Go Back
+ servings
Favorite Fruit Salad | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | This creamy, fluffy #salad is the BEST! It's terrific for #MothersDay or #FathersDay or other summer #holiday potlucks or parties. #glutenfree #cherries #blackberries #kiwi

Favorite Fruit Salad

Teresa Ambra
Favorite Fruit Salad is filled with apples, bananas, oranges, grapes, blackberries, kiwi and maraschino cherries. It has a cream cheese base making this salad creamy, fluffy and heavenly! It's perfect for holidays like Mother's Day, Father's Day or summer holiday fun. Gluten free.
No ratings yet
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 197 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large serving bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 sharp knife to cut fruit
  • 1 nut chopper if nuts are not previously chopped
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Gala or Fuji apple unpeeled and diced
  • 1 orange sectioned and each section cut in half
  • 1 banana sliced
  • 12 maraschino cherries rinsed and drained and patted dry
  • 1 cup grapes red or green or a combination of the two
  • 1 cup blackberries
  • 3 kiwis peeled, diced
  • 3/4 cup pecans chopped
  • 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese softened
  • 2 heaping tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 8 oz. container non dairy whipped topping
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice as needed

Instructions
 

  • Slice bananas and swish in lemon juice.
  • Pat dry on paper towels.
  • Make dressing by whipping together: softened cream cheese, granulated sugar and non-dairy whipped topping.
  • Fold fruit into dressing.
  • Refrigerate a couple of hours before serving.

Notes

NOTE: Linda’s original recipe did not call for adding lemon juice to the bananas, but I did that to make the salad last longer without the bananas going brown.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 197kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 6gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 178mgPotassium: 316mgFiber: 4gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 147IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 127mgIron: 1mg
Keyword apples, bananas, blackberries, orange, salad, side dish
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!