit served in a creamy vanilla sauce. It is so easy to prepare! Change out the fruit and use the kind that your family likes best for a constant variety. 

Ingredients

2 (15 oz.) can fruit cocktail, drained well
1 apple, diced
1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges, drained well
1 (3.4 oz.) box instant vanilla pudding mix
1/3 c. orange juice concentrate
1/2 c. milk
1 c. vanilla yogurt
1 c. mini marshmallows (optional)
1 to 2 bananas, sliced

Directions

In a large bowl, combine, fruit cocktail, bananas, apple, and mandarin oranges. Make sure they are drained very well.

In another bowl, combine vanilla pudding, orange juice concentrate and milk.   Beat with an electric mixer until smooth, creamy and thickened.

Stir in vanilla yogurt.

Pour this over the fruit and mix gently.  

Stir in the marshmallows.  Refrigerate until ready to use.

Serve with sliced bananas over the top. 

Notes:

Just remember to drain the liquid off the canned fruit.  We put ours in a large strainer and leave it there until it stops dripping. If it is not drained well, your salad will be soupy.

You can use different fruits to make your fruit salad. Try using canned or fresh peaches, raspberries, strawberries, pineapple, kiwi, blackberries, blueberries, or grapes.

You can use whipped topping in place of the vanilla yogurt.