Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Pretty in Pink Salad

Pretty in Pink Fruit Salad

It is Valentine’s Day today so I’m making my family a Love Salad with just red fruit, bananas, marshmallows and instant pudding




2 sliced bananas
Sliced strawberries (Make them resemble hearts)
1 cup raspberries
1 cup red grapes
1 jar of maraschino cherries, drained
1 3 oz. box of instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups whipped topping
1 cup of marshmallows

Drain your cherries reserving the syrup and set aside.
Put your cherry juice (should be about ½ cup) in a 2 cup measuring cup and fill the rest of the cup with milk (about 1 ½ cup) making 2 cups of liquid to complete the pudding. Your cherry juice will turn your pudding pink and replaces the milk required in the directions on the box. Let sit until the pudding becomes thick.

Fold whipped cream into the pudding.

Clean your fruit and dry.  Slice your cherries and grapes in half.  Slice your strawberries in slices and cut a small dent in the top to make it look like a heart. Set a few of the banana slices, heart shaped strawberries and cherries aside for presentation. Fold the rest of the fruits into the pudding mixture.

Add miniature marshmallows.

Keep chilled in the refrigerator until you serve. 

It makes a beautiful Valentines idea for your sweetie(s) dinner.

Variations:

Add walnuts or pecans for crunch.  You could also add coconut to the salad for another flavor and texture.

Freeze it in a lined loaf pan and have as a frozen dessert. Slice it and serve with a dollop of whipped cream on the top.  Sprinkle with nuts and put a cherry on top.

Take it over the top by drizzling chocolate syrup on the top.

For the 4th of July, make it a red, white and blue salad by just blueberries. Use milk for your pudding so the pudding stays white.

I love tapioca pudding.  It would add another texture if you like it.  My sister hates it because she says it looks like eyes looking at you.  You can buy premade tapioca pudding to save the cooking time.

Hope you and yours have a Valentine's Day full of love and blessing. 

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