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Monday, April 9, 2012

Mom's Best Marshmallow & Coconut Fruit Salad

There are memories from my childhood that are triggered purely by the smell or taste of a certain food.  One bite of Mom's fruit salad does that to me.  It takes me back to a time when the only things on my mind were finding good food for my belly & figuring out where my next ultimate never ever gonna find me hide- and- go- seek spot would be...


She's been making this recipe since I can first remember and it still tastes the same to me today as it did over 30 years ago.  I made it for Easter Dinner this year & I had to chuckle a little when I saw my Dad's plate filled with this fruit salad & nothing else.  He apparently remembered how good it tasted too...







Mom's Best Marshmallow & Coconut Fruit Salad



20 Ounces Pineapple Chunks, Drained (or 2 Cups Fresh)
11 Ounce Can Mandarin Oranges, Drained
10 Ounces Marschino Cherries, Drained & Halved
16 Ounces Sour Cream
2 Cups Shredded Sweetened Coconut
10 Ounces Mini Marshmallows


Combine fruit in large bowl, fold in sour cream & coconut.  Stir well.  Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.












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4 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 5, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    Wow! I am having some fond food memories. My grandma made this all the time. Sometimes it counted as the salad at dinner. She also made a green one. I'm not sure about that. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Lori AnnJanuary 5, 2013 at 1:35 PM

      It could count as a salad, fruit, or Dessert! The green one sounds really neat for St. Patrick's Day :) Glad I could stir up some fond memories for you!

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  2. KrisJanuary 24, 2013 at 5:34 PM

    My grandma makes the same thing but she sometimes adds Pistachio jello pudding mix into it. So yummy and its green!

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  3. CaroleFebruary 8, 2013 at 1:13 PM

    The coconut fruit sounds great. Thanks for linking in to Food on Friday. Cheers

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