This is one of the healthiest, simplest recipes my family makes. In fact, it is so simple it seems almost silly to call it a recipe. I’ve written before that my favorite birthday dessert is angel food cake, but when my family asks what regular dish I’d like I always choose fruit salad. Since school ended, we have already made this recipe four times. It is that good. It’s also a fun family recipe to get your kids or other family members involved. It’s great for bonding time, and enlisting some help also aids in cutting down on the amount of time it takes to chop all the fruit.
You can substitute canned (or possibly even frozen) fruit, but I’ve found that fresh is always best for this recipe. It seems like canned fruit always has a bit of a tinny taste. Similarly, you can use or substitute a wide variety of fruits for any of those listed – it just so happens this is my family’s favorite mixture. I like to use 1 granny smith and 1 fuji for the apples, and a combination of red, green, or purple grapes. Honeydew melon is also a great touch, although we didn’t have any in the fridge for this batch. Feel free to use whatever fruits you have on hand, or whatever needs to be used up in your fridge (although I wouldn’t recommend using bananas in this recipe).
Fruit Salad (Yummy, Yummy)
Ingredients
1 to 2 apples
1 pineapple
2 kiwis
1 mango
1 heaping cup grapes
1.5 c strawberries
1 cantaloupe
Directions
- Wash the fruit, then chop all ingredients into bite-size pieces.
- Throw into a large bowl.
- Stir to mix.
Our fruit has often already chilled in the fridge before we make this, so it’s already cold. However, if you’ve just bought the fruit at the store or it’s not cool enough for your liking just yet, you can make the recipe and then stick the bowl in the fridge to chill.
About Demelza Young
Demelza Young is an alumni of Northern Kentucky University. She currently enjoys volunteering her time in her local community, reviewing online content with her cat, and sharing quality recipes.
so delicious love fruit salad as a matter of fact i love all salad
Oooh! That sounds delicious!
I could eat a whole big bowl of this myself. I think I could live off of just fruits. When I make my fruit salad I use all fresh fruits they taste the best . I also add about a tablespoon full of frozen orange juice and some marachino cherry juice to eat. Give it that zing I think. Take awhile to do all the fresh fruit but it is wll worth it. : )
we are total fruit lovers in our house but dont make too many fruit salads. I really like the fruits you used so I need to try this one for sure ty
All that fresh fruit looks delicious!
I love fruit and in the summer months it is our preferred dessert.
Very easy to prepare and looks very yummy indeed!
This looks yummy. I love Summer because there are a lot more fruits available.
This sounds delicious! Perfect for summer!
I love Fruit salad!! and thaks for thispost, I got some different ideas to put in mine
Love fruit salads, definitely going to try this one. Thank you.
I like fruit salad. You can eat it plain mix in jello or yogurt or top cakes.
I love fresh fruit salad. It is refreshing, sweet, yet good for you.
this sounds really good
Looks so refreshing. We have had the same type of recipe ever since I met my husband(his mom's fruit salad). It is good but I think next BBQ I will mix it up and do something like this one.
mouth watering
Looks refreshing and should be easy to make. Great choice of fruits.
Fruit salad has always been a favorite in my home. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
During this 90 degree days we've been having this would be the perfect thing to serve to the family – yummy deliciously cold fruit.
I love fruit and this salad looks amazing! I agree with you that it's best to use fresh but canned is good sometimes too! Thanks for this great recipe!
This looks so cool and refreshing on a hot day. Making this with angel food cake.
It looks great!!
This fruit salad looks so delicious. Easy, good for you and yummy.
this looks so yummy and easy…a great way to add more fruit to your diet!
Fruit salad is delicious and I always love seeing how people make fruit salad, since every one has their own way of doing it! Will definitely try your combo of fruits out! My daughter and I love fruit, so we are always open to trying other people's recipes/combos for fruit salad!!
delicious recipe! fruit salads are a favorite in our home
Yum. I love fruit! I would have to leave out the melon, though…just don’t like it. Maybe i would substitute blueberries. 🙂
Yummy! i love a good fruit salad this one looks very appealing!
this looks so YUMMY!!!!!
Mmm.. I love fruit salad. Such a great treat on a hot day and is so good for you! Now I have to go get fruit and make some!!!!!
This looks so delicious! I have been craving fruit throughout this awful hot summer. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
This is so my favorite as well – my family calls it "Fruit=ah!." However, in the summer I add some seasonal berries – whatever I can find that are local and organic. Yum!
This looks like a great recipe! I was looking for a good fruit salad recipe for a picnic on Saturday.
I love fruitsalad and have been craving it lately. I just hate to cut up all the fruit!
Thank you for this review I am still in the process of trying to eat live foods.
Fruit salads are great. Versatile in the fruits you use and flavors…there is a kind for everyone. I love to have them in the summer when te fruit is fresh and really flavorful.
Omg, this looks so good!!!
This looks delicious! I tend to want to use canned fruit a lot, but it never tastes as good as fresh fruit! I woudl add some walnuts and cranberries to mine but this looks amazing! I will make this soon!
I would add the cranberries too! That sound very yummy!
i love fruit and this looks sooo good!!
I love fruit salad. I could eat it every day. Especially with sweet watermelon pieces.
I love fruit salad! Thanks for the recipe!
You took an amazing mouth-watering picture of your fruit salad.Just looking at it is enough to tempt me to make this.The recipe is also awesome and my family will love this.Thanks so much for posting it.
I love fruit salad. I agree fresh is best. Frozen fruit just doesn't taste the same. I usually use frozen to make smoothies.
Yum!! This fruit salad looks delicious and refreshing. I agree fresh fruit is best for fruit salads, I would never use canned fruit. Thank you for sharing this great recipe.