Aunt Paulines Fruit Salad Recipes

AUNT MARION'S FRUIT SALAD DESSERT

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine fruits; set aside. Whisk sauce ingredients until smooth. Gently fold into fruits. Cover and chill for 3-4 hours before serving.

THANKSGIVING FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Add the sugar, dried cranberries, rosemary, cinnamon stick and 1/2 cup water to a small pot. Using a vegetable peeler, peel 1 large strip of zest from one of the oranges and add to the pot. Set over medium heat, bring to a simmer and cook, stirring to dissolve the sugar and pressing the solids down into the mixture, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and cool the syrup to room temperature.
• Discard the rosemary, cinnamon and orange zest. Strain the syrup through a sieve into a small bowl; set aside. Add the cranberries to a large bowl.
• Remove the remaining zest from the oranges using a paring knife, following the shape of the fruit. Carefully cut between the sections to release whole segments and add to the bowl with the cranberries. Add the red and green grapes, pomegranate seeds, pears and apples to the bowl and toss together.
• Pour half the reserved syrup over top of the fruit and toss to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate, tossing occasionally, for at le1 hour and up to 4 to let the fruit marinate in the syrup. Before serving, taste and add additional syrup as desired.

AUNTIE MIDGE'S HAWAIIAN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix fruit cocktail, pineapple, mandarin oranges, and marshmallows together in a large bowl; add sour cream and stir to coat fruit completely.
• Refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.

AUNT PAULINE'S FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Drain the juice from all the fruits; discard, or use for something else.
• Put sour cream in bowl.
• Add remaining ingredients in the following order, stirring to blend after each ingredient is added - pineapple, marshmallows, nuts, mandarin oranges, cherries. Add coconut last.
• NOTE: Stir the mandarin oranges and maraschino cherries carefully, as they have a tendency to tear apart if mixed too hard.

AUNT BETTY'S FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Drain the canned fruit. Use up to 2 cups of it for 2 cups of the liquid in the jello.
• Make up the jello using 2 cups of boiling water, and 2 cups of juice from the canned fruit, mixing well.
• Put into the mold.
• Refrigerate for about 1 1/2 hrs., or until jello is partially set.
• Stir in the drained fruit and nuts, and refrigerate until set.
• When ready to serve, tip bottom of mold into hot water for a few seconds. This will help to release mold onto serving plate.
• When ready to serve, place serving plate on top of mold and invert.
• Serve.

AUNT SHIRLEY'S "TROPIC-TANG" FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together Pineapple Chunks (with juice), Tang, and Instant Vanilla Pudding until incorporated.
• Drain juice from canned Tropical Fruit and add fruit to Pineapple mixture.
• Cool mixture until ready to serve (juice will thicken.).
• Slice bananas (just before serving) and mix ingredients together.
• Serve from bowl or from individual champagne glasses with a sprig of mint for decoration.
• NOTE: Best when kept cool or served immediately.

AUNT PAULINE'S SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Heat milk and marshmallows, add cream cheese. When melted take off heat.
• 2. Add small lime jello and mayo. Beat and then add the prepared dream whip (you could substitute cool whip) and pineapple.
• 3. Chill well.

GRANDMA'S 5 CUP CREAMY FRUIT SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• 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.
• Try these other variations: add in chopped walnuts or pecans for an added crunch; to make it sweeter, stir in a little powdered sugar - it will also offset the tartness from the sour cream; add in a small jar of maraschino cherries; add in a can of drained fruit cocktail; add in dried cranberries and a dash of cinnamon; stir in 2 Tablespoons of instant lemon pudding powder for a lemon-taste; use pina colada flavored yogurt in place of the sour cream; top with corn flakes for an added crunch; add diced apples (if you don't like coconut, apples are a great alternative because of the crunch); add grapes (red or green) that have been halved; add diced bananas; add some marshmallow creme in with the sour cream to sweeten it up.