Mami Elva's Fruit Salad

3 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Ready In: 30 min

“My mom Elva came up with this recipe to have with Thanksgiving dinner. Since then it has become a Thanksgiving tradition, however we also enjoy it in the summer months.” - by B. Espinoza

Ingredients

2 (15.25 ounce) cans fruit cocktail, juice reserved
1 (15 ounce) can pears, drained and chopped
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, halved
2 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
2 Granny Smith apples - cored, peeled and chopped
2 bananas, peeled and diced
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup shredded coconut
1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme

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Directions

In a large bowl, combine the fruit cocktail, pears, cherries, apples, bananas, walnuts and coconut.
Fold in marshmallow cream, if too thick, add some reserved fruit juice. Mix well, chill and serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (9 total)

Calories
388 cal
19%

Fat
11.1 g
17%

Carbs
74.2 g
24%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (3)

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AMYBREDIN

Feb. 5, 2003

"This was a good fruit salad, Very sweet. It did not keep well though. The afternoon after I had made it, it looked awful. I think this was due to the marshmallow cream, which was a little over the ..." See moretop in my opinion. This recipe was good, but I believe it could use a little tweaking."