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Creamy Overnight Fruit Salad

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 5, 2011
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Here's a delightful make-ahead salad that serves eight. With marshmallows in the mix, kids will gobble it up! Make it your way with the variation below.

Creamy Overnight Fruit Salad

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 12 hr 30 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

Whipped Cream Dressing

  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 3/4 cup whipping cream

Salad

  • 1 can (15 oz) pitted dark sweet cherries in syrup, drained
  • 2 cans (20 oz each) pineapple chunks in juice, drained, 2 tablespoons juice reserved
  • 3 seedless oranges, peeled, cut into small chunks
  • 1 cup miniature marshmallows

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 1-quart saucepan, mix all dressing ingredients except whipping cream. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; cool.
  • Step 
    2
    In chilled medium deep bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on low speed until mixture begins to thicken. Increase speed to high and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in cooled egg mixture.
  • Step 
    3
    In large glass or plastic bowl, gently toss salad ingredients and dressing. Cover; refrigerate at least 12 hours to blend flavors but no longer than 24 hours.

Nutrition

230 Calories
10g Total Fat
3g Protein
31g Total Carbohydrate
27g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving (About 1 Cup)
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
80mg
26%
Sodium
40mg
2%
Potassium
270mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
31g
10%
Dietary Fiber
2g
11%
Sugars
27g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
60%
60%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 1 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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