Sunshine Salad - A Fruity Delight

Sunshine Salad is a refreshing and fruity dish that’s perfect for any occasion. This easy-to-make fruit salad features chunks of fresh pineapple, sweet Mandarin oranges with syrup, and sliced bananas. The magic ingredient? Sugar-free vanilla pudding mix, which adds just the right amount of sweetness and creates a delightful coating for the fruit. There’s no need to add milk—the syrup from the Mandarin oranges works beautifully with the pudding mix to give the salad a light and creamy texture. Let the salad chill in the fridge for an hour before serving to allow the flavors to come together. Serve it as a side dish for breakfast, brunch, or even dessert, and enjoy the refreshing burst of fruity goodness.
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Updated on Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:03:22 GMT
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Sunshine Salad

Ingredients

Instructions

Serving and Storage Tips

Helpful Notes

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Sunshine Salad

Sunshine Salad is a refreshing and fruity blend of pineapple, Mandarin oranges, and bananas, perfectly coated with sugar-free vanilla pudding for a light and sweet taste.

Prep Time
10 Minutes
Cook Time
~
Total Time
10 Minutes
By: Zaho

Category: Salads

Difficulty: Easy

Cuisine: American

Yield: 6 Servings (6 servings)

Dietary: Vegetarian

Ingredients

01 Bananas, sliced.
02 Vanilla pudding mix.
03 Mandarin oranges (with syrup).
04 Fresh pineapple chunks.

Instructions

Step 01

Keep the syrup from the Mandarin oranges and add it to the fruit salad for extra flavor.

Step 02

Chop the pineapple into bite-sized chunks and slice the bananas.

Step 03

In a large bowl, combine the chopped pineapple, sliced bananas, and Mandarin oranges (with syrup).

Step 04

Sprinkle the dry vanilla pudding mix on top of the fruit, without adding any milk.

Step 05

Stir the mixture thoroughly, making sure all the fruit is evenly coated with the pudding mix.

Step 06

Cover the bowl and let the salad chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour to allow the flavors to meld together.

Step 07

Serve in one-cup portions and enjoy this refreshing, fruity salad.

Notes

  1. The syrup from the Mandarin oranges adds sweetness and moisture, so no additional liquid is needed when mixing in the pudding powder.
  2. Chilling the salad helps the flavors blend and gives the pudding mix time to coat the fruit.

Nutrition Facts (Per Serving)

It is important to consider this information as approximate and not to use it as definitive health advice.
  • Calories: 150
  • Total Fat: ~
  • Total Carbohydrate: 35 g
  • Protein: 1 g